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The 'Brooker Highway' is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. The highway is the major arterial route through Hobart's northern suburbs and Hobart's major road connection to the cities and towns of Northern Tasmania. It is a part of the National Highway Network and is one of Tasmania's busiest highways.
The Brooker Highway runs approximately 17 km North past the northern suburbs of Hobart, and is a four lane (dual-carriageway) highway. Only the Northern sections of the highway have grade separated Junctions on the exception of the Domain Highway junction. The major at-grade junctions are controlled by Traffic light and Roundabout intersections.

Contents

History

Route

Lights Controversy

Exits

References

External links

History

The original Hobart Northern Outlet was constructed in 1961 as a 2 lane road to Elwick Road. By 1968 the Outlet reached Berriedale. In 1977 The highway was further extened, taking the highway to Claremont Link Road. By 1983 The highway that stands today was complete.^[1]
The Brooker Highway was built as a replacement to the original Midland Highway route between Hobart city and Granton, which passed along Elizabeth Street, New Town Road and Main Road, through the built up areas of New Town, Glenorchy and Berriedale.¹
The Hobart Northern Outlet was renamed 'Brooker Highway', after a former Premier of Tasmania, Edward Brooker.

Route

The Highway starts in Hobart on a Junction with Tasman Highway, Davey Street and Macquarie Street. The Tasman Highway travels over the Tasman Bridge, past the Airport and eventually leads to the east coast of the state, while Davey and Maquarie Streets leads towards the Southern Outlet, which heads south towards Kingston and Huonville (between here and burnett Street the Highway is also known as "Brooker Avenue"). The Brooker Highway travels north bypassing Hobarts Central Business District and takes an almost parralel path of the Derwent River.

It has large intersections that hold multiple lanes to allow traffic on and off at Risdon Road, Elwick Road and Derwent Park Road. The highway is in a reasonable condition for its age, and experiences congestion for only a few hours a day. Recently the government came under pressure from the community to improve pedestrian access over the highway at Goodwood and eliminate the stairs primarily for the benefit of the elderly and handicapped.
Trees line the middle nature strip for several kilometres, and fencing prevents pedestrian access at various points.
The Highway makes its way past the The Domain, Cornelian Bay Hockey Grounds, Rugby Park, The Royal Hobart Showgrounds, Tattersalls Park and the Derwent Entertainment Centre.
At the northern end (at Granton) it connects to the Midland Highway (which heads north towards Launceston) and the Lyell Highway (which takes motorists towards the west coast).

Lights Controversy

In April 2007, the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources announced plans to replace the sub-standard rusted light poles between Risdon Road and Clearys Gates Road.^[2] These are over 40 years old and were the first lights on the Highway, which sparked some concern from the Hobart City Council. They argue that the light poles are in good condition and are a significant feature of the Brooker Highway entrance to Hobart. While the Hobart City Council supports the replacement, they have written to Infrastrucure Minister Jim Cox asking him to consider retaining the ornate arms on modern pole bases.²

Exits

This a complete List of intersections on the Brooker Highway.

Area	Location	Km	Intersection	Destination(s)	Details
Buckingham	Hobart	0	(1) Brooker Highway starts at the Junction with (A6) Davey Street, Macquarie Street and (A3) Tasman Highway
			(A3) Tasman Hwy Bathurst St/Liverpool St	Tasman Bridge Hobart CBD	Traffic Light controlled Roundabout (at grade)
			Brisbane Street	Hobart CBD	No southbound entrance (at grade)
			Lillie Street	Glebe	South bound Lanes access only (partially grade separated)
			Warrick Street	West Hobart	Traffic Light intersection (at grade)
			Burnett Street	North Hobart	Traffic Light intersection (at grade)
			Federal Street	North Hobart	North bound Lane access only (partially grade separated)
			Clearys Gates Road	Glebe	South bound Lane access only (partially grade separated)
			Park Street	New Town	(at grade)
			(B36) Domain Highway	Tasman Bridge	Half Diamond interchange (grade separated)
			Risdon Road	New Town, Lenah Valley	Major Traffic Light intersection (at grade)
	Glenorchy		Bowen Road	Moonah, Lutana	(at grade)
			Derwent Park Road	Derwent Park, Lutana	Major Traffic Junction (at-grade)
			Lampton Avenue	Derwent Park, Goodwood	Major junction to Derwent Park, only southbound lanes can access Eastern exit (at grade)
			Howard Rd/Renfrew Crt	Derwent Park, Goodwood	Large Roundabout junction (at grade)
			(B35) Goodwood Road	Bowen Bridge, Dowsings Point	Major 3-way Traffic light junction (at grade)
			Elwick Road	Glenorchy	Major 3-way Traffic junction (at grade)
			Loyd Road	Derwent Entertainment Centre	Main entrance to venue is via this Traffic Light Junction (at grade)
			Duncan St/Foreshore Rd	Montrose	(at-grade)
			Dodson Street	'No Through Road'	Residential Street (at-grade)
			Main Road	Rosetta, Berriedale (east)	(grade separated)
			Berriedale Road	Berriedale (west), Chigwell	No off-ramp for south-bound lanes(grade separated)
			Claremont Link Road	Chigwell, Claremont	Diamond interchange (grade separated)
			Abbotsfield Road	Claremont, Abbotsfield	(grade separated)
			Hilton Road	Claremont, Abbotsfield	South bound Lanes access only (grade separated)
			Upper Hilton Road	Claremont, Abbotsfield	North bound Lanes access only (grade separated)
			Black Snake Road	Granton	No South bound off-ramp (grade separated)
			Main Road	Granton	South bound Lanes off-ramp only(grade separated)
			(A10) Lyell Highway	New Norfolk, Ouse	T-junction (at grade)
The Highway route continues north as the (1) Midland Highway.

References

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External links

★ Tasmanian Expressways

★ Route Numbering