Sandy Bay Road is a road in
Tasmania
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that connects the southeastern edge of the
Hobart CBD with the southeastern suburb of
Taroona
Taroona is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston. Although on the edges of the City of Hobart, Taroona is actually part of the municipality ...
. It is two-way over its entirety and is 12 kilometres in length. It begins as a continuation of Harrington Street near where it intersects with
Davey Street
Davey Street a major one way street passing through the outskirts of the Hobart City Centre in Tasmania, Australia. Davey street is named after Thomas Davey, the first Governor of Van Diemen's Land. The street forms a one-way couplet with near ...
. From there, Sandy Bay Road travels southwards alongside the western edge of
St. Davids Park, bypassing
Battery Point
Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is immediately south of the central business district. It is in the local government area of City of Hobart.
Battery Point is named after the battery of guns which were e ...
. It then turns slightly to the west again, before descending a small hill towards the south-east once more, into
Sandy Bay proper. Sand Bay Road then continues south-easterly, hugging the western shore of the
River Derwent. Passing
Wrest Point Hotel Casino
The Wrest Point Hotel Casino is a casino in Tasmania. It was Australia's first legal casino, opening in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, on 10 February 1973.
History
Historically, Dunkley's Point was a camping ground held by the semi-nomadic ...
it continues to the south-east along
Sandy Bay Beach
Sandy may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Sandy (surname), a list of people
* Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983)
*(Sandy) ...
through
Lower Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district, and adjoining the suburb of Battery Point. Sandy Bay is bounded on the east by the Derwent River, and has several bea ...
. At the point where the
Alexandra Battery overlooks
Long Beach
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Incorporated ...
, Sandy Bay road follows the coast bending in a more southwards direction. The road then begins to climb uphill towards the suburb of
Taroona
Taroona is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston. Although on the edges of the City of Hobart, Taroona is actually part of the municipality ...
where it becomes the
Channel Highway
The Channel Highway is a regional highway that travels south from Hobart To Huonville, Tasmania, Australia. The Channel Highway starts from the end of Sandy Bay Road and travels south toward Huonville via Taroona, Kingston, Huntingfield, Ma ...
. The road is allocated route code B68.
Sandy Bay Road was first established as a track in the colonial period, early in the nineteenth century. Early nineteenth century diagrams and art clearly show the track following along the western shore of the river heading south. It soon became a widened dirt road, before finally being bitumenised in the early twentieth century. During the period in which
trams
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
and
trolley bus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
es were operated in Hobart, tramlines and trolley-bus lines ran the length of Sandy Bay Road from the city as far as
Lower Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district, and adjoining the suburb of Battery Point. Sandy Bay is bounded on the east by the Derwent River, and has several bea ...
.
See also
References
Streets in Hobart
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