Tasman Highway

The Tasman Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midlands Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston - however it takes an alternate route, via the north-east and east coast of the state. It designated highway number is the A3. The route of the highway passes through the localities:

• Launceston
• St Leonards and other Launceston suburbs
• Scottsdale
• St Marys
• St Helens
• Triabunna
• Orford
• Sorell
• Rosny and other Hobart suburbs
• Hobart

The Tasman Highway is named for Abel Tasman, like the state itself; however this particular highway is so named because it faces the Tasman Sea.