Road Photos & Information: TAS: A9
Cole Street, Clifton Drive and Arthur Highway (A9)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 71 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Tasman Hwy (A3), Sorell
- Southern: Nubeena Rd (B37) and Safety Cove Rd (unnumbered), Port Arthur
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Sorell, Forcett, Copping, Boomer Bay, Dunalley, Murdunna, Eaglehawk Neck, Taranna, Oakwood and Port Arthur
Route Numbering:
- Current: A9
- Former: 7
- Road Authority Internal Classification:1
- A0142
General Information:
Arthur Highway is a sealed road in Tasmania. It goes from Sorell to Port Arthur. The route partially follows some of the earliest roads built by European settlers in Tasmania. A9 is the only connection between Hobart and the Tasman Peninsula, and Port Arthur. The route features a small spur within the Sorell town centre.
History:
- 1979: Change in route number to A9.
- July 2022: The Sorell Southern Bypass, which provides a direct link between the Tasman and Arthur Highways, routing traffic around the Sorell town centre, was opened to traffic. 2
Port Arthur to Sorell
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID signage facing southbound traffic at the Arthur Hwy / Kellevie Rd (C335) junction at Copping.
Image © Michael Gill
Advance Directional Sign:
Travelling southeast on Arthur Hwy approaching Old Forcett Road at Forcett, November 2007.
Image © Peter Renshaw
ID Sign:
Intersection directional sign facing Old Forcett Road at Forcett, November 2007.
Image © Peter Renshaw
Sorell to Port Arthur
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Cole St (A9) approaching Weston Hill Rd and Pelham St, Sorell, February 2023.
Image © Paul Rands
2 Australian Government, The Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Media Releases, Hobart Airport Interchange completed, 19 December 2022.