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The tallest building in the city centre is NAB House at 58 m (190 ft), however planning restrictions limit future developments to a height of 42 m (138 ft). There have been some exceptions to this rule such as Wellington Centre standing at 48 m (157 ft) [ 9 ] and the new Royal Hobart Hospital K1/K2 Twin Towers [ 10 ] [ 11 ] which stand at 48 m ...
The Hobart central business district skyline at dusk. This list of tallest buildings in Hobart ranks the tallest in the Australian city of Hobart by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.
The Southern Outlet is a major highway in Hobart, Tasmania, providing a vital connection between the Hobart city centre and the southern suburbs, including Kingston and Huonville. It is one of Hobart’s three major radial highways and a key commuter route, carrying more than 31,000 vehicles daily.
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As one of Hobart's three major radials, the highway connects traffic from the city centre with the northern suburbs and is the major road connection to the cities and towns of northern Tasmania. With an annual average daily traffic of 48,000, [ 2 ] the highway is one of the busiest in Tasmania.
During the 1950s, Hobart's eastern shore underwent substantial expansion due to the opening of the Hobart International Airport at Cambridge in 1956. [3] By 1957, the airport was the country's fifth busiest, [13] [14] and the surge in air travel, associated automobile usage and surrounding developments led to a notable rise in traffic, overwhelming the capacity of the existing Hobart Bridge.
The city centre contains many of the city's oldest buildings, including the Hope and Anchor Tavern (1807) and Ingle Hall (1811–14). The Cascade Brewery (1824), Australia's longest operating brewery, was built using convict labour, as was the Cascades Female Factory (1828), now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Edmonton: Buildings in downtown Edmonton were limited to 150 m (490 ft) above ground level due to its proximity to Blatchford Field (City Centre Airport). The height restriction was lifted in 2013 with the airport's closure, and the first building in Edmonton to exceed 150 m, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences was topped out in 2018 ...