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Greens Beach Road (C720) – southeast – Beaconsfield: West Tamar Highway turns from south west (out of Beauty Point) to north-west (towards Greens Beach) York Town: 54.4: 33.8: Bowens Road (C741) – southwest – York Town: Badger Head, Clarence Point midpoint: 55.3: 34.4: Badger Head Road (C721) – west – Badger Head: 55.4: 34.4
Road routes in Tasmania assist drivers navigating roads in urban, rural, and scenic areas of the state. The route numbering system is composed of National Highway 1, and three categories of alphanumeric routes: 'A' routes, which are the state's most important arterial roads; 'B' routes, other important sub-arterial and connecting roads; and 'C' routes, significant minor roads.
During the 1870s, the north-western part of modern-day Beauty Point, near the base of Redbill Point, was known as 'Port Lempriere' and was the site of the blast furnace of the British and Tasmanian Charcoal Iron Company and its two wharves - a 310-foot-long wharf near the blast furnace site and a separate 600 foot-long wharf at the end of ...
The Bristol to Exeter line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line in the West of England and runs from Bristol, to Exeter, from where it continues as the Exeter to Plymouth line. It was one of the principal routes of the pre-1948 Great Western Railway [ 1 ] which were subsequently taken over by the Western Region of British Railways ...
The Bristol and Exeter Railway's route between Langport and Taunton, which was part of the branch to Yeovil they had opened in 1853. The first step of creating the direct line was in 1900 when the Stert and Westbury Railway was built from Patney and Chirton (west of Pewsey) to Westbury. In addition to being part of creating a long-distance line ...
In November 2016, the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership began a consultation process on their Transport Vision Summary Document, outlining potential light rail/tram routes from the city centre to Bristol Airport, the eastern and north west fringes of the city, and a route along the A4 road to Bath. [14]
The Bristol bus station, in Marlborough Street, was opened in 1958. It was redeveloped in 2006 There are three main bus companies operating across the Greater Bristol area. They are First West of England, [1] Stagecoach South West and Big Lemon. They provide services around Bristol and into South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
The 75 miles (121 km) route was opened by the Bristol and Exeter Railway in stages between 1841 and 1844. In 1876 this company was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway which, in turn, was nationalised into British Railways in 1948. It is now owned by Network Rail.