The Channel Highway is a regional highway that travels south from Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

 To Huonville, Tasmania

Huonville, Tasmania

Huonville is a town on the Huon River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The town lies within the Huon Valley Council area. It lies 38 km south of Hobart on the Huon Highway. At the 2006 census, Huonville had a population of 1,806....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The Channel Highway starts from the end of Sandy Bay Road

Sandy Bay Road

Sandy Bay Road is one of the main streets of the central business district of the city of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is the B68. It is a two-way street beginning at the intersection where Davey Street converts into Harrington Street. From there, Sandy Bay Road travels southwards...

 and travels south toward Huonville via Taroona

Taroona, Tasmania

Taroona is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston...

, Kingston

Kingston, Tasmania

Kingston is a township and region on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 15 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the council seat of its wider municipality, the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the...

, Huntingfield

Huntingfield, Tasmania

Huntingfield is a suburb of the greater Hobart area, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is just south of Kingston. The area is fairly new, with most homes being less than ten years old. Vodafone's Tasmanian call centre is located in Huntingfield, as is Tarremah Steiner School and Kingborough...

, Margate

Margate, Tasmania

Margate is a small seaside town located on the Channel Highway between North-West Bay and the Snug Tiers, south of Kingston in Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Margate had a population of 1,368. Although more people live in the immediate region around the town...

, Kettering

Kettering, Tasmania

Kettering is a coastal town on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Kettering and Woodbridge nestle into the coast on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel opposite Bruny Island - two tiny settlements gazing across the narrow channel at the island's low lying hills...

, Woodbridge

Woodbridge, Tasmania

Woodbridge is a town in southern Tasmania, Australia. The town is located south of the state capital, Hobart. At the 2006 census, Woodbridge had a population of 271.-External links:*...

 and Cygnet

Cygnet, Tasmania

Cygnet is a small town 55 kilometres south west of Hobart, in the Huon Valley in Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Cygnet had a population of 839.-History:...

. The shortest way from Hobart to Huonville is via the Huon Highway

Huon Highway

The Huon Highway is an highway in southern Tasmania, Australia. The highway forms part of the and connects Hobart with the southern parts of Tasmania. The original Huon Highway was a twisty two-lane road skirting around Mount Wellington, but that section of the Highway was bypassed in stages...

. Prior to the construction of the Southern Outlet

Southern Outlet, Hobart

The Southern Outlet is a 13km dual-carriageway limited-access highway that connects Hobart to the southern parts of Tasmania, Australia...

 the Channel Highway was the main route used to get to Kingston

Kingston, Tasmania

Kingston is a township and region on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 15 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the council seat of its wider municipality, the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the...

 and other southern towns.

Kingston Bypass

In February 2010, the Tasmanian Government approved the construction of the 2.8 km Kingston Bypass

Kingston Bypass

The Kingston Bypass is a proposed Southern Outlet extension that would see the bypassing of Kingston, Tasmania. The original concept was first mentioned in Hobart's Transportation study of 1965....

. The bypass includes the Summerleas Road underpass, Algona Road

Algona Road

Algona Road is a major link road, connecting the residents of Blackmans Bay to Kingston in Southern Tasmania, Australia. The road was constructed in 1986 as a Two lane road, with provision for a second carriageway when needed. A Roundabout was installed on the Junction to the Channel Highway in...

roundabout and dedicated cycle lanes.