Sorell Causeway

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The Sorell Causeway is a causeway that carries the Tasman Highway across Orielton Lagoon and Pitt Water, from the western side of Midway Point to Sorell in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The causeway and adjacent Mcgees Bridge provide vital links between Hobart and two of Tasmania's principal tourist attractions - Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula and the picturesque East Coast via the Tasman Highway. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1872 (152 years ago)Coordinates: 42°47'53"S, 147°32'38"E

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Sorell Causeway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richmond Bridge, Richmond Gaol, Mcgees Bridge, Tasmania Golf Club.

6.9 miNW
Bridge
Richmond Bridge, Richmond
176 min walk • The Richmond Bridge is a heritage listed arch bridge located on the B31 in Richmond, 25 kilometres north of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. It is the oldest stone span bridge in Australia.
6.8 miNW
Historical place, Specialty museum, Architecture
Richmond Gaol, Richmond
174 min walk • The Richmond Gaol is a convict era building and tourist attraction in Richmond, Tasmania, and is the oldest intact gaol in Australia. Building of the gaol commenced in 1825, and predates the establishment of the penal colony at Port Arthur in 1833.
1.1 miSW
Bridge
Mcgees Bridge, Hobart
28 min walk • McGee's Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Tasman Highway across Pitt Water, near Sorell in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia.
2.3 miSW
42°48'59"S • 147°30'25"E
Tasmania Golf Club, Hobart
58 min walk • Golf
5.3 miW
Museum
Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory
137 min walk • The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy based observatory owned and operated by University of Tasmania, located 20 km east of Hobart in Cambridge, Tasmania. It is home to three radio astronomy antennas and the Grote Reber Museum.
6.9 miNW
42°44'10"S • 147°26'13"E
Coal River Valley Lamb, Richmond
177 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Shopping
7 miNW
42°44'11"S • 147°26'6"E
Old Hobart Town Model Village, Richmond
178 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.3 miSE
Island
Woody Island
34 min walk • Woody Island is an island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.