In 1963 the Tasmanian Government successfully approached the Commonwealth for a $5 million grant to finance road construction from Maydena to the Middle Gordon River. In a submission never released to the public, the Hydro-Electric Commission described the provision of road access as a matter of urgency
Construction of the road commenced in January 1964.
Route
It commenced at Maydena and passes north of the headwaters of the Florentine River (to the north) and the Weld River to the south at a location known as Tim Shea which is at an altitude of 952 metres (3,123 ft) above sea level and provides views north and north east to the Mount Field National Park.
It turns south, and at Frodshams Pass the Scotts Peak Dam Road (C607) continues south to the eastern shores of the modified Lake Pedder, then to Edgar Dam, and finally to Scotts Peak Dam. The Gordon River Road continues west from Frodshams Pass, passes Mount Wedge and the Sentinel Range to the south, and passes through the location of Strathgordon before ending at the Gordon Dam.
The road is the major man-made intrusion into the area of the World Heritage Wilderness area, and with the Scott Peak Dam Road is the most south western road in Tasmania. It is the main means of vehicular access for tourist buses and other transport to view the man made dams from the Lake Pedder damming. The road is bounded by the Mount Field National Park near its commencement, the Southwest National Park to its south, and the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park to its north.[3]
^. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007.
^"Visiting – Southwest National Park". Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service. Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Tasmanian Government. June 2009. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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gordon, river, road, sometimes, called, strathgordon, road, road, south, western, region, tasmania, australia, tasmaniageneral, informationtyperoadlength85, route, number, b61major, junctionseast, endlyell, highwayrosegarland, glenora, roadwest, endstrathgordo. The Gordon River Road sometimes called the Strathgordon Road B61 is a road in the south western region of Tasmania Australia Gordon River RoadTasmaniaGeneral informationTypeRoadLength85 km 53 mi Route number s B61Major junctionsEast endLyell HighwayRosegarland Glenora RoadWest endStrathgordon TasmaniaLocation s RegionSouth West TasmaniaMajor suburbsBushy Park Westerway MaydenaThe 85 kilometre 53 mi road was built by the Hydro Electric Commission of Tasmania with funding from the Australian Government to service the construction of the Gordon and the Serpentine dams leading to the flooding of Lake Pedder 1 2 In 1963 the Tasmanian Government successfully approached the Commonwealth for a 5 million grant to finance road construction from Maydena to the Middle Gordon River In a submission never released to the public the Hydro Electric Commission described the provision of road access as a matter of urgency Construction of the road commenced in January 1964 Route EditIt commenced at Maydena and passes north of the headwaters of the Florentine River to the north and the Weld River to the south at a location known as Tim Shea which is at an altitude of 952 metres 3 123 ft above sea level and provides views north and north east to the Mount Field National Park It turns south and at Frodshams Pass the Scotts Peak Dam Road C607 continues south to the eastern shores of the modified Lake Pedder then to Edgar Dam and finally to Scotts Peak Dam The Gordon River Road continues west from Frodshams Pass passes Mount Wedge and the Sentinel Range to the south and passes through the location of Strathgordon before ending at the Gordon Dam The road is the major man made intrusion into the area of the World Heritage Wilderness area and with the Scott Peak Dam Road is the most south western road in Tasmania It is the main means of vehicular access for tourist buses and other transport to view the man made dams from the Lake Pedder damming The road is bounded by the Mount Field National Park near its commencement the Southwest National Park to its south and the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park to its north 3 See also Edit Australian Roads portal Australia portal List of highways in TasmaniaReferences Edit Thompson Peter 1981 Power In Tasmania Australian Conservation Foundation p 19 ISBN 0 85802 064 5 Gordon Catchment Hydro Tasmania Archived from the original on 29 August 2007 Visiting Southwest National Park Tasmania Parks amp Wildlife Service Department of Environment Parks Heritage and the Arts Tasmanian Government June 2009 pp 1 4 Retrieved 11 July 2015 This Australian road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Tasmania geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon River Road amp oldid 1134551560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,