Birralee Main Road

ID sign assembly at the intersection of Frankford Main Rd (B71) & Birralee Main Rd (B72). Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2008.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 20km

Northern Terminus: Frankford Main Rd (B71) & Birralee Main Rd (B72), 6km east of Frankford

Southern Terminus: Meander Valley Secondary Rd (B54), & William St (B72/C501), Westbury

Route taken: Birralee Main Rd, William St

Focal Points: (Frankford), Westbury

Responsibility: State Government (Frankford Main Rd to Bass Hwy), Local Government (Bass Hwy to Westbury)

B72 is a 20km long north south route in northern Tasmania, linking the West Tamar area with the Meander Valley district. It serves a fertile farming district, as well as providing access to the popular fishing retreat of Brushy Lagoon near Birralee.

The route is sealed for the entire length, although the pavement is generally narrow and the alignment curving and undulating.

Despite the Bass Highway bypassing Westbury in 2001, route B72 still continues into Westbury town centre, terminating at the junction of Meander Valley Secondary Road (B54 - former Bass Highway) & William St (C501).

Photos of route B72
	Old and new AD signs eastbound on Frankford Main Rd (B71) approaching the junction with Birralee Main Rd (B72), 6km east of Frankford. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, October 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, October 2008.
	New AD sign westbound on Frankford Main Rd (B71) approaching the junction with Birralee Main Rd (B72), 6km east of Frankford. There was previously no AD sign at this location. Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2008.
	Original fingerboard sign assembly and replacement ID sign assembly at the intersection of Frankford Main Rd (B71) & Birralee Main Rd (B72), 6km east of Frankford. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, June 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, October 2008.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south from the junction with Frankford Main Rd (B71), 20km north of Westbury. The intersection with Ginns Rd is in the middle distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	AD sign northbound on Birralee Main Rd (B72) approaching the junction with Frankford Main Rd (B71), 6km east of Frankford. Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2008.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking north at the boundary between West Tamar and Meander Valley Councils, 18km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south across Reids Creek, 17km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south through the rural locality of Birralee, 16km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking north at Birralee. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south through a winding section of road at Birralee. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking north near the junction with Priestlys Ln (C714) at Birralee. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south to the junction with Priestlys Ln (C714) at Birralee. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of Birralee Main Rd (B72) & Priestlys Ln, Birralee. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south near Birralee, 14km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Undulating section of Birralee Main Rd (B72), looking south approximately 13km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south across Black Sugarloaf Creek, 12.5km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking north near Selbourne Rd (C735), 10km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	AD sign southbound on Birralee Main Rd (B72) approaching the junction with Selbourne Rd (C735), 10km north of Westbury. Note the peeling fishing symbol. Source: Peter Renshaw, January 2009.
	Old and new fingerboard sign assemblies at the intersection of Birralee Main Rd (B72) & Selbourne Rd (C735), 10km north of Westbury. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, August 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, January 2009.
	AD sign northbound on Birralee Main Rd (B72) approaching the junction with Selbourne Rd (C735), 10km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, January 2009.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking north, approximately 9km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south as you cross Brushy Rivulet, 7km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking south between Brushy Rivulet and the Meander River, 6km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	A southerly view of Egmont Bridge, which carries Birralee Main Rd (B72) over the Meander River, 5km north of Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Birralee Main Rd (B72) looking north on the northern outksirts of Westbury, near the junction with Bass Hwy (NH1). Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	AD sign southbound on Birralee Main Rd (B72) approaching the junction with Bass Hwy (NH1) at Westbury. B72 continues through the junction, becoming William St for the final 1.5km to Westbury town centre. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Looking south through the junction of Bass Hwy (NH1), Birralee Main Rd (B72) & William St (B72) at Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	ID sign assembly facing eastbound traffic from the Bass Hwy (NH1) exiting to Birralee Main Rd (B72) at Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	Eastbound AD signage on Bass Hwy (NH1) approaching the junction with Birralee Main Rd (B72) at Westbury. Note that Westbury qualifies for brown signage as a 'historic town'. Top and middle photos: Peter Renshaw, June 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, November 2007.
	AD sign on the westbound off-ramp from Bass Hwy (NH1) at Birralee Main Rd (B72), Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	AD sign northbound on Birralee Main Rd (B72) approaching the junction with Bass Hwy (NH1), Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	William St (B72), looking south towards the junction with Meander Valley Secondary Rd (B54) at Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	AD sign southbound on William St (B72) approaching the junction with Meander Valley Secondary Rd (B54) at Westbury. This is the southern terminus of the route. William St continues through the intersection as route C501. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	ID signs at the intersection of Meander Valley Secondary Rd (B54) & William St (B72/C501), Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	AD sign westbound on Meander Valley Secondary Rd (B54) approaching the junction with William St (B72/C501), Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	AD sign eastbound on Meander Valley Secondary Rd (B54) approaching the junction with William St (B72/C501), Westbury. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.