Forest Road Link

Forest Rd (C414) looking north from the junction with Logan Rd/Sawpit Hill Rd (C413). Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 2km

Northern Terminus: Blessington Main Rd (C401) & Forest Rd (C414), 8km east of White Hills

Southern Terminus: Logan Rd (C413) & Sawpit Hill Rd (C413) & Forest Rd (C414), 12km east of Evandale.

Route taken: Forest Rd

Focal Points: None

Responsibility: Local Government

Route C414 is a minor rural connecting route in the upper North Esk Valley, linking C401 (Blessington Main Rd ) with C413 (Evandale-Blessington). It is unsealed throughout its short length.

When Peter Renshaw first visited C414 in May 2007, he found the route has gone missing - there was not a single C414 sign to be seen along its entire length. Ozroads alerted the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) to the missing signs and when Peter returned in July, he found this brand-spanking new C414 fingerboard. Launceston City Council have not yet reinstated signage along the remainder of the route. So, for now, C414 is a one-hit wonder.

Photos of route C414
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Blessington Main Rd (C401) & Forest Rd (C414), 8km east of White Hills. The top photo was taken in May 2007 when no C414 signage was in existence, and the bottom photo shows the reinstated C414 signage in July 2007. Source: Peter Renshaw.
	Forest Rd (C414) looking south from Blessington Main Rd (C401). Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Forest Rd (C414) looking north from Logan Rd/Sawpit Hill Rd (C413). Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Council-installed sign pointing down Forest Rd (C414) from Logan Rd/Sawpit Hill Rd (C413), giving the incorrect indication that it is the Blessington Main Rd (it leads to Blessington Main Rd). Note no mention of C414. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Logan Rd/Sawpit Hill Rd (C413) & Forest Rd (C414) - again no mention of C414. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.