Beauty Point Bypass

Large AD sign facing northbound traffic at the southern terminus of C720 - the intersection of West Tamar Highway (A7) & Greens Beach Rd (C720) in Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 5km

Northern Terminus: West Arm Rd (A7) & Greens Beach Rd (A7/C720), 6km north of Beaconsfield

Southern Terminus: West Tamar Highway (A7) & Greens Beach Rd (C720), Beaconsfield

Route taken: Greens Beach Rd

Focal Points: Beaconsfield, Greens Beach

Responsibility: Local Government

Route C720 is a short connecting route in northern Tasmania, providing a bypass of Beauty Point (through which the A7 passes via a convoluted 12km route) for through traffic between Beaconsfield and points further north. As Peter Renshaw puts it - C720 is the hypotenuse of the triangle.

Route C720 is fully sealed and constructed to a higher standard than the A7 between the two points. I suggest the importance of Beauty Point as the focal point of the West Tamar Highway is the principle reason for C720 not being numbered as the A7.

Photos of route C720 (Beaconsfield towards Greens Beach)
	AD sign northbound on West Tamar Highway (A7) approaching the junction with Greens Beach Rd (C720) in Beaconsfield. Note that the 'JCN 250m' legend was added locally when the wrong sign was delivered, according to Peter Renshaw. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Looking north at the junction of West Tamar Highway (A7) and Greens Beach Rd (C720) in Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Large AD sign facing northbound traffic at the southern terminus of C720 - the intersection of West Tamar Highway (A7) & Greens Beach Rd (C720) in Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of West Tamar Highway (A7) & Greens Beach Rd (C720) in Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) looking south towards West Tamar Highway (A7) in Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) looking north in Beaconsfield - the junction with C715 (Holwell Rd) is just around the corner. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) looking north towards the junction with Holwell Rd (C715) in Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Just north of its split from the West Tamar Highway, C720 (Greens Beach Rd) meets C715 (Holwell Rd). These fingerboard signs face northbound traffic and incorrectly show C720 to the right towards Beauty Point - they should show say C715. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Fingerboard signs facing eastbound C715 traffic at the junction of Holwell Rd (C715) & Greens Beach Rd (C720), Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Fingerboard signs facing westbound C715 traffic at the junction of Holwell Rd (C715) & Greens Beach Rd (C720), Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Southbound view of the Holwell Rd (C715) & Greens Beach Rd (C720) intersection, Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) looking south into Beaconsfield. Note the old style locality sign. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) looking north from Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) looking north through a short curving section, about 1.5km south of West Arm Rd (A7). Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Greens Beach Rd (C720) northbound approaching the northern junction with A7 (West Arm Rd), 6km north of Beaconsfield. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	The top three photos show a very problematic fingerboard sign assembly at the junction of West Arm Road (A7), Kelso Road (A7) & Greens Beach Road (C720). The sign assembly, as shown in the first photo, was incorrectly installed with A7 route markers in all directions. Following representations from Peter Renshaw, West Tamar Council decided to fix the sign. However, for some reason, they covered the wrong A7 route marker, resulting in the error shown in the second photo. C720 should, of course, be shown pointing left. Finally, after Peter pointed out this second error, the sign was fixed and now shows the correct route marking. The fourth photo shows a close-up of the route marker on the right-pointing fingerboard which originally showed A7, was then incorrectly changed to C720, and then changed back to A7 again. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, April 2007. Second photo: Peter Renshaw, October 2011. Bottom two photos: Peter Renshaw, November 2011.
	AD sign southbound on Greens Beach Rd (A7) approaching the junction with West Arm Rd (A7) & Greens Beach Rd (C720). Note there is no mention of C720 as a through route/shortcut. This is consistent with general practice in rural Tasmania but doesn't make sense when the through road has a different route number. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.