Blackwall - Batman Bridge

Fingerboard signs at the northern terminus of C728 - the junction of Batman Hwy (B73) and Deviot Rd. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 13km

Northern Terminus: Batman Highway (B73) & Deviot Rd (C728), Batman Bridge

Southern Terminus: West Tamar Highway (A7) & Gravelly Beach Rd (C728), Blackwall

Route taken: Gravelly Beach Rd, Deviot Rd

Focal Points: Blackwall, Gravelly Beach, Deviot, Batman Bridge

Responsibility: Local Government

Route C728 is a local route in the western Tamar Valley, skirting the Tamar River from Blackwall north to Batman Bridge. It provides access to a handful of small fishing and tourist villages along the Tamar River, including Blackwall, Gravelly Beach, Robigana and Deviot. The route is fully sealed.

Photos of route C728
	Old and new AD signs northbound on West Tamar Highway (A7) approaching the junction with Gravelly Beach Rd (C728) at Blackwall. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, July 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, December 2012.
	Old and new AD signs southbound on West Tamar Highway (A7) approaching the junction with Gravelly Beach Rd (C728) at Blackwall. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, July 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, December 2012.
	Old and new fingerboard sign assemblies at the junction of West Tamar Highway (A7) and Gravelly Beach Rd (C728), Blackwall. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, April 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, December 2012.
	Two views showing 'then' and 'now' on Gravelly Beach Rd (C728), looking east from West Tamar Hwy (A7) into Blackwall. Top photo: Peter Renshaw, May 2007. Bottom photo: Peter Renshaw, December 2012.
	Gravelly Beach Rd looking east in Blackwall, with the Tamar River in the background. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	A former shop lines the northern side of Gravelly Beach Rd as it turns north in Blackwall. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Gravelly Beach Rd looking south in Blackwall, with the Tamar River alongside. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Gravelly Beach Rd looking north in Blackwall towards the crossing of Stoney Creek. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Gravelly Beach Rd, looking north at the crossing of Stoney Creek. Note the old single-lane concrete bridge downstream of the current bridge, still in use as a footbridge. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Gravelly Beach Rd, looking south on the outskirts of Gravelly Beach. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Gravelly Beach Rd, looking north on the outskirts of Gravelly Beach. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Gravelly Beach Rd, looking north near the Paper Beach Rd turnoff. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Deviot Rd, looking north entering Robigana. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Deviot Rd, looking north through Robigana. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Deviot Rd looking north to the recently-constructed bridge over the Supply River at Robigana. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the junction of Deviot Rd (C728) and Motor Rd (C729) in Deviot. Note the use of "To A7" as a focal point for route C729 - this is not uncommon in Tasmania as some C routes simply connect other routes, rather than connecting towns and villages. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2007.
	Deviot Rd looking south through Deviot, north of the junction with Motor Rd (C729). Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Deviot Rd looking north through Deviot alongside the Tamar River. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Fingerboards at the junction of Batman Highway (B73) & Deviot Rd (C728). This is the northern terminus of C728 . Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Batman Highway looking east towards the junction with Deviot Rd, near Batman Bridge. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.