Flinders Island

Brand-spanking new fingerboard sign at the eastern terminus of C805 - the intersection of Main St (B85) & Franklin St (C805), Lady Barron. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 14km

Eastern Terminus: Main St (B85) & Franklin St (C805), Lady Barron

Western Terminus: Lady Barron Main Rd (B85) & Coast Rd (C805), Ranga

Route taken: Franklin St, Coast Rd

Focal Points: Lady Barron, Samphire River, Ranga

Responsibility: Local Government

C805 is the original road between Lady Barron and Whitemark, paralleling B85 between Lady Barron and the locality of Ranga, approximately halfway to Whitemark. Unsealed for its entire length, except within Lady Barron town boundary, C805 is marketed as a tourist's alternative to the B85. It serves a rich farming district, several wineries and the Badger Corner Conservation Area.

Photos of route C805
	Fingerboard signs at the intersection of Main St (B85) & Franklin St (C805), Lady Barron. This intersection serves as the south/east terminus of both routes. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Recently installed tourist signage facing northbound traffic at the intersection of Main St (B85) & Franklin St (C805), Lady Barron. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Recently installed standard fingerboard sign, advertising C805 as an alternative route to B85 between Lady Barron and Whitemark. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Very old wooden, pre-metric, fingerboard sign at the intersection of Main St (B85) & Franklin St (C805), Lady Barron Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Franklin St (C805) looking west - through Lady Barron C805 is an average residential street. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Franklin St (C805) looking east at the Lady Barron town boundary. Heading west from this point the road becomes unsealed. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking west from Lady Barron town boundary showing unsealed surface and Franklin Sound to the left. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking east between Lady Barron and Samphire River. These photos were taken about 7:30am, hence the dawn effect. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) eastbound, hugging Franklin Sound en route to Lady Barron, which can be seen in the distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	A westbound view of Coast Rd (C805) between Lady Barron and Samphire River. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) westbound approaching the junction with Badger Corner Rd at Samphire River. Traffic turns here to reach Badger Corner Conservation Area. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Fingerboard sign facing eastbound traffic at the intersection of Coast Rd (C805) & Badger Corner Rd, Samphire River. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Fingerboard sign facing westbound traffic at the intersection of Coast Rd (C805) & Badger Corner Rd, Samphire River. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 20087.
	Coast Rd (C805) westbound as it turns inland and enters rich farming land. Mt Haughland and Mt Leventhorpe are in the distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking east towards Samphire River near Walters Lagoon. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) makes a westward beeline towards Ranga across some very flat and low-lying countryside. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking west towards the bridge over Reids Creek and the intersection with Cooks Lane, approximately 6km from Ranga. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking west at the intersection with Wallanippi Rd, about 3km from Ranga. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking west, Ranga is at the top of the low hill in the distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking east from Ranga. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Coast Rd (C805) looking south from the intersection with Lady Barron Main Rd (B85), Ranga. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Fingerboard signs at the intersection of Lady Barron Main Rd (B85) & Coast Rd (C805), Ranga. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the intersection of Lady Barron Main Rd (B85) & Coast Rd (C805), Ranga. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	B85 fingerboard signs facing Coast Rd (C805) traffic at the junction with Lady Barron Main Rd (B85). Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	AD sign westbound on Lady Barron Main Rd (B85) approaching the junction with Coast Rd (C805). I am not sure why Lady Barron is in parenthesis as C805 takes you right into the heart of the small village. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	AD sign eastbound on Lady Barron Main Rd (B85) approaching the junction with Coast Rd (C805). Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.