Lefroy to Pipers River


Close-up of the lone C808 fingerboard at the intersection of George St (C807) & George St (C807/C808), Lefroy. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 3km

Northern Terminus: George St (C807) & Shaw St (C807/C808), Lefroy

Southern Terminus: Bridport Main Rd (B82) & Lefroy Rd (C808), 7km west of Pipers River

Route taken: Shaw St, Lefroy Rd

Focal Points: Lefroy, (Pipers River)

Responsibility: Local Government

C808 is a minor rural route in northern Tasmania, linking Bridport Main Road (B82) with the former mining town of Lefroy and the coastal fishing village of Beechford via C807. It is unsealed along most of its short (3km) length.

Photos of route C808
Bridport Main Rd (B82) westbound approaching the intersection with Lefroy Rd (C808), 7km west of Pipers River.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Bridport Main Rd (B82) eastbound approaching the intersection with Lefroy Rd (C808), 7km west of Pipers River.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Lefroy Rd (C808) looking north from the junction with Bridport Main Rd (B82). There are no fingerboards at the B82 junction and, were it not for the AD signs pictured above, C808 would be a one-hit wonder.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Lefroy Rd (C808) looking south approximately 2km north of Bridport Main Rd.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Lefroy Rd (C808) looking south-east at the Lefroy town boundary, showing the transition from sealed to unsealed road.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Shaw St (C808) looking south-east in Lefroy.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Close-up of the lone C808 fingerboard in Lefroy, at the intersection of George St (C807) & Shaw St (C807/C808).
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Wider view of the fingerboard signs at the intersection of George St (C807) & Shaw St (C807/C808), Lefroy.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.

Last updated 21 October 2007
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