East Arm Road

The lone C810 fingerboard, at the intersection of East Tamar Highway (A8) & East Arm Rd (C810). Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 4km

Eastern Terminus: Dalrymple Rd (C809) & East Arm Rd (C810), 4km north of Mount Direction

Western Terminus: East Tamar Highway (A8) & East Arm Rd (C810), 32km north of Launceston

Route taken: East Arm Rd

Focal Points: None

Responsibility: Local Government

C810 is an unsealed rural route in northern Tasmania, linking the East Tamar Highway (A8) near Batman Bridge to Dalrymple Rd (C809) near Mount Direction. It doesn't appear to carry any heavy truck traffic - and has a well-graded gravel surface because of that - so functions as part of a direct route between Batman Bridge, the Pipers River valley and the North East. The lack of a focal point on directional signs indicates the local nature of the route.

It is only signposted at the western (A8) end - the intersection with Dalrymple Rd (C809) being devoid of any fingerboard signage - making it a one-hit wonder.

Photos of route C810
	East Tamar Highway (A8) looking south at the intersection with East Arm Rd (C810). The AD sign refers to the junction with Batman Highway (B73), which is just around the corner. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Fingerboard signs at the intersection of East Tamar Highway (A8) & East Arm Rd (C810), 32km north of Launceston. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	East Arm Rd (C810) looking east from the intersection with East Tamar Highway (A8). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	East Arm Rd (C810) looking west about 1km east of the East Tamar Highway (A8). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	East Arm Rd (C810) looking east approximately 2km from East Tamar Highway (A8). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	East Arm Rd (C810) looking east across the Launceston-Bell Bay railway line, approximately 1.5km from Dalrymple Rd (C809). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
	Top: East Arm Rd (C810) looking east to the intersection with Dalrymple Rd (C809). Note the absence of any fingerboards marking the eastern end of C810). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007. Bottom: George Town Council subsequently erected an ID sign assembly, however they failed to include mention of C809 and used the wrong focal point - Bridport instead of Pipers River. There is still no mention of C810. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2008.
	East Arm Rd (C810) looking west from the junction with Dalrymple Rd (C809). Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.