Bangor to Tunnel

Deteriorating C820 fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of The Paling Track (C820) & Cowards Rd, 2km east of Bangor. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 12km

Eastern Terminus: Golconda Rd (B81) & Tunnel Rd (C820), 7km north of Lilydale

Western Terminus: Bangor Rd (C811) & The Paling Track (C820), Bangor

Route taken: The Paling Track, Bacala Rd, Tunnel Rd

Focal Points: Bangor

Responsibility: Local Government

C820 is a mostly unsealed east-west route linking the tiny localities of Bangor, Bacala and Tunnel in northern Tasmania. The locality of Tunnel is named such because it is the location of a tunnel on the presently disused North East Railway Line (Launceston - Scottsdale - Herrick) which passes through the ridge on which Tunnel Rd (C820) sits.

Photos of route C820
	Fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of Bangor Rd (C811) & the Paling Track (C820), Bangor. Note the absence of a focal destination for C820 traffic - evidently both Tunnel and Bacala were considered to be of insufficient importance to sign from this end of the route. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Very old wooden fingerboards at the intersection of Bangor Rd (C811) & The Paling Track (C820), Bangor. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	The Paling Track (C820) looking east, 100m east of the intersection with Bangor Rd (C820) at Bangor. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	The Paling Track (C820) looking north just around the bend from the previous photo, 200m east of Bangor Rd (C820). The sealed surface ends quickly. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	The Paling Track (C820) looking east across the Second River valley, approximately 700m east of Bangor Rd (C820). Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	The Paling Track (C820) looking east near Gundagai's Rd, 1.2km east of Bangor. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Deteriorating C820 fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of The Paling Track (C820) & Cowards Rd, 2km east of Bangor. Note that the fingerboard signs are actually not facing Cowards Rd and can only be read by through traffic along C820 - this unusual situation is not uncommon in north-eastern Tasmania. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	A view showing the unusual placement of the deteriorating fingerboards at The Paling Track (C820) & Cowards Rd. Cowards Rd is actually behind the camera to the right, whilst on the left is a property entrance. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	The Paling Track (C820) looking east as it curls over the ridge separating the Second and Third River valleys, 3km east of Bangor. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Deteriorating fingerboard signs at the intersection of Bacala Rd (C820/C821) & The Paling Track (C820), 6km east of Bangor. C820 continues north along Bacala Rd towards the locality of Tunnel. Source: Peter Renshaw, May 2007.
	Bacala Rd (C820) looking south towards the intersection with The Paling Track (C820). Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Typical of rural roads in Tasmania, Bacala Rd (C820) follows property lines rather than the other way around. As a consequence, Bacala Rd runs directly north, before negotiating a couple of right angle bends to continue its northerly course. This view is looking south from the southern bend, 1km north of The Paling Track (C820). Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Bacala Rd (C820), looking east from the second 90-degree bend, 1.6km north of The Paling Track (C820). Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Bacala Rd (C820) looking south into the Third River valley from the intersection with Retreat Rd at Tunnel. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Looking south at the intersection of Bacala Rd (C820), Tunnel Rd (C820) & Retreat Rd, Tunnel. Retreat Rd heads west, then north to become the C819 en route to Retreat and Bridport Main Rd (B82). Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Almost hidden C820 fingerboard pointing down Tunnel Rd at the intersection of Bacala Rd (C820), Tunnel Rd (C820) & Retreat Rd, Tunnel. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Tunnel Rd (C820) looking east between the locality of Tunnel and the junction with Golconda Rd (B81). Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.
	Fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of Golconda Rd (B81) & Tunnel Rd (C820), 7km north of Lilydale. This is the eastern terminus of C820. Source: Peter Renshaw, August 2007.