Golconda to Bridport M.R.

Fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of Bridport Main Rd (B82) & Ferny Hill Rd (C826), 9km west of Bridport. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 14km

Northern Terminus: Bridport Main Rd (B82) & Ferny Hill Rd (C826), 9km west of Bridport

Southern Terminus: Golconda Rd (B81) & Ferny Hill Rd (C826), Golconda

Route taken: Ferny Hill Rd

Focal Points: Golconda

Responsibility: Local Government

C826 is a 14km long, mostly unsealed link between Bridport Main Rd (B82) and Golconda Rd (B81), forming part of the shortest route between Launceston and Bridport. However, the low standard of the route relative to the nearby C818 (Pipers Brook Rd) and C827 (Bridport Back Rd) means that it is not a heavily used route.

For several years prior to 2009 there had been no fingerboard signs at the southern end of the route, making it a one-hit wonder. Council have since installed fingerboard signs denoting the junction, following representations from Peter Renshaw, and the route is now fully signposted.

Photos of route C826
	AD sign westbound on Bridport Main Rd (B82) approaching the junction with Ferny Hill Rd (C826), 9km west of Bridport. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	AD sign eastbound on Bridport Main Rd (B82) approaching the junction with Ferny Hill Rd (C826), 9km west of Bridport. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Two photos of the fingerboard sign assembly at the intersection of Bridport Main Rd (B82) & Ferny Hill Rd (C826), 9km west of Bridport. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south from Birdport Main Rd (B82). Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south approximately 700m south of Bridport Main Rd (B82) with Mt Wilson in the background. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	The sealed pavement gives way to a gravel surface approximately 3.5km south of Bridport Main Rd (B82) and 10.5km north of Golconda. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south at the hamlet of Ferny Hill, 10km north of Golconda. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south, south of Ferny Hill with Mt Wilson in the distance. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	South of Ferny Hill, Ferny Hill Rd (C826) enters forested areas - this view is 8km north of Golconda, looking south. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south across the Denison River bridge, 2km north of Golconda, showing pavement damage caused by logging traffic. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south, just south of the Denison River bridge, 1.7km north of Golconda. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007..
	Ferny Hill Rd (C826) looking south to the junction with Golconda Rd (B81) at Golconda. Note the complete absence of any fingerboard signs at this junction. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Golconda Rd (B81) looking west to Ferny Hill Rd (C826 - on right) showing the absence of any fingerboard signage. Source: Peter Renshaw, September 2007.
	Double-sided fingerboard sign assembly erected at the Golconda Rd (B81) & Ferny Hill Rd (C826) intersection which was erected in 2009 by Dorset Council following representations from Peter Renshaw. Source: Peter Renshaw, December 2009.
	Fingerboard sign assembly facing Ferny Hill Rd (C826) traffic at the intersection with Golconda Rd (B81), erected in 2009 by Dorset Council following representations from Peter Renshaw. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2009.