Elephant Pass Road

Elephant Pass Road

Tasmania
General information
TypeRoad
Length17 km (11 mi)
Route number(s) A4 Elephant Pass Road St Marys - Chain of Lagoons
Former
route number		 A3 State Route 3 Tasman Highway
Location(s)
Major suburbsGray

Elephant Pass Road or better known as Elephant Pass is a 17 kilometre curvey road between St Marys to Chain of Lagoons, The road is similar to St Marys Pass but longer and narrower,[citation needed] and is popular with Motorists, and Targa racing.[citation needed]

The name for the Road comes from the shape of the Hills as Shaped as a Elephant lying down when viewed when Entering St Marys on the Esk Highway when leaving Fingal

Before 1991 the Tasman Highway went through Elephant Pass Road since there was no coastal route between Chain of Lagoons to Falmouth.[citation needed] When the bypass for St Marys was being built, Great care was taken during the construction to protect the Aboriginal middens. When driving on Elephant Pass Road, a view of the Ocean can be seen from a Curtain view. There has being multiple Tagra racing accidents on Elephant Pass Road as going off-road and other various Accidents.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Elephant Pass Road". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Link road finally a reality on coast". The Examiner. 3 December 1991.
  3. ↑ Bresnehan, James. "Engine failure puts overnight leader Nunn out of Targa". The Mercury. Retrieved 28 July 2026.