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Bruny Island Main Road

TASPrimary road47.0 km177 segmentsB66
6.3Sports
47.0 kmTotal length
177Segments
133Recorded crashes
113Grey spot segments
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Bruny Island Main Road is a 47 km sealed primary route in Tasmania, Australia. It scores 7.0/10 for caravans with gently winding corners and excellent surface.

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Vehicle scores
6.3/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
6.5/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
6.7/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
6.1/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
7.0/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 177 segments
Excellent (8+)20%Good (6-8)39%Fair (4-6)41%

Sports score IQR: 5.2 - 7.7

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed75%Unsealed25%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
5.7
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
10.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classPrimary road
5.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
5.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
7.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 177 segments· 28 years of data
133
Total crashes
2
Fatalities
11
Serious injuries
113
Grey spots
Last 5 years
37
Crashes (5yr)
1
Fatalities (5yr)
TAS avg: 0.483 crashes/km/yrThis road: 0.301▼ Below average

Source: State crash data linked to road geometry. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit.

When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

0%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

8%

Based on 28 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
7.2/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure55%
Night driving risk51%
Wind exposure54%
Sun glare risk50%
Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments
Top 188 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#108522606Asphalt0.36 km8.98.88.9#108522564Asphalt0.31 km8.88.78.8#108522605Asphalt0.23 km8.88.78.8#108522614Asphalt0.27 km8.88.78.8#108502870Asphalt0.40 km8.88.78.8#108502871Asphalt0.39 km8.88.78.8#108522475Asphalt0.35 km8.88.78.8#108522607Asphalt0.30 km8.88.78.9#108522476Asphalt0.63 km8.78.58.7#108522524Asphalt0.18 km8.68.58.7#108502872Asphalt0.42 km8.58.48.6#108522611Asphalt0.22 km8.58.38.6#108522601Asphalt0.47 km8.58.38.5#108474628Asphalt0.36 km8.48.38.5#108413018Asphalt0.65 km8.48.38.3#108522483Asphalt0.48 km8.38.28.3#108474633Asphalt0.46 km8.38.28.4#108413019Asphalt0.39 km8.28.08.2#108522484Asphalt0.36 km8.17.97.9#108522583Asphalt0.32 km8.18.18.3#108522487Asphalt0.21 km8.17.97.9#108474634Asphalt0.17 km8.17.88.1#108522482Asphalt0.65 km8.07.87.8#108522485Asphalt0.46 km8.07.78.0#108474635Asphalt0.17 km8.07.78.0#108522530Asphalt0.39 km8.07.78.1#108522501Asphalt0.36 km7.97.77.7#108522477Asphalt0.15 km7.97.68.0#108474627Asphalt0.31 km7.87.58.0#108522570Asphalt0.38 km7.87.57.9#108474629Asphalt0.46 km7.87.57.8#108522500Asphalt0.37 km7.87.57.8#108522541Asphalt0.64 km7.87.58.0#108522480Asphalt0.40 km7.87.57.8#108522571Asphalt0.65 km7.77.57.8#108522544Asphalt0.26 km7.77.58.0#108522502Asphalt0.48 km7.77.47.6#108522506Asphalt0.32 km7.77.47.7#108522478Asphalt0.15 km7.77.47.9#108522481Asphalt0.36 km7.77.47.5#108522608Asphalt0.15 km7.77.47.9#108522493Asphalt0.39 km7.67.37.7#108522531Asphalt0.30 km7.67.37.8#108522479Asphalt0.29 km7.67.37.7#108522492Asphalt0.56 km7.67.37.5#108522517Asphalt0.22 km7.67.47.6#108522474Asphalt0.14 km7.57.37.8#108522529Asphalt0.37 km7.57.37.6#108413020Asphalt0.28 km7.57.27.6#108522516Asphalt0.45 km7.57.37.6#108522576Asphalt0.46 km7.57.27.6#108522495Asphalt0.37 km7.57.27.6#108522536Asphalt0.16 km7.57.27.8#108522525Asphalt0.13 km7.57.27.7#108522599Asphalt0.33 km7.57.27.7#108522505Asphalt0.65 km7.47.17.3#108522543Asphalt0.26 km7.47.17.7#108522491Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.3#108522603Asphalt0.11 km7.37.07.5#108522568Asphalt0.38 km7.37.07.5#108522604Asphalt0.12 km7.37.07.7#108522519Asphalt0.20 km7.37.17.4#108522600Asphalt0.06 km7.37.07.7#108522489Asphalt0.37 km7.37.07.2#108522565Asphalt0.51 km7.26.97.2#108522521Asphalt0.43 km7.27.07.5#108522579Asphalt0.26 km7.27.07.5#108522528Asphalt0.42 km7.16.87.3#108474631Asphalt0.54 km7.16.87.4#108522497Asphalt0.37 km7.16.87.3#108495236Asphalt0.11 km7.16.87.3#108522523Asphalt0.27 km7.16.87.2#108522522Asphalt0.14 km7.06.87.3#108522504Asphalt0.37 km7.06.77.2#108522509Asphalt0.20 km7.06.87.2#108522526Asphalt0.14 km7.06.77.3#108492594Asphalt0.15 km7.06.67.3#108522494Asphalt0.06 km6.96.67.2#108522490Asphalt0.15 km6.96.67.1#108522518Asphalt0.14 km6.96.77.1#108522540Asphalt0.04 km6.86.57.2#108522566Asphalt0.60 km6.86.56.8#108522538Asphalt0.29 km6.86.57.0#108492593Asphalt0.08 km6.86.57.1#108522496Asphalt0.24 km6.86.47.0#108522574Asphalt0.27 km6.76.47.0#108522503Asphalt0.38 km6.76.46.8#108474630Asphalt0.26 km6.76.46.8#108522609Asphalt0.05 km6.76.47.2#108522537Asphalt0.06 km6.76.37.1#108492591Asphalt0.03 km6.76.37.2#108522610Asphalt0.04 km6.76.37.1#108522513Asphalt0.33 km6.76.46.9#108492589Asphalt0.02 km6.66.37.2#108502873Asphalt0.08 km6.66.26.7#108522488Asphalt0.02 km6.66.27.0#108492592Asphalt0.17 km6.56.26.9#108522542Asphalt0.11 km6.56.16.5#108522499Asphalt0.61 km6.46.16.5#108522569Asphalt0.10 km6.46.06.3#108492590Asphalt0.08 km6.46.06.8#108495237Asphalt0.06 km6.46.06.8#108522597Asphalt0.16 km6.35.96.6#108474632Asphalt0.01 km6.35.96.3#108522572Asphalt0.18 km6.35.86.2#108522532Asphalt0.12 km6.35.96.6#108522587Asphalt0.08 km6.25.96.7#108522567Asphalt0.10 km6.25.86.2#108522527Asphalt0.07 km6.25.86.5#108522498Asphalt0.39 km6.25.86.3#108522573Asphalt0.49 km6.15.76.1#108522534Asphalt0.03 km6.15.76.6#108522533Asphalt0.08 km6.15.76.6#108495239Asphalt0.05 km6.15.76.7#108522588Asphalt0.30 km6.15.86.4#108495232Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.6#108522515Asphalt0.07 km6.15.86.4#108522510Asphalt0.05 km6.05.76.5#108495235Asphalt0.01 km6.05.66.5#108522612Asphalt0.02 km6.05.66.5#108522598Asphalt0.05 km6.05.66.0#108522514Asphalt0.03 km6.05.76.5#108522539Asphalt0.07 km6.05.56.2#108522486Asphalt0.06 km6.05.56.0#108522577Asphalt0.16 km5.95.66.1#108522580Asphalt0.13 km5.85.66.3#108522511Asphalt0.13 km5.85.46.2#108522512Asphalt0.14 km5.85.46.0#108522592Asphalt0.11 km5.75.56.1#108522595Asphalt0.15 km5.75.56.1#108522582Asphalt0.10 km5.75.46.1#108522575Asphalt0.19 km5.65.15.8#108495238Asphalt0.03 km5.45.05.6#108495233Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6#108522520Asphalt0.12 km5.44.95.6#108495234Asphalt0.02 km5.44.95.6#108522578Asphalt0.07 km5.44.95.6#108522613Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6#108474626Asphalt0.10 km5.35.05.8#108474625Asphalt0.12 km5.35.05.8#108522594Asphalt0.35 km5.35.05.6#108522581Asphalt0.12 km5.24.95.5#108522591Asphalt0.03 km5.24.95.7#108491356Asphalt0.05 km5.04.75.8#108491358Asphalt0.02 km5.04.75.7#108522590Asphalt0.09 km4.94.55.2#108522593Asphalt0.02 km4.84.55.0#108522589Asphalt0.16 km4.84.55.4#108502869Asphalt0.17 km4.84.45.1#108491355Asphalt0.09 km4.84.45.3#108491357Asphalt0.13 km4.64.25.0#108447922Unpaved0.22 km4.06.54.0#108447912Unpaved0.39 km4.06.54.0#108447910Unpaved0.21 km4.06.54.0#108412921Unpaved0.17 km4.06.54.0#108412920Unpaved0.65 km4.06.54.0#108447903Unpaved0.14 km4.06.54.0#108447907Unpaved0.65 km4.06.54.0#108447906Unpaved0.05 km4.06.04.0#108447926Unpaved0.22 km4.04.54.0#108447921Unpaved0.48 km4.06.54.0#108447908Unpaved0.08 km4.05.84.0#108447918Unpaved0.38 km4.06.54.0#108412925Unpaved0.27 km4.06.54.0#108535670Unpaved0.05 km4.05.94.0#108447925Unpaved0.22 km4.04.94.0#108412919Unpaved0.65 km4.06.54.0#108447905Unpaved0.30 km4.06.54.0#108412923Unpaved0.42 km4.06.54.0#108447923Unpaved0.39 km4.06.54.0#108447915Unpaved0.56 km4.06.54.0#108535668Unpaved0.01 km4.04.64.0#108412922Unpaved0.42 km4.06.54.0#108447917Unpaved0.17 km4.06.54.0#108447919Unpaved0.41 km4.06.54.0#108412924Unpaved0.43 km4.06.54.0#108412917Unpaved0.61 km4.06.54.0#108412916Unpaved0.36 km4.06.54.0#108447913Unpaved0.45 km4.06.54.0#108447911Unpaved0.03 km4.06.04.0#108447924Unpaved0.31 km4.06.54.0#108447920Unpaved0.42 km4.06.54.0#108447916Unpaved0.15 km4.06.54.0#108447914Unpaved0.18 km4.06.54.0#108447909Unpaved0.12 km4.05.84.0#108447904Unpaved0.61 km4.06.54.0#108412918Unpaved0.62 km4.06.54.0#108535669Unpaved0.15 km4.06.04.0
API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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Councils & Government

This road is part of TAS's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Bruny Island Main Road?+

Bruny Island Main Road is approximately 47 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Bruny Island Main Road sealed?+

Yes. Bruny Island Main Road is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Bruny Island Main Road good for motorcycles?+

It rates well. Bruny Island Main Road scores 6.5/10 for motorcycles, with enough character to be worth the trip for most riders.

Can I drive Bruny Island Main Road in a caravan?+

Yes. Bruny Island Main Road scores 7.0/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.

Is Bruny Island Main Road good for an EV?+

Yes. Bruny Island Main Road scores 6.7/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Are there any dangerous sections on Bruny Island Main Road?+

Contour has identified 113 grey spots on Bruny Island Main Road - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 16 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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