Midland Highway

TASTrunk roadAsphalt0.42 km2 lanes#108514296

7.3RQS

35°/kmCurviness

58.9 m/kmElevation change

1 / 6Risk factors

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Vehicle scores

7.3/10

SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, open mountain passes

7.0/10

MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical mountain roads

7.5/10

EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly routing

6.0/10

4WD4WDGravel tracks, off-road access, recovery risk ratings

7.3/10

VANCaravanSmooth sealed roads, gentle grades, no steep passes

How the score is built

Algorithm factors

SurfaceAsphalt

10.0

Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5. Dirt 2.

Curviness35°/km

6.2

A mix of straights and bends

Speed110 km/h

10.0

Sweet spot is 60–110 km/h. Below 40 is suburban crawl. Above 110 is freeway.

Road classTrunk road

3.0

Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.

TrafficTrunk road

3.0

Expect other vehicles at peak times

Elevation58.9 m/km

9.0

Sustained climbing and big descents

Road intel

Risk factors1 of 6

Tight curvature, speed-curve mismatch, steep grade, low-friction surface, low-standard road, or high-speed unsealed — each adds one factor.

Crash history

28 years of recorded crash data

Very low risk

Total crashes

Fatalities

Serious injuries

Source: State crash data linked to road geometry. Data covers 28 years of recorded incidents. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024.

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API reference

This data is available via the Contour API

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Segment ID: 108514296 · State: TAS · Sources: OpenStreetMap, TAC CrashStats, SILO, BOM, Global Wind Atlas, Copernicus

Councils & Government

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