{"id":102,"roadname":"Highway 1 Australia","body":"Highway 1 is Australia\u2019s greatest highway, following the coast for the most part along its circumferential route around the country. A spur in Tasmania also connects Hobart with Launceston, Devonport and Burnie. At a total length of approximately 14,500 kms (9,000 miles) it is one of the longest national highways in the world, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway (over 11,000 km\/6,800 miles) and the Trans-Canada Highway(8,030 km\/4,990 miles). When the National Route Numbering system was adopted in 1955, Highway 1 was the only truly national highway, although it was not necessarily the shortest distance between many town centres. Most of the other national routes are at some point a tributary of Highway 1. It could be argued that Highway 1 starts \/end its track in the historical Rocks precinct in the heart of Sydney, Australia\u2019s first city. Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge north, it becomes the Pacific Highway, going south via George St (Australia\u2019s first street) it becomes the Princes Highway.","published":"1","created_at":"2015-09-06 16:49:36","updated_at":"2015-09-06 16:49:36"}