Bridgewater, Tasmania, is a suburb in
Tasmania's south-east. Located approximately
19 km from the Hobart CBD, it is part of the
northern suburbs area of Greater Hobart.
Bridgewater is situated on the eastern shore of
the Derwent River. Bridgewater is a suburb of
the local government area of the Municipality
of Brighton.
Bridgewater, which is now only 20 km from the
centre of Hobart, has become a commuter
suburb for the city. It wasn't always this way. In
the early nineteenth century it was a vital link
on the north-south route from Hobart to
Launceston with one of Tasmania's earliest
buildings and the remarkable achievement of
the causeway which helped to cross the
Derwent River.

Bridgewater lies on the northern bank of the
Derwent River.