List of highways in Victoria

The highways in Victoria are the highest density in any state in Australia. Unlike Australia's other mainland states where vast areas are very sparsely inhabited "outback", population centres spread out over most of the state, with only the far north-west and the Victorian Alps lacking permanent settlement. Highways have therefore been built to service the population centres.

The Great Alpine Road passing through Everton, Victoria.
Princes Freeway at Lara

The highways generally radiate from Melbourne and other major cities and rural centres with secondary roads interconnecting the highways to each other.

Most routes have higher traffic than most other states. Highways such as Hume Highway, Western Highway, South Gippsland Highway and Princes Highway have some of the heaviest traffic in Australia.

Many of the highways are built to freeway standard ("M" freeways), while most others are generally sealed and of reasonable quality.

Numbering edit

 
Victorian cities, towns, settlements and road network.

Victorian highway naming is straightforward. Most are generally named after the geographical regions and features, cities, towns and settlements along the way. Some are even more straightforward e.g. Western and Northern highways which radiate westwards and northwards from Melbourne. Notable exceptions include some interstate highways and some metropolitan highways.

The numbering system is based on "ring and spoke" system. The 'ring' highways (highways that circle Victoria) numbers are given in the multiple of hundreds e.g. Henty Highway (200), Murray Valley Highway (400) and Great Alpine Road (500) make the outermost ring. Midland Highway (300) and Maroondah Highway (300) is the inner ring.

The spokes generally inherit their original National Route numbers. Otherwise, east-west aligned highways are given even numbers and north-south are given odd numbers. Highways and primary roads are given numbers in multiple of tens. Other roads are given numbers which indicate their general alignment.

Freeways edit

Route Marker Roads
   M1 Geelong Ring Road
Princes Freeway (west)
West Gate Freeway
CityLink (southern link)
Monash Freeway
Princes Freeway (east)
   M2 Tullamarine Freeway
CityLink (western link)
   M3 Eastern Freeway
Eastlink
Frankston Freeway
  M8 Western Freeway
  M11 Mornington Peninsula Freeway
  M31 Hume Freeway
  M39 Goulburn Valley Freeway
  M79 Calder Freeway
   M80 Western Ring Road
Metropolitan Ring Road
North East Link
  M420 South Gippsland Freeway

Primary highways edit

Route Marker Roads
  A1 Princes Highway
  A8 Western Highway
  A10 Princes Highway
  A20 Sturt Highway
  A39 Goulburn Valley Highway
  A79 Calder Highway
  A200 Henty Highway
  A300 Midland Highway
  A420 Bass Highway
  A440 South Gippsland Highway
 A780 Western Port Highway


Secondary highways edit

Route Marker Roads
  B12 Mallee Highway
  B23 Monaro Highway
  B75 Northern Highway
  B100 Great Ocean Road
Surf Coast Highway
  B110 Bellarine Highway
Nepean Highway
  B120 Hopkins Highway
  B140 Hamilton Highway
  B160 Glenelg Highway
  B180 Pyrenees Highway
  B200 Henty Highway
  B220 Sunraysia Highway
  B240 Wimmera Highway
  B260 Loddon Valley Highway
  B280 McIvor Highway
  B300 Goulburn Valley Highway
Maroondah Highway
Melba Highway
Midland Highway
  B320 Maroondah Highway
  B340 Goulburn Valley Highway
Maroondah Highway
  B360 Maroondah Highway
  B380 Warburton Highway
  B400 Murray Valley Highway
  B420 Phillip Island Road
  B460 Bass Highway
Strzelecki Highway
  B500 Great Alpine Road

Tertiary highways edit

Route Marker Roads
  C119 Skenes Creek Rd
  C141
  • Ballan–Daylesford Road
  • Geelong–Ballan Road
  C155 Colac–Lavers Hill Rd
  C157 Lighthouse Rd
  C159 Beech Forest–Lavers Hill Rd
  C162 Timboon–Port Campbell Rd
  C166 Princetown Rd
  C234 Borung Highway
  C239 Borung Highway
  C412 Burwood Highway
  C444 Wilsons Promontory Rd
  C482 Hyland Highway
  C524 Buckland Gap Rd
  C531 Kiewa Valley Highway
  C536 Tawonga Gap Rd
  C543 Omeo Highway
  C605 Swan Reach Rd
  C704 Bacchus Marsh Rd
  C754 Melton Highway
  C777

  C784

Moorooduc Highway

Urban highways edit

Route Marker Roads
  State Route 8 Western Highway
  State Route 9 Dandenong Valley Highway
  State Route 10 State (Lower Dandenong/Cheltenham) Highway
  State Route 15 Warrigal Highway
  State Route 21 Chandler Highway
  State Route 26 Burwood Highway
  State Route 27 Plenty Valley Highway
  State Route 28 Mountain Highway
  State Route 29 Hoddle Highway
  State Route 34 Maroondah Highway
  State Route 40 State (Bell/Springvale) Highway
  State Route 55 Hume Highway

In addition, several metropolitan roads have been given highway designation, mainly in Melbourne. For details see List of highways in Melbourne

See also edit