Phillip Island Road is a tourist highway in Victoria, Australia and branches off the Bass Highway at the township of Anderson. Previously assigned State Route 186, it was later designated B420. It was named due to the Phillip Island Bridge which opened in San Remo on the 21 November 1969.[1]

Phillip Island Road

Phillip Island Road, Cowes
General information
TypeRoad
Length25 km (16 mi)
Route number(s) B420
Former
route number
State Route 186
Major junctions
West endThe Esplanade
Cowes, Victoria
 
  • Cowes–Rhyll Road
  • Ventnor Road
  • Back Beach Road
  • Old Phillip Island Road
East end Bass Highway
Anderson, Victoria
Location(s)
Major suburbsWimbledon Heights, Cape Woolamai, San Remo

Major intersections edit

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
The Esplanade – Cowes
Cowes – Rhyll Road (east) – Cowes, Rhyll
  Ventnor Road (C473 west) – Ventnor, Summerlands
  Back Beach Road (C478) – Summerlands
  Old Phillip Island Road (C439) – Wonthaggi via   Bass Highway (B460)
  Bass Highway (M420) – Melbourne

See also edit

  Australian Roads portal

References edit

  1. ^ "San Remo Bridge: The Gateway to Phillip Island". Phillip Island Tours. Retrieved 25 October 2020.