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List of road routes in Victoria (numeric)
Road routes in Victoria assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, as roads may change names several times between destinations, or have a second local name in addition to a primary name. Victoria currently uses two route numbering schemes: the older, numerical shield-based system (which this article focuses on); and a newer, alphanumeric system, slowly replacing the older system.
Victoria implemented the federally-issued National Routes system between 1954 and 1955, using white-and-black shields highlighting interstate links between major regional centres; some of these routes were later upgraded into National Highways using green-and-gold shields when the National Roads Act was passed in 1974.
The original route numbering scheme, now known as the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme, allocated blue-and-white shields across Melbourne as metropolitan routes, numbered to fit around existing National Routes;[1] this system received a major refurbishment in the late 1980s,[2] with the creation of Tourist Routes as a result. Freeway Routes were spun off from this system between 1970 and 1987, and it was extended into a system covering rural Victoria as the State Route Numbering Scheme in 1985.[3]
The Statewide Route Numbering Scheme, introduced in late 1996,[4] has effectively replaced the previous scheme across regional Victoria, and is progressively replacing routes across Melbourne. It consists of alphanumeric routes, a one-to-three digit number prefixed with a letter (M, A, B, or C) that denotes the grade and importance of the road,[5] and is now the state's default road route numbering system.
Some routes, in part or in their entirety, may have been made obsolete by the alphanumeric designation: these replacement routes are noted but not listed in full here. Some also may follow older alignments or routes later changed even after the new system was introduced, and are included here for the sake of completion. Roads are described in either a west–east or north–south alignment.
For a list of major highways and freeways in Melbourne, see List of highways in Melbourne and List of freeways in Victoria.
National Routes Edit
National Routes were the first type of route numbering to be attempted in Australia on a large scale, signed with a white shield and black writing (similar in shape to the shield that appears on the Australian coat of arms), with Victoria receiving routes in 1954. They highlighted the interstate links connecting major population, industrial and principal regions of Victoria to the rest of the Australia, in a way that was readily identifiable to interstate travellers. The system was prepared by COSRA (Conference of State Road Authorities), held between 1953 and 1954: once each state road authority agreed to the scheme, it was rolled out federally.
In 1954, the Hume Highway was trialled as National Route 31, chosen due to its prominence as a transport corridor connecting Australia's largest cities (Melbourne and Sydney). Soon after, other National Routes across the state were allocated. Selected routes were later upgraded into National Highways when the National Roads Act was passed in 1974.
Victoria's National Routes were eventually replaced with the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme, introduced in stages across the state beginning in late 1996: each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number, rendering the black-and-white shield redundant. Most National Routes in rural Victoria kept their number during the conversion; an exception was National Route 16, which became B400. Most routes were replaced in 1997 - unless otherwise stated in the table below - with the last of Victoria's routes, National Route 79, finally eliminated in 2013 (although a vestige of Alternative National Route 1 still exists through southeastern Melbourne).
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Route 1 | Princes Highway (west) | Vic/SA border | Vic/NSW border | 955 km (593 mi) | Replaced by / (later by between Waurn Ponds and Corio when Geelong Ring Road opened in 2009) | |
| - re-aligned through southeastern Melbourne from Kings Way, St Kilda Road, and Wellington Street to Queens Road/Queens Way when St Kilda Junction reconstruction was completed in 1969 - re-aligned through western Melbourne from Geelong and Ballarat Roads, Smithfield and Racecourse Roads, Flemington Road, Harker and Curzon Streets, King Street (replaced by ) to West Gate Freeway, Roger and Lorimer and Claredon Streets when the West Gate Bridge opened in 1978 - re-aligned through South Melbourne from Rogers and Lorimer and Claredon Streets, Market/York Streets to West Gate Freeway when its extension opened in 1988 - re-aligned through southeastern Melbourne from Kings Way, Queens Road/Queens Way, and Princes Highway (replaced by ) to Sturt/Power Streets, City Road, Alexandra Avenue, Swan Street, Batman Avenue, and South Eastern Arterial when the South Eastern Arterial link opened in 1988 - replaced by | |||||
| CityLink | - re-aligned through Southbank from Sturt/Power Streets, City Road, Alexandra Avenue, Swan Street and Batman Avenue to current alignment when CityLink tunnels opened in 1999 - replaced by | |||||
| South Eastern Freeway | Replaced by , renamed Monash Freeway in 1999 | |||||
| South Gippsland Freeway | Replaced by , later by when Hallam bypass opened in 2003 | |||||
| Princes Highway (I) | Replaced by , later by when Hallam bypass opened in 2003 | |||||
| Princes Freeway (east) (I) | Replaced by | |||||
| Princes Highway (II) | Replaced by , later by when Pakenham bypass opened in 2007 | |||||
| Princes Freeway (east) (II) | Replaced by | |||||
| Princes Highway (east) | Replaced by | |||||
| Alternate National Route 1 |
| Heywood | Homerton | Tyrendarra | 22 km (14 mi) | Portland bypass route, replaced by: from Heywood to Homerton; from Heywood to Tyrendarra |
| Brooklyn | Southbank | 17 km (11 mi) | - replaced when the West Gate Bridge opened in 1978 - replaced by along Geelong and Ballarat Roads, Smithfield and Racecourse Roads; along Flemington Road, Harker and Curzon and King Streets when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988 | ||
| Southbank | Berwick | 50 km (31 mi) | - replaced when South Eastern Arterial opened in 1988 along current alignment to Eumemmering - eastern end extended along Princes Highway from Eumemmering to Berwick (replacing ) when Hallam bypass opened in 2003 | ||
| National Route 8 |
| Vic/SA border | Parkville | 440 km (273 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Western Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by in 1974 | |
| National Route 12 | Mallee Highway | Vic/SA border | Vic/NSW border | 233 km (145 mi) | - eastern end of route extended from Ouyen to Piangil in 1990 - replaced by | |
| National Route 16 | Murray Valley Highway | Vic/NSW border | Vic/NSW border | 663 km (412 mi) | - western end of route re-aligned from Hattah-Robinvale Road terminating in Hattah, to current alignment in late 20th century - replaced by - was partly still mistakenly signed as on NSW side until 2013, and in Wodonga until about 2018 | |
| National Route 20 | Sturt Highway | Vic/SA border | Mildura | Vic/NSW border | 117 km (73 mi) | Replaced by in 1992 |
| National Route 23 | Cann Valley Highway | Cann River | Vic/NSW border | 48 km (30 mi) | Replaced by , renamed Monaro Highway in 1996 | |
| National Route 31 | Vic/NSW border | Parkville | 301 km (187 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Hume Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by in 1974 | ||
| National Route 39 | Goulburn Valley Highway | Seymour | Vic/NSW border | 165 km (103 mi) | Replaced by in 1992 | |
| Alternative National Route 39 |
| Kialla West | Shepparton | Congupna | 19 km (12 mi) | Shepparton bypass route, replaced by |
| National Route 75 | Northern Highway | Wallan | Vic/NSW border | 165 km (103 mi) | - southern end extended from Kilmore to Wallan (along former alignment) in 1976 when Kilmore bypass opened - replaced by | |
| National Route 79 | Calder Highway | Vic/NSW border | Southbank | 565 km (351 mi) | Replaced by | |
| Calder Freeway | Progressively reallocated along Calder Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by | |||||
| Tullamarine Freeway | - re-aligned between Niddrie and Flemington from Keilor and Mount Alexander roads (replaced by ) to current allocation when Tullamarine Freeway opened in 1970 - allocation removed in 2013, not replaced | |||||
| - southern end of route extended from Parkville through the city to Southbank (along former alignment) when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988 - replaced by in 2013 | |||||
| Alternate National Route 79 | Calder Alternative Highway | Marong | Lockwood | Ravenswood | 20 km (12 mi) | Bendigo bypass route, replaced by |
| Niddrie | Essendon | Flemington | 8 km (5 mi) | Replaced when Tullamarine Freeway opened in 1970, removed in 1989 | |
Decommissioned or unsigned route | ||||||
National Highways Edit
With the passing of the National Roads Act in 1974, selected National Routes were further upgraded to the status of a National Highway: interstate roads linking Australia's capital cities and major regional centres that received federal funding, and were of higher importance than other National Routes. These new routes were symbolised by green shields with gold writing, and the word "National" along the top of the shield. Victoria's first two National Highways, the Western and Hume Highways, were declared in 1974[6] and their shields converted in the following years; the Sturt and Goulburn Valley Highways were declared later in 1992.[7]
Like National Routes, Victoria's National Highways were also replaced with the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme, introduced across the state beginning in late 1996: each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number, all keeping their number during the conversion, but also initially keeping the National green-and-gold shield design; this was eventually eliminated in 2014. While most routes were replaced in 1997, the tail-ends of some routes terminating in suburban Melbourne were kept for some years afterwards, until bypassed or reallocated with the opening of a related road project: these are stated in the table below. The last of Victoria's National Highways, the tail-end of National Highway 8, was finally eliminated in 2009.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Highway 8 | Western Highway | Vic/SA border | Parkville | 440 km (273 mi) | Replaced by in 1997, progressively being replaced by from 2013 | |
| Western Freeway | Progressively reallocated along Western Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by in 1997, progressively being replaced by from 2013 | |||||
| Western Highway | Replaced by in 1997 between Ravenhall and Ardeer, later by when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009, renamed to Ballarat Road | |||||
| Ballarat Road | Replaced by when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009 | |||||
| Allocation removed when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009, not replaced | |||||
| National Highway 20 | Sturt Highway | Vic/SA border | Mildura | Vic/NSW border | 117 km (73 mi) | Replaced by in 1997, progressively being replaced by from 2013 |
| National Highway 31 | Hume Freeway | Vic/NSW border | South Melbourne | 305 km (190 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Hume Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by in 1997, progressively being replaced by from 2013 | |
| Hume Highway | Replaced by in 1997 between Craigieburn and Fawkner, later by when Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005, renamed Sydney Road | |||||
| - southern end extended from Parkville to South Melbourne along Peel and Dudley Streets, then along Footscray Road to Montague Street when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988 - re-aligned from Footscray Road to current alignment when Wurundjeri Way opened in 1999 - replaced by when Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005, Hume Highway renamed Sydney Road | |||||
| National Highway 39 | Goulburn Valley Freeway | Seymour | Vic/NSW border | 165 km (103 mi) | Progressively reallocated along Goulburn Valley Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by in 1997, later by in 2001, progressively being replaced by from 2013 | |
| Goulburn Valley Highway | Replaced by in 1997, progressively being replaced by from 2013 | |||||
Decommissioned or unsigned route | ||||||
Metropolitan and State Routes Edit
Melbourne Edit
Early in 1964, planning by the Traffic Commission (and consulting with 43 municipal councils and the Country Roads Board),[1] the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme - a new route numbering system for the Greater Melbourne area - was unveiled in 1965; Victoria was the first mainland state to adopt this system. The Metropolitan ("Metro") route numbering scheme was symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing: east–west routes were to be even-numbered, while north–south routes were to be odd-numbered; the numbers allotted to routes were to be complementary to the existing National Routes system;[1] a year later, most of the urban municipalities were either cooperating in the project or had agreed to do so, with 18 having completed or substantially completed the erection of route markers.[8] The scheme had a significant refurbishment during the late 1980s:[2] between 1987 and 1990, many existing routes through Melbourne were modified and new routes were introduced (noted in the table below) to cover new growth areas of Melbourne, involving consultation with over 54 metropolitan municipalities as well as road user groups. A total of 76,000 signs were installed at 1,060 intersections and other locations at a cost of $530,000, with the last signs installed in April 1990.[9]
The most recent change to the system was the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering System into regional Victoria, beginning in late 1996. While many routes on the outer urban fringes of Melbourne were incorporated into the new alphanumeric system (some only introduced less than 10 years earlier), the majority of the system across suburban Melbourne still survives to the current day. While some metropolitan routes are still being allocated (like in 2016), the expectation is their eventual replacement in the near-future by the new alphanumeric system, with a small number of routes currently undergoing conversion.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Route 2 |
| Docklands | Eaglemont | 32 km (20 mi) | - northern end extended along Montague Street and Footscray Road when Charles Grimes Bridge opened in 1978 - replaced by Yarra Scenic Drive in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 3 | Melbourne | Mornington | 51.8 km (32 mi) | - northern end along Swanston and Elizabeth streets terminating in Parkville truncated to current alignment in 1989 - concurrencies with: along Nepean Highway through Mentone; along Nepean Highway through Brighton East | ||
| Mornington | Point Nepean | 42.1 km (26 mi) | Replaced by from Mornington to Sorrento in 1998 | |||
| Removed from Sorrento to Point Nepean in 1998 | ||||||
| Metro Route 4 | Cranbourne-Frankston Road | Frankston | Cranbourne | 17 km (11 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - eastern end along Pattersons Road terminating in Clyde replaced by , renamed to Berwick-Cranbourne Road | |
| Metro Route 5 |
| Croydon | Lysterfield | 19 km (12 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - concurrency with along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully | |
| Metro Route 6 | Carrum | Clyde North | 19 km (12 mi) | Allocated in 1989 | ||
| Metro Route 7 |
| Warrandyte South | Knoxfield | 18 km (11 mi) | Allocated in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 8 | Ballarat Road | Caroline Springs | Footscray | 21 km (13 mi) | Allocated when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009, replacing (from Ravenhall to Ardeer) and (from Ardeer to Footscray) | |
| Metro Route 9 |
| Wattle Glen | Frankston | 63 km (39 mi) | - southern end re-aligned through Frankston from Dandenong Road East and Beach Street to current alignment in 1991 when Beach Street rail crossing closed - concurrencies with: along Lonsdale Street through Dandenong; along Boronia Road through Wantirna; along Ringwood-Warrandyte Road through Warrandyte | |
| Metro Route 10 |
| Black Rock | Dandenong | 18 km (11 mi) | Concurrency with along Nepean Highway through Mentone | |
| Metro Route 11 | Mornington Peninsula Freeway (I) | Chelsea Heights | Rosebud | 51 km (32 mi) | - northern end via Springvale Road terminating in Donvale truncated to current alignment (replaced by ) in 1989 - progressively re-aligned from Wells Road as sections of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway opened through the late 1970s - replaced by when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 | |
| Frankston Freeway | - progressively re-aligned from Wells Road as sections of the Frankston Freeway (initially called Wells Road By-pass) opened through the early 1970s - replaced by when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 | |||||
| Moorooduc Highway | - southern end extended along Moorooduc Highway and Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Frankston South to Rosebud (replacing ) in 1989 - replaced by: from Frankston to Frankston South; from Frankston South to Tuerong when Peninsula Link opened in 2013; unallocated from Tuerong to Mount Martha, renamed Old Moorooduc Road | |||||
| Mornington Peninsula Freeway (II) | - re-aligned from (Old) Moorooduc Road to Mornington Peninsula Freeway when eastern extension opened (from Mount Martha to Moorooduc) in 1994 - replaced by when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 | |||||
| Metro Route 12 |
| Mordialloc | Narre Warren | 19 km (12 mi) | Allocated in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 13 |
| Doncaster East | Clayton | 20 km (12 mi) | Northern end re-aligned through Doncaster East from Blackburn Road to current alignment in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 14 |
| Brighton | Narre Warren North | 34 km (21 mi) | - eastern end extended along Kingston and Heatherton Roads from Heatherton to Harkaway in 1989 - re-aligned through Heatherton from Warrigal and Heatherton Roads when Dingley Bypass opened in 2016 - concurrency with along Dingley Bypass through Clarinda | |
| Metro Route 15 | Warrigal Road | Surrey Hills | Parkdale | 19 km (12 mi) | ||
| Metro Route 16 |
| Brighton East | Mulgrave | 17 km (11 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - eastern end extended along Police Road through Mulgrave when EastLink opened in 2008 | |
| Metro Route 17 |
| Eaglemont | Moorabbin | 18 km (11 mi) | Concurrencies with: along Princes Highway through Caulfield; along Burke Road through Hawthorn East | |
| Metro Route 18 |
| Brighton | Rowville | 21 km (13 mi) | - eastern end extended along Wellington Road from Lysterfield to Clematis in 1989 - replaced along Wellington Road from Rowville to Clematis by | |
| Metro Route 19 |
| Kew | Black Rock | 19 km (12 mi) | Concurrency with along Nepean Highway through Brighton East | |
| Metro Route 20 |
| South Melbourne | Box Hill South | 16 km (10 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - western end along Montague Street and Footscray Road terminating in Docklands truncated to current alignment when Wurundjeri Way opened in 1999 - concurrency with along Swan Street and Wallen Road through Burnley | |
| Metro Route 21 |
| Reservoir | Toorak | 17 km (11 mi) | - northern end extended from Alphington to Reservoir in 1989 - concurrency with along Wallen Road and Swan Street through Burnley | |
| Metro Route 22 |
| Balaclava | Upper Ferntree Gully | 31 km (19 mi) | - western end extended along Neerim and Glen Eria Roads in 1989 - replaced along Mount Dandenong Tourist Road from Upper Ferntree Gully to Montrose by ; along Mount Dandenong Road from Montrose to Ringwood by - concurrencies with: along Princes Highway through Oakleigh; along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully | |
| Metro Route 23 | Doncaster East | Aspendale Gardens | 26 km (16 mi) | Allocated in 1989 | ||
| Metro Route 24 |
| Windsor | Knoxfield | 24 km (15 mi) | Western end extended along Lorne Street in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 25 |
| Burnley | Hampton | 12 km (7 mi) | ||
| Metro Route 26 |
| Albert Park | Upper Ferntree Gully | 34 km (21 mi) | - western end along Howe Parade, Beach Street and Beaconsfield Parade truncated to current alignment in 1989 - eastern end extended from Belgrave to Emerald along Belgrave-Gembrook Road in 1989 - replaced along Burwood Highway and Belgrave-Gembrook Road from Upper Ferntree Gully to Emerald by - concurrency with along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully | |
| Metro Route 27 | Plenty Road | Bundoora | Kingsbury | Preston | 9.7 km (6 mi) | - northern end extended along Plenty Road from South Morang to Whittlesea in 1989 - northern end truncated back to South Morang, replaced by along Plenty Road from South Morang to Whittlesea in 1998 - northern end truncated further to Bundoora, replaced by along Plenty Road from Bundoora to Mernda in 2021 |
| Metro Route 28 | Mountain Highway | Vermont South | Sassafras | 18 km (11 mi) | ||
| Metro Route 29 |
| Epping | Elwood | 28 km (17 mi) | Concurrency with along High Street through Epping | |
| Metro Route 30 |
| Port Melbourne | Camberwell | 16 km (10 mi) | - re-aligned through central Melbourne from Flinders and Spencer Streets and Normanby Road to Flinders Street (extension), North Wharf Road, Johnson and Montague Streets and Normanby Road when Charles Grimes Bridge opened in 1978 - western end re-aligned from Johnson and Montague Streets, Normanby and Williamstown Roads, Yarra River crossing, Douglas Parade and Kororoit Creek Road terminating in Laverton North (replaced by ) to Johnson Street, Lorimer and Rogers Street (to meet the then-terminus of West Gate Freeway) in 1981 due to the closure of the Yarra River punt service in 1979 - western end truncated to terminate at North Wharf Road when West Gate Freeway extension to Montague Street opened in 1985 - western end extended to Port Melbourne in 1989 - re-aligned through central Melbourne along Wurundjeri Way when it opened in 1999 - concurrency with along Bay Street through Port Melbourne | |
| Metro Route 32 |
| Derrimut | Montrose | 53 km (33 mi) | - western end re-aligned from Somerville Road and Whitehall Street terminating in Yarraville (replaced by ) to current alignment in 1989 - re-aligned through central Melbourne previously along Adderley and LaTrobe Streets to current alignment in 1989 - replaced along Swansea Road and Anderson Street from Montrose to Lilydale by - concurrencies with: along Burke Road through Hawthorn East; along Dudley Street through central Melbourne | |
| Metro Route 33 |
| Port Melbourne | Mordialloc | 29 km (18 mi) | - northern end re-aligned from Spencer and Claredon Streets, City Road, Crockford and Bay Streets terminating in West Melbourne to current alignment in 1989 - concurrency with along Bay Street through Port Melbourne | |
| Metro Route 34 |
| Carlton | Lilydale | 38.1 km (24 mi) | - eastern end extended along Maroondah Highway from Lilydale to Alexandra in 1986 - western end along Gatehouse Street and College Crescent truncated to current alignment in 1989 - eastern end truncated back to Lilydale, replaced by along Maroondah Highway from Lilydale to Alexandra in 1998 | |
| Metro Route 35 |
| Somerton | Laverton North | 40 km (25 mi) | - southern end extended along Douglas Parade and Kororoit Creek Road from Spotswood to Laverton North (replacing ) in 1981 due to the closure of the Yarra River punt service in 1979 - northern end re-aligned from Barry Road terminating in Campbellfield to current alignment in 1989 - re-aligned through Footscray from Cowper and Bunbury and Hyde Streets to current alignment in 1989 - concurrencies with: along Kororoit Creek Road through Altona; along Whitehall Street through Footscray; along Somerton Road through Roxburgh Park; along Smithfield Road from Flemington to Footscray | |
| Metro Route 36 |
| Hawthorn | The Basin | 33 km (21 mi) | Concurrencies with: along Boronia Road through Wantirna; along Doncaster Road from Doncaster to Donvale | |
| Metro Route 37 |
| Essendon North | Williamstown | 16 km (10 mi) | - northern end extended from Essendon to Essendon North along Bulla Road (replacing ) when Tullamarine Freeway extension opened in 1970 - concurrency with along Raleigh Road through Maribyrnong | |
| Metro Route 38 |
| Sunshine | Fairfield | 19 km (12 mi) | - western end extended from Sunshine to Maidstone in 1989 - concurrencies with: along Raleigh Road through Maribyrnong; along Churchill Avenue and Hampstead Road through Maidstone; along St Georges Road through Fitzroy North | |
| Metro Route 39 |
| Greenvale | Altona | 37 km (23 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - replaced along Mickleham Road from Yuroke to Greenvale by - concurrencies with: along Kororoit Creek Road through Altona; along Churchill Avenue and Hampstead Road through Maidstone; along Geelong Road through Brooklyn; along Grieve Parade through Altona North | |
| Metro Route 40 |
| Laverton North | Keilor | 20 km (12 mi) | - western end re-aligned from Lancefield and Bulla Roads, Woodland Street, Reynolds Parade to Bell Street terminating in Bulla to Tullamarine Bypass Road when it opened in 1968 - re-aligned through Pascoe Vale South from Lancefield and Bulla Roads, Woodland Street and Reynolds Parade to Tullamarine Freeway when it opened in 1970 - re-aligned through Airport West from Lancefield Road to Tullamarine Freeway when last stage converted in 1979 - western end re-aligned from Sunbury Road and Tullamarine Freeway terminating in Bulla (replaced by ) to current alignment in 1989 | |
| Keilor | Airport West | Strathmore | 9.8 km (6 mi) | Removed in 2020, route split into two sections | ||
| Pascoe Vale South | Edithvale | 52 km (32 mi) | - eastern end re-aligned from Station Street and Huntingdale Road (replaced by ) to current alignment in 1989 - southern end extended from Doncaster to Edithvale (replacing from Donvale to Chelsea Heights) in 1989 - concurrencies with: along Doncaster Road from Doncaster to Donvale; along Williamsons Road through Doncaster | |||
| Metro Route 41 |
| Keilor North | Altona Meadows | 30 km (19 mi) | Northern end re-aligned from Green Gully Road, Arthur Street and St Albans Road terminating in Keilor to current alignment in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 42 |
| Balwyn North | Wonga Park | 27 km (17 mi) | - re-aligned through Templestowe from Parker and Anderson Streets (replaced by ) to current alignment in 1989 - eastern end extended to Wonga Park via Jumping Creek Road in 1989 - concurrencies with: along Ringwood-Warrandyte Road through Warrandyte; along Williamsons Road through Templestowe; along Foote Street through Templestowe | |
| Metro Route 43 |
| Sunbury | Port Melbourne | 44 km (27 mi) | - allocated from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport (replacing from Bulla to Melbourne Airport) in 1989 - replaced by: along Gap Road through Sunbury; along Horne Street through Sunbury; from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport | |
| Tullamarine Freeway | - allocated from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport (replacing ) in 1989 - southern end extended to Port Melbourne when CityLink (Western link) opened in 1999 - replaced by in 2018 | |||||
| CityLink (Western link) | Allocated in 1999 when CityLink (Western link) opened, toll road, replaced by in 2018 | |||||
| Metro Route 44 |
| Ivanhoe | Kangaroo Ground | 22 km (14 mi) | Concurrency with along Lower Plenty Road through Rosanna | |
| Metro Route 45 |
| Reservoir | Collingwood | 11 km (7 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - concurrency with along St Georges Road through Fitzroy North | |
| Metro Route 46 |
| Hurstbridge | East Melbourne | 28 km (17 mi) | - southern end along Exhibition Street to central Melbourne truncated to current alignment in 1989 - re-aligned through Greensborough from Grimshaw Street and Diamond Creek Road to current alignment in 1989 - concurrencies with: along Lower Plenty Road through Rosanna; along Diamond Creek Road through Diamond Creek; along Princes Street and Alexandra Parade through Fitzroy North | |
| Metro Route 47 |
| Templestowe | Huntingdale | 18 km (11 mi) | - allocated in 1989, replaced: from Doncaster to Huntingdale; from Eltham to Doncaster - replaced along Fitzsimons Lane and Williamsons Road from Templestowe to Eltham by in 2022 - concurrencies with: along Williamsons Road through Doncaster; along Williamsons Road through Templestowe | |
| Metro Route 48 |
| Gladstone Park | Eltham | 29 km (18 mi) | - eastern end along Main Road, Fitzsimons Lane and Williamsons Road terminating in Doncaster truncated to current alignment (replaced by ) in 1989 - re-aligned through Thomastown from High Street and Settlement Road to current alignment in 1989 | |
| Metro Route 49 | Clayton | Keysborough | Dandenong South | 15 km (9 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - extended south to Keysborough when extension opened in 1995, extended north to Clayton when extension opened in 2001 - eastern end extended along Dandenong Bypass when its second stage opened in 2012 | |
| Metro Route 50 |
| Yarraville | Southbank | 10 km (6 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - concurrency with along Whitehall Street through Footscray | |
| Metro Route 52 |
| Bulleen | Templestowe | Donvale | 15 km (9 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - concurrency with along Foote Street through Templestowe |
| Metro Route 54 | Keilor-Melton Road | Melton | Sydenham | Keilor | 18 km (11 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by , renamed Melton Highway |
| Metro Route 55 |
| Craigieburn | South Melbourne | 34 km (21 mi) | - allocated when the Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005, replacing (from Craigieburn to Fawkner) and (from Fawkner to South Melbourne) - concurrency with along Dudley Street through central Melbourne | |
| Metro Route 56 | Blackshaws Road | Altona North | Newport | 5.0 km (3 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - replaced along Dohertys Road from Laverton North to Altona North by in 2020 | |
| Metro Route 57 |
| Mernda | Diamond Creek | Eltham | 19 km (12 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - concurrency with along Diamond Creek Road through Diamond Creek |
| Metro Route 58 |
| Bulla | Yarrambat | 28 km (17 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - concurrency with: along High Street through Epping; along Somerton Road through Roxburgh Park | |
| Metro Route 60 |
| Frankston South | Devon Meadows | 19 km (12 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by | |
| Parkville | West Melbourne | Southbank | 6 km (4 mi) | Reallocated in 2013, replaced southern end of through central Melbourne | |
| Metro Route 61 |
| Narre Warren East | Harkaway | Berwick | 10.6 km (7 mi) | - allocated in 1989 - southern end along Clyde and Berwick-Cranbourne and Clyde-Fiveways Road terminating in Five Ways truncated to current alignment in 1998 - replaced by: from Berwick to Clyde North; from Clyde North to Clyde; from Clyde to Five Ways |
| Metro Route 62 |
| Mornington | Moorooduc | Tyabb | 13 km (8 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by |
| Ringwood | Croydon | Montrose | 12 km (7 mi) | Reallocated in 2008, replaces eastern end of | |
| Metro Route 63 |
| Lilydale | Cranbourne | 52 km (32 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by | |
| Metro Route 64 | Bittern-Dromana Road | Dromana | Merricks North | Bittern | 15 km (9 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by |
| Metro Route 65 | South Gippsland Freeway | Doveton | Hastings | 31 km (19 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by | |
| Dandenong-Hastings Road | Allocated in 1989, replaced by: from Hampton Park to Cranbourne South; from Cranbourne South to Hastings; renamed Westernport Highway | |||||
| Metro Route 67 |
| Frankston | Rosebud | 70 km (43 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by: from Frankston to Frankston South; from Frankston to Rosebud; some shields still seen at Frankston end | |
| Metro Route 69 | Balnarring Road | Tuerong | Merricks North | Balnarring | 11 km (7 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by |
| Metro Route 71 | Mornington-Flinders Road | Dromana | Main Ridge | Flinders | 20 km (12 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by |
| Cook Street | Allocated in 1989, replaced by | |||||
| Metro Route 73 | Coolart Road | Baxter | Bittern | Balnarring | 18 km (11 mi) | Allocated in 1989, replaced by |
| Metro Route 77 | Kings Road | Keilor North | Taylors Lakes | Delahey | 5 km (3 mi) | Allocated in 2015 |
| Metro Route 80 | South Eastern Freeway | Richmond | Burnley | 2.9 km (2 mi) | Replaced by when extension from Burnley to Kooyong opened in 1970, later by in 1988, eventually by and rebuilt as CityLink (Southern link) in 1999 | |
| Altona North | Greensborough | 38 km (24 mi) | - allocated when first section opened in 1992; some shields quickly replaced by shields - replaced by when final section completed in 1997, progressively being replaced by from 2013 | |||
| Metro Route 83 |
| Altona North | Clifton Hill | 18 km (11 mi) | - allocated in 1989, replacing along Eastern Freeway to Balwyn North - eastern end extended from Balwyn North to Donvale when Eastern Freeway extension opened in 1997 - eastern end along Eastern Freeway terminating in Donvale truncated to current alignment, replaced by when Eastlink opened in 2008 - concurrencies with: along Smithfield Road from Flemington to Footscray; along Geelong Road through Brooklyn; along Princes Street and Alexandra Parade through Fitzroy North | |
| Metro Route 87 | Dingley Bypass | Oakleigh South | Springvale South | 6 km (4 mi) | - allocated when Dingley Bypass opened in 2016 - concurrency with along Dingley Bypass through Clarinda | |
Decommissioned or unsigned route | ||||||
Rural Victoria Edit
After the success of the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme across the Greater Melbourne area, an extension of the system was rolled out across regional Victoria from late 1985 as the State Route Numbering System; the South Gippsland Highway was the first road in Victoria signed with a State Route,[3] with others following through 1986[3] and 1987,[2] at an estimated cost of $400,000.[10] The designated routes were considered major significant intra-state and regional links that weren't already National Routes. The allocation of State Routes occurred with lower numbers in western Victoria gradually increasing in a clockwise direction to eastern Victoria. Like their suburban Melbourne counterparts, east–west routes were to be even-numbered, while north–south routes were to be odd-numbered, with reservations between 91-99 for the Greater Geelong area, and 100-199 for all of rural Victoria.[10]
The system lasted just over a decade, before the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme was first introduced in north–eastern Victoria in late 1996. Most State Routes were converted into the alphanumeric system by 1998, with the rest completed by 2000; none now exist.
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Route 91 | Ryrie Street | Geelong | Queenscliff | 31 km (19 mi) | Replaced by | |
| Sydney Parade | Unallocated, not replaced | |||||
| Replaced by | |||||
| State Route 100 | Belmont | Allansford | 255 km (158 mi) | Replaced by | ||
| State Route 104 | Hopkins Highway | Warrnambool | Ellerslie | Mortlake | 50 km (31 mi) | - allocated when highway declared in 1990 - replaced by |
| State Route 106 | Hamilton Highway | Hamilton | Geelong | 231 km (144 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 107 | Henty Highway | Lascelles | Portland | 231 km (144 mi) | Replaced by: from Horsham to Portland; from Lascelles to Horsham | |
| State Route 111 | Grampians Road | Stawell | Halls Gap | Dunkeld | 90 km (56 mi) | Replaced by |
| State Route 112 | Glenelg Highway | Vic/SA border | Ballarat | 289 km (180 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 121 | Sunraysia Highway | Ouyen | Ballarat | 344 km (214 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 122 | Pyrenees Highway | Ararat | Elphinstone | 149 km (93 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 124 |
| Bungalally | Ararat | 94 km (58 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 130 | Wimmera Highway | Vic/SA border | St Arnaud | 238 km (148 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 138 | Borung Highway | Dimboola | Charlton | 133 km (83 mi) | Replaced by: from Dimboola to Litchfield; Donald to Gil Gil; Gil Gil to Charlton | |
| State Route 141 | Loddon Valley Highway | Kerang | Heathcote | 176 km (109 mi) | Replaced by | |
| McIvor Highway | Replaced by | |||||
| State Route 148 | Hattah-Robinvale Road | Hattah | Wemen | Lake Powell | 62 km (39 mi) | - allocated when road declared in 1990 - replaced by |
| State Route 149 | Midland Highway | Geelong | Benalla | 400 km (249 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 153 | Benalla |
| Coldstream | 181 km (112 mi) | Replaced by | |
| Alternative State Route 153 | Midland Highway | Barjang | Mansfield | Maindample | 26.7 km (17 mi) | Replaced by from Barjang to Mansfield |
| Maroondah Highway | Replaced by from Mansfield to Maindample | |||||
| State Route 154 |
| Tarrawingee | Beechworth | Wodonga | 61 km (38 mi) | Replaced by |
| State Route 156 |
| Wangaratta | Omeo | 185 km (115 mi) | Replaced by , renamed Great Alpine Road | |
| State Route 160 | Glenrowan-Myrtleford Road | Glenrowan | Myrtleford | Running Creek | 88 km (55 mi) | Replaced by |
| Replaced by | |||||
| State Route 164 | Mount Buller Road | Mansfield | Merrijig | Mount Buller | 58 km (36 mi) | Replaced by |
| State Route 168 | Goulburn Valley Highway | Seymour | Eildon | 106 km (66 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 172 |
| Narbethong | Marysville | Lake Mountain | 30 km (19 mi) | Replaced by |
| State Route 173 | Taggerty-Thornton Road | Taggerty | Thornton | 12 km (7 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 174 | Warburton Highway | Lilydale | Warburton | 75 km (47 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 175 | Healesville-Kinglake Road | Castella | Korumburra | 169 km (105 mi) | Replaced by | |
| Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road | Replaced by | |||||
| Dalry Road | Unallocated, not replaced | |||||
| Don Road | Replaced by | |||||
| Yarra Junction-Noojee Road | Replaced by | |||||
| Main Neerim Road | Replaced by: from Rokeby to Drouin West; from Drouin West to Drouin | |||||
| Drouin-Warragul Road | Replaced by | |||||
| Drouin-Korumburra Road | Replaced by: from Drouin to Drouin South; from Douin South to Ranceby | |||||
| Warragul-Korumburra Road | Replaced by | |||||
| State Route 176 | Donna Buang Summit Road | Mount Donna Buang | Warburton | 18 km (11 mi) | Unallocated, not replaced | |
| Donna Buang Road | Replaced by | |||||
| Acheron Way | Replaced by | |||||
| State Route 180 | South Gippsland Highway | Dandenong | Sale | 258 km (160 mi) | - allocated December 1985, the first road in Victoria to be signed with a State Route[3] - replaced by: through Dandenong South; from Lynbrook to Lang Lang; from Lang Lang to Sale | |
| State Route 181 | Bass Highway | Lang Lang | Leongatha | 87 km (54 mi) | - extended from Inverloch to Leongatha in 1990 - replaced by: from Lang Lang to Anderson; from Anderson to Leongatha - a faded shield is still visible at the McKenzie Street and White Road intersection in Wonthaggi | |
| State Route 182 | Strzelecki Highway | Leongatha | Mirboo North | Morwell | 56 km (35 mi) | - allocated when highway declared in 1990 - replaced by |
| State Route 186 | Phillip Island Road | Anderson | Newhaven | Cowes | 23 km (14 mi) | Replaced by |
| State Route 188 | Hyland Highway | Traralgon | Gormandale | Yarram | 56 km (35 mi) | - allocated when highway declared in 1990 - replaced by |
| State Route 189 |
| Meeniyan | Fish Creek | Wilsons Promontory | 72 km (45 mi) | Replaced by |
| State Route 190 | Monash Way | Morwell | Port Welshpool | 88 km (55 mi) | Replaced by | |
| Unallocated, not replaced | |||||
| Welshpool Road | Replaced by | |||||
| State Route 191 |
| Bandiana | Glen Valley | 151 km (94 mi) | Replaced by | |
| State Route 195 | Omeo Highway | Tallangatta | Bairnsdale | 285 km (177 mi) | Replaced by: from Tallangatta to Omeo; from Omeo to Bairnsdale, renamed Great Alpine Road | |
| State Route 199 | Bonang Road | Vic/NSW border | Goongerah | Orbost | 114 km (71 mi) | Replaced by |
Decommissioned or unsigned route | ||||||
Freeway Routes Edit
After the success of the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme across the Greater Melbourne area, a new route number system specifically for suburban freeways was rolled out in 1970, following the opening of the first section of the Tullamarine Freeway. Freeway Routes were symbolised by green rounded shields with white writing, with route numbers prefixed by the letter F. They were the first type of route numbering in Victoria based solely on road classification alone, providing a clear separation to other route numbering systems across Melbourne. Route numbers were adapted from the Metropolitan Route Numbering System, with numbers 80 to 90 exclusively reserved for Freeway Routes.
The system was decommissioned between 1987 and 1990: routes were either replaced by a metropolitan route or a National Route number, or simply removed if allocations already existed concurrent to the Freeway Route. Some of these route numbers have been subsequently reallocated as metropolitan routes across Melbourne (like and ).
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeway Route 80 | South Eastern Freeway | Richmond | Burnley | Kooyong | 9 km (6 mi) | Replaced when extension from Burnley to Kooyong opened in 1970; replaced by in 1988 (later by as part of CityLink (southern link) in 1999) |
| Freeway Route 81 | Tullamarine Freeway | Melbourne Airport | Flemington | 18 km (11 mi) | Replaced by: - from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport in 1989 (later by in 2018) - removed from Essendon Airport to Flemington in 1989 (later replaced by as part of CityLink (western link) in 1999, then in 2018) | |
| Chadstone | Lyndhurst | 25 km (16 mi) | - western end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to Chadstone in 1981 - replaced by: from Chadstone to Eumemmering in 1988 (later by in 1997, then from Doveton to Eumemmering when Hallam bypass opened in 2003); from Eumemmering to Lyndhurst in 1988 (later by in 1997) | |||
| Freeway Route 82 | West Gate Freeway | Brooklyn | Spotswood | South Melbourne | 12 km (7 mi) | - eastern end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to South Melbourne in 1986 - removed in 1987 |
| Freeway Route 83 | Eastern Freeway | Clifton Hill | Bulleen | Balwyn North | 11 km (7 mi) | - eastern end extended when section opened to Balwyn North in 1982 - replaced by in 1989 (later by in 2008) |
| Freeway Route 87 | Mornington Peninsula Freeway | Safety Beach | Dromana | Rosebud | 9 km (6 mi) | - southern end extended when section opened to Rosebud in 1975 - replaced by in 1989 (later by in 2013) |
| Freeway Route 90 | Calder Freeway | Taylors Lakes | Keilor | Niddrie | 9 km (6 mi) | - western end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to Taylors Lakes in 1984 - removed in 1987 |
Decommissioned or unsigned route | ||||||
Ring Road Routes Edit
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Road 80 | Western Ring Road | Tullamarine | Gladstone Park | Jacana | 2.8 km (2 mi) | Allocated when first section opened; quickly replaced by in 1992 |
Decommissioned or unsigned route | ||||||
Tourist Routes Edit
As part of the major refurbishment of the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme in the late 1980s, one of Melbourne's more-scenic metropolitan routes was converted into the state's first Tourist Route in 1989,[11] a route specifically marked as being suited for visiting tourists or linking to particular tourist attractions. Tourist Routes are symbolised by a five-sided shield and coloured brown to stand out from existing routes, and were untouched by the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering System in late 1996.
This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
| Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist Drive 2 Yarra Scenic Drive |
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This article is about numeric road routes in Victoria For alphanumeric road routes see List of road routes in Victoria This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of road routes in Victoria numeric news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Main article Road transport in Victoria Road routes in Victoria assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state as roads may change names several times between destinations or have a second local name in addition to a primary name Victoria currently uses two route numbering schemes the older numerical shield based system which this article focuses on and a newer alphanumeric system slowly replacing the older system Victoria implemented the federally issued National Routes system between 1954 and 1955 using white and black shields highlighting interstate links between major regional centres some of these routes were later upgraded into National Highways using green and gold shields when the National Roads Act was passed in 1974 The original route numbering scheme now known as the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme allocated blue and white shields across Melbourne as metropolitan routes numbered to fit around existing National Routes 1 this system received a major refurbishment in the late 1980s 2 with the creation of Tourist Routes as a result Freeway Routes were spun off from this system between 1970 and 1987 and it was extended into a system covering rural Victoria as the State Route Numbering Scheme in 1985 3 The Statewide Route Numbering Scheme introduced in late 1996 4 has effectively replaced the previous scheme across regional Victoria and is progressively replacing routes across Melbourne It consists of alphanumeric routes a one to three digit number prefixed with a letter M A B or C that denotes the grade and importance of the road 5 and is now the state s default road route numbering system Some routes in part or in their entirety may have been made obsolete by the alphanumeric designation these replacement routes are noted but not listed in full here Some also may follow older alignments or routes later changed even after the new system was introduced and are included here for the sake of completion Roads are described in either a west east or north south alignment For a list of major highways and freeways in Melbourne see List of highways in Melbourne and List of freeways in Victoria Contents 1 National Routes 2 National Highways 3 Metropolitan and State Routes 3 1 Melbourne 3 2 Rural Victoria 4 Freeway Routes 5 Ring Road Routes 6 Tourist Routes 7 See also 8 ReferencesNational Routes EditNational Routes were the first type of route numbering to be attempted in Australia on a large scale signed with a white shield and black writing similar in shape to the shield that appears on the Australian coat of arms with Victoria receiving routes in 1954 They highlighted the interstate links connecting major population industrial and principal regions of Victoria to the rest of the Australia in a way that was readily identifiable to interstate travellers The system was prepared by COSRA Conference of State Road Authorities held between 1953 and 1954 once each state road authority agreed to the scheme it was rolled out federally In 1954 the Hume Highway was trialled as National Route 31 chosen due to its prominence as a transport corridor connecting Australia s largest cities Melbourne and Sydney Soon after other National Routes across the state were allocated Selected routes were later upgraded into National Highways when the National Roads Act was passed in 1974 Victoria s National Routes were eventually replaced with the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme introduced in stages across the state beginning in late 1996 each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number rendering the black and white shield redundant Most National Routes in rural Victoria kept their number during the conversion an exception was National Route 16 which became B400 Most routes were replaced in 1997 unless otherwise stated in the table below with the last of Victoria s routes National Route 79 finally eliminated in 2013 although a vestige of Alternative National Route 1 still exists through southeastern Melbourne Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes National Route 1 Princes Highway west Vic SA border Portland Warrnambool Colac Geelong Werribee Laverton South Melbourne Chadstone Dandenong Pakenham Warragul Morwell Sale Bairnsdale Vic NSW border 955 km 593 mi Replaced by later by between Waurn Ponds and Corio when Geelong Ring Road opened in 2009 Princes Freeway west West Gate Freeway re aligned through southeastern Melbourne from Kings Way St Kilda Road and Wellington Street to Queens Road Queens Way when St Kilda Junction reconstruction was completed in 1969 re aligned through western Melbourne from Geelong and Ballarat Roads Smithfield and Racecourse Roads Flemington Road Harker and Curzon Streets King Street replaced by to West Gate Freeway Roger and Lorimer and Claredon Streets when the West Gate Bridge opened in 1978 re aligned through South Melbourne from Rogers and Lorimer and Claredon Streets Market York Streets to West Gate Freeway when its extension opened in 1988 re aligned through southeastern Melbourne from Kings Way Queens Road Queens Way and Princes Highway replaced by to Sturt Power Streets City Road Alexandra Avenue Swan Street Batman Avenue and South Eastern Arterial when the South Eastern Arterial link opened in 1988 replaced by CityLink re aligned through Southbank from Sturt Power Streets City Road Alexandra Avenue Swan Street and Batman Avenue to current alignment when CityLink tunnels opened in 1999 replaced by South Eastern Freeway Replaced by renamed Monash Freeway in 1999South Gippsland Freeway Replaced by later by when Hallam bypass opened in 2003Princes Highway I Replaced by later by when Hallam bypass opened in 2003Princes Freeway east I Replaced by Princes Highway II Replaced by later by when Pakenham bypass opened in 2007Princes Freeway east II Replaced by Princes Highway east Replaced by AlternateNational Route 1 Woolsthorpe Heywood Road Ettrick Tyrendarra Road Heywood Homerton Tyrendarra 22 km 14 mi Portland bypass route replaced by from Heywood to Homerton from Heywood to TyrendarraGeelong Road Ballarat Road Smithfield Road Racecourse Road Flemington Road Harker Street Curzon Street King Street Brooklyn Footscray Flemington Parkville Melbourne Southbank 17 km 11 mi replaced when the West Gate Bridge opened in 1978 replaced by along Geelong and Ballarat Roads Smithfield and Racecourse Roads along Flemington Road Harker and Curzon and King Streets when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988Kings Way Queens Road Queens Way Dandenong Road Lonsdale Street Princes Highway Southbank St Kilda Caulfield Oakleigh Mulgrave Dandenong Berwick 50 km 31 mi replaced when South Eastern Arterial opened in 1988 along current alignment to Eumemmering eastern end extended along Princes Highway from Eumemmering to Berwick replacing when Hallam bypass opened in 2003 National Route 8 Western Highway Western Freeway Ballarat Road Smithfield Road Racecourse Road Flemington Road Vic SA border Horsham Ararat Ballarat Bacchus Marsh Melton Deer Park Footscray Flemington Parkville 440 km 273 mi Progressively reallocated along Western Freeway sections as they opened replaced by in 1974 National Route 12 Mallee Highway Vic SA border Ouyen Manangatang Piangil Vic NSW border 233 km 145 mi eastern end of route extended from Ouyen to Piangil in 1990 replaced by National Route 16 Murray Valley Highway Vic NSW border Robinvale Swan Hill Kerang Echuca Yarrawonga Wodonga Corryong Vic NSW border 663 km 412 mi western end of route re aligned from Hattah Robinvale Road terminating in Hattah to current alignment in late 20th century replaced by was partly still mistakenly signed as on NSW side until 2013 and in Wodonga until about 2018 National Route 20 Sturt Highway Vic SA border Mildura Vic NSW border 117 km 73 mi Replaced by in 1992 National Route 23 Cann Valley Highway Cann River Vic NSW border 48 km 30 mi Replaced by renamed Monaro Highway in 1996 National Route 31 Hume Freeway Hume Highway Sydney Road Royal Parade Vic NSW border Wodonga Wangaratta Benalla Seymour Craigieburn Coburg Brunswick Parkville 301 km 187 mi Progressively reallocated along Hume Freeway sections as they opened replaced by in 1974 National Route 39 Goulburn Valley Highway Seymour Nagambie Shepparton Strathmerton Vic NSW border 165 km 103 mi Replaced by in 1992 AlternativeNational Route 39 River Road Moores Road Doyles Road Grahamvale Road Kialla West Shepparton Congupna 19 km 12 mi Shepparton bypass route replaced by National Route 75 Northern Highway Wallan Kilmore Heathcote Elmore Echuca Vic NSW border 165 km 103 mi southern end extended from Kilmore to Wallan along former alignment in 1976 when Kilmore bypass opened replaced by National Route 79 Calder Highway Vic NSW border Mildura Ouyen Charlton Bendigo Kyneton Diggers Rest Keilor Essendon Parkville Southbank 565 km 351 mi Replaced by Calder Freeway Progressively reallocated along Calder Freeway sections as they opened replaced by Tullamarine Freeway re aligned between Niddrie and Flemington from Keilor and Mount Alexander roads replaced by to current allocation when Tullamarine Freeway opened in 1970 allocation removed in 2013 not replacedFlemington Road Harker Street Curzon Street King Street southern end of route extended from Parkville through the city to Southbank along former alignment when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988 replaced by in 2013 AlternateNational Route 79 Calder Alternative Highway Marong Lockwood Ravenswood 20 km 12 mi Bendigo bypass route replaced by Keilor Road Mount Alexander Road Niddrie Essendon Flemington 8 km 5 mi Replaced when Tullamarine Freeway opened in 1970 removed in 1989 Decommissioned or unsigned routeNational Highways EditWith the passing of the National Roads Act in 1974 selected National Routes were further upgraded to the status of a National Highway interstate roads linking Australia s capital cities and major regional centres that received federal funding and were of higher importance than other National Routes These new routes were symbolised by green shields with gold writing and the word National along the top of the shield Victoria s first two National Highways the Western and Hume Highways were declared in 1974 6 and their shields converted in the following years the Sturt and Goulburn Valley Highways were declared later in 1992 7 Like National Routes Victoria s National Highways were also replaced with the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme introduced across the state beginning in late 1996 each route was converted to an alphanumeric route number all keeping their number during the conversion but also initially keeping the National green and gold shield design this was eventually eliminated in 2014 While most routes were replaced in 1997 the tail ends of some routes terminating in suburban Melbourne were kept for some years afterwards until bypassed or reallocated with the opening of a related road project these are stated in the table below The last of Victoria s National Highways the tail end of National Highway 8 was finally eliminated in 2009 Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes National Highway 8 Western Highway Vic SA border Horsham Ararat Beaufort Ballarat Melton Deer Park Footscray Flemington Parkville 440 km 273 mi Replaced by in 1997 progressively being replaced by from 2013Western Freeway Progressively reallocated along Western Freeway sections as they opened replaced by in 1997 progressively being replaced by from 2013Western Highway Replaced by in 1997 between Ravenhall and Ardeer later by when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009 renamed to Ballarat RoadBallarat Road Replaced by when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009Ballarat Road Smithfield Road Racecourse Road Flemington Road Allocation removed when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009 not replaced National Highway 20 Sturt Highway Vic SA border Mildura Vic NSW border 117 km 73 mi Replaced by in 1997 progressively being replaced by from 2013 National Highway 31 Hume Freeway Vic NSW border Wodonga Wangaratta Benalla Seymour Craigieburn Coburg Brunswick Parkville Docklands South Melbourne 305 km 190 mi Progressively reallocated along Hume Freeway sections as they opened replaced by in 1997 progressively being replaced by from 2013Hume Highway Replaced by in 1997 between Craigieburn and Fawkner later by when Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005 renamed Sydney RoadHume Highway Sydney Road Royal Parade Peel Street Dudley Street Wurundjeri Way Montague Street southern end extended from Parkville to South Melbourne along Peel and Dudley Streets then along Footscray Road to Montague Street when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988 re aligned from Footscray Road to current alignment when Wurundjeri Way opened in 1999 replaced by when Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005 Hume Highway renamed Sydney Road National Highway 39 Goulburn Valley Freeway Seymour Nagambie Shepparton Strathmerton Vic NSW border 165 km 103 mi Progressively reallocated along Goulburn Valley Freeway sections as they opened replaced by in 1997 later by in 2001 progressively being replaced by from 2013Goulburn Valley Highway Replaced by in 1997 progressively being replaced by from 2013 Decommissioned or unsigned routeMetropolitan and State Routes EditMelbourne Edit Early in 1964 planning by the Traffic Commission and consulting with 43 municipal councils and the Country Roads Board 1 the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme a new route numbering system for the Greater Melbourne area was unveiled in 1965 Victoria was the first mainland state to adopt this system The Metropolitan Metro route numbering scheme was symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing east west routes were to be even numbered while north south routes were to be odd numbered the numbers allotted to routes were to be complementary to the existing National Routes system 1 a year later most of the urban municipalities were either cooperating in the project or had agreed to do so with 18 having completed or substantially completed the erection of route markers 8 The scheme had a significant refurbishment during the late 1980s 2 between 1987 and 1990 many existing routes through Melbourne were modified and new routes were introduced noted in the table below to cover new growth areas of Melbourne involving consultation with over 54 metropolitan municipalities as well as road user groups A total of 76 000 signs were installed at 1 060 intersections and other locations at a cost of 530 000 with the last signs installed in April 1990 9 The most recent change to the system was the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering System into regional Victoria beginning in late 1996 While many routes on the outer urban fringes of Melbourne were incorporated into the new alphanumeric system some only introduced less than 10 years earlier the majority of the system across suburban Melbourne still survives to the current day While some metropolitan routes are still being allocated like in 2016 the expectation is their eventual replacement in the near future by the new alphanumeric system with a small number of routes currently undergoing conversion Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes Metro Route 2 Footscray Road Montague Street City Road Alexandra Avenue Grange Road Burnley Loyola Grove Madden Grove Yarra Boulevard I Church Street High Street Kew Stevenson Street Hodgson Street McEvoy Street Yarra Boulevard II Chandler Highway Heidelberg Road The Boulevard Docklands Southbank Burnley Kew Ivanhoe Eaglemont 32 km 20 mi northern end extended along Montague Street and Footscray Road when Charles Grimes Bridge opened in 1978 replaced by Yarra Scenic Drive in 1989 Metro Route 3 Swanston Street St Kilda Road Brighton Road Nepean Highway Melbourne St Kilda Moorabbin Mordialloc Frankston Mornington 51 8 km 32 mi northern end along Swanston and Elizabeth streets terminating in Parkville truncated to current alignment in 1989 concurrencies with along Nepean Highway through Mentone along Nepean Highway through Brighton EastNepean Highway Point Nepean Road Mornington Dromana Rosebud Sorrento Point Nepean 42 1 km 26 mi Replaced by from Mornington to Sorrento in 1998Removed from Sorrento to Point Nepean in 1998 Metro Route 4 Cranbourne Frankston Road Frankston Langwarrin Skye Cranbourne 17 km 11 mi allocated in 1989 eastern end along Pattersons Road terminating in Clyde replaced by renamed to Berwick Cranbourne Road Metro Route 5 Dorset Road Burwood Highway Glenfern Road Lysterfield Road Croydon Boronia Ferntree Gully Lysterfield 19 km 12 mi allocated in 1989 concurrency with along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully Metro Route 6 McLeod Road Thompson Road Carrum Patterson Lakes Cranbourne North Cranbourne East Clyde North 19 km 12 mi Allocated in 1989 Metro Route 7 Croydon Road Wonga Road Warranwood Road Plymouth Road Yarra Road Kent Avenue Wicklow Avenue Bayswater Road Scoresby Road Warrandyte South Croydon Bayswater Scoresby Knoxfield 18 km 11 mi Allocated in 1989 Metro Route 8 Ballarat Road Caroline Springs Deer Park Sunshine Maidstone Footscray 21 km 13 mi Allocated when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009 replacing from Ravenhall to Ardeer and from Ardeer to Footscray Metro Route 9 Kangaroo Ground Wattle Glen Road Eltham Yarra Glen Road Kangaroo Ground Warrandyte Road Ringwood Warrandyte Road Warrandyte Road Wantirna Road Boronia Road Stud Road Foster Street Lonsdale Street Dandenong Frankston Dandenong Road Dandenong Road West Fletcher Road Wattle Glen Kangaroo Ground Warrandyte Ringwood Wantirna Scoresby Rowville Dandenong Carrum Downs Frankston 63 km 39 mi southern end re aligned through Frankston from Dandenong Road East and Beach Street to current alignment in 1991 when Beach Street rail crossing closed concurrencies with along Lonsdale Street through Dandenong along Boronia Road through Wantirna along Ringwood Warrandyte Road through Warrandyte Metro Route 10 Balcombe Road Nepean Highway Lower Dandenong Road Cheltenham Road Foster Street Black Rock Mentone Braeside Keysborough Dandenong 18 km 11 mi Concurrency with along Nepean Highway through Mentone Metro Route 11 Mornington Peninsula Freeway I Chelsea Heights Seaford Frankston Moorooduc Mount Martha Dromana Rosebud 51 km 32 mi northern end via Springvale Road terminating in Donvale truncated to current alignment replaced by in 1989 progressively re aligned from Wells Road as sections of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway opened through the late 1970s replaced by when Peninsula Link opened in 2013Frankston Freeway progressively re aligned from Wells Road as sections of the Frankston Freeway initially called Wells Road By pass opened through the early 1970s replaced by when Peninsula Link opened in 2013Moorooduc Highway southern end extended along Moorooduc Highway and Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Frankston South to Rosebud replacing in 1989 replaced by from Frankston to Frankston South from Frankston South to Tuerong when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 unallocated from Tuerong to Mount Martha renamed Old Moorooduc RoadMornington Peninsula Freeway II re aligned from Old Moorooduc Road to Mornington Peninsula Freeway when eastern extension opened from Mount Martha to Moorooduc in 1994 replaced by when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 Metro Route 12 Governor Road Hutton Road Greens Road South Gippsland Highway Pound Road Shrives Road Centre Road Fullard Road Mordialloc Keysborough Hampton Park Narre Warren 19 km 12 mi Allocated in 1989 Metro Route 13 Andersons Creek Road Blackburn Road I Surrey Road Whitehorse Road Chapel Street Blackburn Railway Road Blackburn Road II Doncaster East Blackburn Mount Waverley Clayton 20 km 12 mi Northern end re aligned through Doncaster East from Blackburn Road to current alignment in 1989 Metro Route 14 South Road Dingley Bypass Kingston Road Heatherton Road Robinson Road King Road Brighton Moorabbin Heatherton Springvale Endeavour Hills Narre Warren North 34 km 21 mi eastern end extended along Kingston and Heatherton Roads from Heatherton to Harkaway in 1989 re aligned through Heatherton from Warrigal and Heatherton Roads when Dingley Bypass opened in 2016 concurrency with along Dingley Bypass through Clarinda Metro Route 15 Warrigal Road Surrey Hills Burwood Oakleigh Moorabbin Parkdale 19 km 12 mi Metro Route 16 Centre Road Police Road Brighton East Bentleigh Clayton Springvale Mulgrave 17 km 11 mi allocated in 1989 eastern end extended along Police Road through Mulgrave when EastLink opened in 2008 Metro Route 17 Burke Road Princes Highway Grange Road Glen Huntly Jasper Road Eaglemont Camberwell Caulfield Bentleigh Moorabbin 18 km 11 mi Concurrencies with along Princes Highway through Caulfield along Burke Road through Hawthorn East Metro Route 18 North Road Wellington Road Brighton Ormond Huntingdale Wheelers Hill Rowville 21 km 13 mi eastern end extended along Wellington Road from Lysterfield to Clematis in 1989 replaced along Wellington Road from Rowville to Clematis by Metro Route 19 Glenferrie Road Hawthorn Road Nepean Highway Cummins Road Bluff Road Kew Malvern Caulfield Brighton East Black Rock 19 km 12 mi Concurrency with along Nepean Highway through Brighton East Metro Route 20 City Road Alexandra Avenue Swan Street Wallen Road Riversdale Road South Melbourne Richmond Burnley Camberwell Box Hill South 16 km 10 mi allocated in 1989 western end along Montague Street and Footscray Road terminating in Docklands truncated to current alignment when Wurundjeri Way opened in 1999 concurrency with along Swan Street and Wallen Road through Burnley Metro Route 21 Broadway Boldrewood Parade Albert Street Station Street Thornbury Darebin Road Grange Road Alphington Chandler Highway Princess Street Denmark Street Wallen Road Swan Street Madden Grove Loyola Grove Grange Road Burnley Reservoir Thornbury Kew Burnley Toorak 17 km 11 mi northern end extended from Alphington to Reservoir in 1989 concurrency with along Wallen Road and Swan Street through Burnley Metro Route 22 Glen Eira Road Booran Road Neerim Road Murrumbeena Road Princes Highway Ferntree Gully Road Burwood Highway Balaclava Carnegie Wheelers Hill Scoresby Upper Ferntree Gully 31 km 19 mi western end extended along Neerim and Glen Eria Roads in 1989 replaced along Mount Dandenong Tourist Road from Upper Ferntree Gully to Montrose by along Mount Dandenong Road from Montrose to Ringwood by concurrencies with along Princes Highway through Oakleigh along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully Metro Route 23 Wetherby Road Middleborough Road Stephensons Road Clayton Road Boundary Road Braeside Wells Road Doncaster East Box Hill Burwood Clayton Aspendale Gardens 26 km 16 mi Allocated in 1989 Metro Route 24 Lorne Street High Street east west High Street Road Windsor Armadale Glen Iris Glen Waverley Knoxfield 24 km 15 mi Western end extended along Lorne Street in 1989 Metro Route 25 Williams Road Hotham Street New Street Brighton Burnley Prahran Brighton Hampton 12 km 7 mi Metro Route 26 Kerferd Road Albert Road Melbourne Kings Way Toorak Road Burwood Highway Albert Park Toorak Burwood East Wantirna South Upper Ferntree Gully 34 km 21 mi western end along Howe Parade Beach Street and Beaconsfield Parade truncated to current alignment in 1989 eastern end extended from Belgrave to Emerald along Belgrave Gembrook Road in 1989 replaced along Burwood Highway and Belgrave Gembrook Road from Upper Ferntree Gully to Emerald by concurrency with along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully Metro Route 27 Plenty Road Bundoora Kingsbury Preston 9 7 km 6 mi northern end extended along Plenty Road from South Morang to Whittlesea in 1989 northern end truncated back to South Morang replaced by along Plenty Road from South Morang to Whittlesea in 1998 northern end truncated further to Bundoora replaced by along Plenty Road from Bundoora to Mernda in 2021 Metro Route 28 Mountain Highway Vermont South Bayswater The Basin Sassafras 18 km 11 mi Metro Route 29 High Street north south Hoddle Street Punt Road Barkly Street Epping Thomastown Preston Northcote East Melbourne Prahran Elwood 28 km 17 mi Concurrency with along High Street through Epping Metro Route 30 Bay Street Crockford Street City Road Montague Street Wurundjeri Way Flinders Street Wellington Parade Bridge Road Burwood Road Camberwell Road Port Melbourne South Melbourne Richmond Camberwell 16 km 10 mi re aligned through central Melbourne from Flinders and Spencer Streets and Normanby Road to Flinders Street extension North Wharf Road Johnson and Montague Streets and Normanby Road when Charles Grimes Bridge opened in 1978 western end re aligned from Johnson and Montague Streets Normanby and Williamstown Roads Yarra River crossing Douglas Parade and Kororoit Creek Road terminating in Laverton North replaced by to Johnson Street Lorimer and Rogers Street to meet the then terminus of West Gate Freeway in 1981 due to the closure of the Yarra River punt service in 1979 western end truncated to terminate at North Wharf Road when West Gate Freeway extension to Montague Street opened in 1985 western end extended to Port Melbourne in 1989 re aligned through central Melbourne along Wurundjeri Way when it opened in 1999 concurrency with along Bay Street through Port Melbourne Metro Route 32 Boundary Road Derrimutt Fairbairn Road Somerville Road Market Road Sunshine Road Buckley Street Napier Street Footscray Road Dudley Street Peel Street Victoria Street I Victoria Parade Victoria Street II Barkers Road Burke Road Canterbury Road Derrimut Footscray North Melbourne Hawthorn Box Hill South Vermont Montrose 53 km 33 mi western end re aligned from Somerville Road and Whitehall Street terminating in Yarraville replaced by to current alignment in 1989 re aligned through central Melbourne previously along Adderley and LaTrobe Streets to current alignment in 1989 replaced along Swansea Road and Anderson Street from Montrose to Lilydale by concurrencies with along Burke Road through Hawthorn East along Dudley Street through central Melbourne Metro Route 33 Graham Street Bay Street Beaconsfield Parade Jacka Boulevard Marine Parade Ormond Esplanade St Kilda Street Esplanade Beach Road Port Melbourne St Kilda Elwood Brighton Mordialloc Mordialloc 29 km 18 mi northern end re aligned from Spencer and Claredon Streets City Road Crockford and Bay Streets terminating in West Melbourne to current alignment in 1989 concurrency with along Bay Street through Port Melbourne Metro Route 34 Swanston Street Elgin Street Johnston Street Studley Park Road Whitehorse Road Maroondah Highway Carlton Collingwood Kew Balwyn Box Hill Blackburn Ringwood Lilydale 38 1 km 24 mi eastern end extended along Maroondah Highway from Lilydale to Alexandra in 1986 western end along Gatehouse Street and College Crescent truncated to current alignment in 1989 eastern end truncated back to Lilydale replaced by along Maroondah Highway from Lilydale to Alexandra in 1998 Metro Route 35 Somerton Road Pascoe Vale Road Ascot Vale Road Epsom Road Smithfield Road Moore Street Hopkins Street Whitehall Street Francis Street Hyde Street Douglas Parade Kororoit Creek Road Somerton Broadmeadows Ascot Vale Footscray Spotswood Williamstown Laverton North 40 km 25 mi southern end extended along Douglas Parade and Kororoit Creek Road from Spotswood to Laverton North replacing in 1981 due to the closure of the Yarra River punt service in 1979 northern end re aligned from Barry Road terminating in Campbellfield to current alignment in 1989 re aligned through Footscray from Cowper and Bunbury and Hyde Streets to current alignment in 1989 concurrencies with along Kororoit Creek Road through Altona along Whitehall Street through Footscray along Somerton Road through Roxburgh Park along Smithfield Road from Flemington to Footscray Metro Route 36 Church Street High Street Kew Doncaster Road Mitcham Road Boronia Road Forest Road Hawthorn Kew Doncaster Mitcham Wantirna The Basin 33 km 21 mi Concurrencies with along Boronia Road through Wantirna along Doncaster Road from Doncaster to Donvale Metro Route 37 Bulla Road Lincoln Road Waverley Street Raleigh Road Van Ness Avenue Gordon Street Williamstown Road Melbourne Road Essendon North Moonee Ponds Footscray Newport Williamstown 16 km 10 mi northern end extended from Essendon to Essendon North along Bulla Road replacing when Tullamarine Freeway extension opened in 1970 concurrency with along Raleigh Road through Maribyrnong Metro Route 38 Durham Road Monash Street Cornwall Road Devonshire Road Churchill Avenue Hampstead Road Raleigh Road Maribyrnong Road Ormond Road Brunswick Road Holden Street St Georges Road Merri Parade Westgarth Street Sunshine Maidstone Maribyrnong Moonee Ponds Brunswick Northcote Fairfield 19 km 12 mi western end extended from Sunshine to Maidstone in 1989 concurrencies with along Raleigh Road through Maribyrnong along Churchill Avenue and Hampstead Road through Maidstone along St Georges Road through Fitzroy North Metro Route 39 Mickleham Road Melrose Drive Sharps Road Keilor Park Drive Milleara Road Military Road Canning Street Cordite Avenue Hampstead Road Churchill Avenue Ashley Street Sredna Street northbound Dempster Street southbound Paramount Road Somerville Road McDonald Road Geelong Road Grieve Parade Kororoit Creek Road Maidstone Street Greenvale Keilor Park Maribyrnong Sunshine Altona North Altona 37 km 23 mi allocated in 1989 replaced along Mickleham Road from Yuroke to Greenvale by concurrencies with along Kororoit Creek Road through Altona along Churchill Avenue and Hampstead Road through Maidstone along Geelong Road through Brooklyn along Grieve Parade through Altona North Metro Route 40 Fitzgerald Road Boundary Road Mt Derrimut Road Station Road Kings Road Taylors Road Green Gully Road Laverton North Derrimut Deer Park Kings Park Keilor Downs Keilor 20 km 12 mi western end re aligned from Lancefield and Bulla Roads Woodland Street Reynolds Parade to Bell Street terminating in Bulla to Tullamarine Bypass Road when it opened in 1968 re aligned through Pascoe Vale South from Lancefield and Bulla Roads Woodland Street and Reynolds Parade to Tullamarine Freeway when it opened in 1970 re aligned through Airport West from Lancefield Road to Tullamarine Freeway when last stage converted in 1979 western end re aligned from Sunbury Road and Tullamarine Freeway terminating in Bulla replaced by to current alignment in 1989Calder Freeway Tullamarine Freeway Keilor Airport West Strathmore 9 8 km 6 mi Removed in 2020 route split into two sectionsBell Street Bell Banksia Link Banksia Street Manningham Road Williamsons Road Doncaster Road Mitcham Road Springvale Road Edithvale Road Pascoe Vale South St Albans Coburg Heidelberg Doncaster Springvale Edithvale 52 km 32 mi eastern end re aligned from Station Street and Huntingdale Road replaced by to current alignment in 1989 southern end extended from Doncaster to Edithvale replacing from Donvale to Chelsea Heights in 1989 concurrencies with along Doncaster Road from Doncaster to Donvale along Williamsons Road through Doncaster Metro Route 41 Sunshine Avenue McIntyre Road Anderson Road Wright Street Market Road Somerville Road McDonald Road Millers Road Queen Street Altona Central Avenue Keilor North Taylors Lakes St Albans Sunshine Brooklyn Altona Altona Meadows 30 km 19 mi Northern end re aligned from Green Gully Road Arthur Street and St Albans Road terminating in Keilor to current alignment in 1989 Metro Route 42 Bulleen Road Thompsons Road Bulleen Foote Street Williamsons Road Porter Street Newmans Road Warrandyte Road Heidelberg Warrandyte Road Ringwood Warrandyte Road Jumping Creek Road Balwyn North Templestowe Warrandyte Wonga Park 27 km 17 mi re aligned through Templestowe from Parker and Anderson Streets replaced by to current alignment in 1989 eastern end extended to Wonga Park via Jumping Creek Road in 1989 concurrencies with along Ringwood Warrandyte Road through Warrandyte along Williamsons Road through Templestowe along Foote Street through Templestowe Metro Route 43 Gap Road Horne Street Macedon Street Sunbury Road I Bulla Road Sunbury Road II Sunbury Bulla Melbourne Airport Gladstone Park Essendon Fields Brunswick West Flemington Port Melbourne 44 km 27 mi allocated from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport replacing from Bulla to Melbourne Airport in 1989 replaced by along Gap Road through Sunbury along Horne Street through Sunbury from Sunbury to Melbourne AirportTullamarine Freeway allocated from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport replacing in 1989 southern end extended to Port Melbourne when CityLink Western link opened in 1999 replaced by in 2018CityLink Western link Allocated in 1999 when CityLink Western link opened toll road replaced by in 2018 Metro Route 44 Lower Heidelberg Road Rosanna Road Lower Plenty Road Main Road Eltham Eltham Yarra Glen Road Ivanhoe Heidelberg Eltham Kangaroo Ground 22 km 14 mi Concurrency with along Lower Plenty Road through Rosanna Metro Route 45 Spring Street St Georges Road Brunswick Street Reservoir Preston Fitzroy Collingwood 11 km 7 mi allocated in 1989 concurrency with along St Georges Road through Fitzroy North Metro Route 46 Main Hurstbridge Road Chute Street Main Street Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Road Greensborough Bypass Greensborough Road Lower Plenty Road Upper Heidelberg Road Heidelberg Road Queens Parade George Street southbound Alexandra Parade Princes Street Carlton North Rathdowne Street Hurstbridge Diamond Creek Greensborough Heidelberg Westgarth East Melbourne 28 km 17 mi southern end along Exhibition Street to central Melbourne truncated to current alignment in 1989 re aligned through Greensborough from Grimshaw Street and Diamond Creek Road to current alignment in 1989 concurrencies with along Lower Plenty Road through Rosanna along Diamond Creek Road through Diamond Creek along Princes Street and Alexandra Parade through Fitzroy North Metro Route 47 Williamsons Road Tram Road Station Street Box Hill Highbury Road Huntingdale Road Templestowe Doncaster Box Hill Burwood Oakleigh Huntingdale 18 km 11 mi allocated in 1989 replaced from Doncaster to Huntingdale from Eltham to Doncaster replaced along Fitzsimons Lane and Williamsons Road from Templestowe to Eltham by in 2022 concurrencies with along Williamsons Road through Doncaster along Williamsons Road through Templestowe Metro Route 48 Mickleham Road Broadmeadows Deviation Johnstone Street Camp Road Mahoneys Road Keon Parade Dalton Road Wood Street Settlement Road Grimshaw Street The Circuit Para Road Sherbourne Road Bridge Street Eltham Gladstone Park Broadmeadows Thomastown Greensborough Eltham 29 km 18 mi eastern end along Main Road Fitzsimons Lane and Williamsons Road terminating in Doncaster truncated to current alignment replaced by in 1989 re aligned through Thomastown from High Street and Settlement Road to current alignment in 1989 Metro Route 49 Westall Road Dandenong Bypass Clayton Keysborough Dandenong South 15 km 9 mi allocated in 1989 extended south to Keysborough when extension opened in 1995 extended north to Clayton when extension opened in 2001 eastern end extended along Dandenong Bypass when its second stage opened in 2012 Metro Route 50 Somerville Road Whitehall Street Hopkins Street Dynon Road Spencer Street Clarendon Street Yarraville Footscray West Melbourne Southbank 10 km 6 mi allocated in 1989 concurrency with along Whitehall Street through Footscray Metro Route 52 Bulleen Road Templestowe Road Foote Street Reynolds Road Springvale Road Bulleen Templestowe Donvale 15 km 9 mi allocated in 1989 concurrency with along Foote Street through Templestowe Metro Route 54 Keilor Melton Road Melton Sydenham Keilor 18 km 11 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by renamed Melton Highway Metro Route 55 Hume Highway Sydney Road Royal Parade Peel Street Dudley Street Wurundjeri Way Montague Street Craigieburn Campbellfield Coburg Brunswick Parkville Docklands South Melbourne 34 km 21 mi allocated when the Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005 replacing from Craigieburn to Fawkner and from Fawkner to South Melbourne concurrency with along Dudley Street through central Melbourne Metro Route 56 Blackshaws Road Altona North Newport 5 0 km 3 mi allocated in 1989 replaced along Dohertys Road from Laverton North to Altona North by in 2020 Metro Route 57 Bridge Inn Road Yan Yean Road Diamond Creek Road Ryans Road Wattletree Road Mernda Diamond Creek Eltham 19 km 12 mi allocated in 1989 concurrency with along Diamond Creek Road through Diamond Creek Metro Route 58 Oaklands Road Somerton Road Cooper Street High Street north south Memorial Avenue McDonalds Road Gorge Road Kurrak Road Bulla Roxburgh Park Epping South Morang Yarrambat 28 km 17 mi allocated in 1989 concurrency with along High Street through Epping along Somerton Road through Roxburgh Park Metro Route 60 Sages Road Baxter Tooradin Road Frankston South Baxter Pearcedale Devon Meadows 19 km 12 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Flemington Road Harker Street Curzon Street King Street Parkville West Melbourne Southbank 6 km 4 mi Reallocated in 2013 replaced southern end of through central Melbourne Metro Route 61 Berwick Road Harkaway Road Lyall Road Narre Warren East Harkaway Berwick 10 6 km 7 mi allocated in 1989 southern end along Clyde and Berwick Cranbourne and Clyde Fiveways Road terminating in Five Ways truncated to current alignment in 1998 replaced by from Berwick to Clyde North from Clyde North to Clyde from Clyde to Five Ways Metro Route 62 Main Street Mornington Mornington Tyabb Road Mornington Moorooduc Tyabb 13 km 8 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Ringwood Bypass Mount Dandenong Road Ringwood Croydon Montrose 12 km 7 mi Reallocated in 2008 replaces eastern end of Metro Route 63 Hereford Road Monbulk Road Belgrave Hallam Road Narre Warren North Road Narre Warren Cranbourne Road Cameron Street Lilydale Mount Evelyn Monbulk Belgrave Narre Warren Cranbourne 52 km 32 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Metro Route 64 Bittern Dromana Road Dromana Merricks North Bittern 15 km 9 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Metro Route 65 South Gippsland Freeway Doveton Hampton Park Skye Tyabb Hastings 31 km 19 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Dandenong Hastings Road Allocated in 1989 replaced by from Hampton Park to Cranbourne South from Cranbourne South to Hastings renamed Westernport Highway Metro Route 67 Davey Street Hastings Road Frankston Flinders Road Cook Street Boneo Road Frankston Baxter Somerville Hastings Balnarring Flinders Rosebud 70 km 43 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by from Frankston to Frankston South from Frankston to Rosebud some shields still seen at Frankston end Metro Route 69 Balnarring Road Tuerong Merricks North Balnarring 11 km 7 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Metro Route 71 Mornington Flinders Road Dromana Main Ridge Flinders 20 km 12 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Cook Street Allocated in 1989 replaced by Metro Route 73 Coolart Road Baxter Bittern Balnarring 18 km 11 mi Allocated in 1989 replaced by Metro Route 77 Kings Road Keilor North Taylors Lakes Delahey 5 km 3 mi Allocated in 2015 Metro Route 80 South Eastern Freeway Richmond Burnley 2 9 km 2 mi Replaced by when extension from Burnley to Kooyong opened in 1970 later by in 1988 eventually by and rebuilt as CityLink Southern link in 1999Western Ring Road Metropolitan Ring Road Altona North Derrimut Ardeer Keilor East Airport West Thomastown Greensborough 38 km 24 mi allocated when first section opened in 1992 some shields quickly replaced by shields replaced by when final section completed in 1997 progressively being replaced by from 2013 Metro Route 83 Princes Highway Smithfield Road Racecourse Road Elliott Avenue Macarthur Road Cemetery Road West College Crescent Cemetery Road East Princes Street Carlton North Alexandra Parade Altona North Footscray Carlton Clifton Hill 18 km 11 mi allocated in 1989 replacing along Eastern Freeway to Balwyn North eastern end extended from Balwyn North to Donvale when Eastern Freeway extension opened in 1997 eastern end along Eastern Freeway terminating in Donvale truncated to current alignment replaced by when Eastlink opened in 2008 concurrencies with along Smithfield Road from Flemington to Footscray along Geelong Road through Brooklyn along Princes Street and Alexandra Parade through Fitzroy North Metro Route 87 Dingley Bypass Oakleigh South Clarinda Heatherton Dingley Village Springvale South 6 km 4 mi allocated when Dingley Bypass opened in 2016 concurrency with along Dingley Bypass through Clarinda Decommissioned or unsigned routeRural Victoria Edit After the success of the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme across the Greater Melbourne area an extension of the system was rolled out across regional Victoria from late 1985 as the State Route Numbering System the South Gippsland Highway was the first road in Victoria signed with a State Route 3 with others following through 1986 3 and 1987 2 at an estimated cost of 400 000 10 The designated routes were considered major significant intra state and regional links that weren t already National Routes The allocation of State Routes occurred with lower numbers in western Victoria gradually increasing in a clockwise direction to eastern Victoria Like their suburban Melbourne counterparts east west routes were to be even numbered while north south routes were to be odd numbered with reservations between 91 99 for the Greater Geelong area and 100 199 for all of rural Victoria 10 The system lasted just over a decade before the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme was first introduced in north eastern Victoria in late 1996 Most State Routes were converted into the alphanumeric system by 1998 with the rest completed by 2000 none now exist Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes State Route 91 Ryrie Street Geelong Newcomb Leopold Marcus Hill Queenscliff 31 km 19 mi Replaced by Sydney Parade Unallocated not replacedOrmond Road Bellarine Highway Flinders Street Queenscliff Bethune Street King Street Queenscliff Hesse Street Wharf Street Harbour Street Larkin Parade Replaced by State Route 100 Surf Coast Highway Great Ocean Road Belmont Torquay Anglesea Lorne Apollo Bay Port Campbell Allansford 255 km 158 mi Replaced by State Route 104 Hopkins Highway Warrnambool Ellerslie Mortlake 50 km 31 mi allocated when highway declared in 1990 replaced by State Route 106 Hamilton Highway Hamilton Penshurst Mortlake Cressy Geelong 231 km 144 mi Replaced by State Route 107 Henty Highway Lascelles Warracknabeal Horsham Hamilton Heywood Portland 231 km 144 mi Replaced by from Horsham to Portland from Lascelles to Horsham State Route 111 Grampians Road Stawell Halls Gap Dunkeld 90 km 56 mi Replaced by State Route 112 Glenelg Highway Vic SA border Casterton Hamilton Casterton Dunkeld Skipton Ballarat 289 km 180 mi Replaced by State Route 121 Sunraysia Highway Ouyen Lascelles Birchip Donald St Arnaud Avoca Ballarat 344 km 214 mi Replaced by State Route 122 Pyrenees Highway Ararat Avoca Maryborough Castlemaine Elphinstone 149 km 93 mi Replaced by State Route 124 Northern Grampians Road Lake Fyans Road Ararat Pomonal Road Bungalally Halls Gap Pomonal Moyston Ararat 94 km 58 mi Replaced by State Route 130 Wimmera Highway Vic SA border Edenhope Horsham St Arnaud 238 km 148 mi Replaced by State Route 138 Borung Highway Dimboola Warracknabeal Donald Charlton 133 km 83 mi Replaced by from Dimboola to Litchfield Donald to Gil Gil Gil Gil to Charlton State Route 141 Loddon Valley Highway Kerang Durham Ox Bendigo Heathcote 176 km 109 mi Replaced by McIvor Highway Replaced by State Route 148 Hattah Robinvale Road Hattah Wemen Lake Powell 62 km 39 mi allocated when road declared in 1990 replaced by State Route 149 Midland Highway Geelong Ballarat Castlemaine Bendigo Shepparton Benalla 400 km 249 mi Replaced by State Route 153 Midland Highway Midland Link Highway Maroondah Highway Maroondah Link Highway Goulburn Valley Highway Melba Highway Benalla Barjang Maindample Yea Yarra Glen Coldstream 181 km 112 mi Replaced by AlternativeState Route 153 Midland Highway Barjang Mansfield Maindample 26 7 km 17 mi Replaced by from Barjang to MansfieldMaroondah Highway Replaced by from Mansfield to Maindample State Route 154 Beechworth Wangaratta Road Wodonga Beechworth Road Tarrawingee Beechworth Wodonga 61 km 38 mi Replaced by State Route 156 Ovens Highway Alpine Road Wangaratta Myrtleford Bright Dinner Plain Omeo 185 km 115 mi Replaced by renamed Great Alpine Road State Route 160 Glenrowan Myrtleford Road Glenrowan Myrtleford Running Creek 88 km 55 mi Replaced by Happy Valley Road Running Creek Road Replaced by State Route 164 Mount Buller Road Mansfield Merrijig Mount Buller 58 km 36 mi Replaced by State Route 168 Goulburn Valley Highway Seymour Yea Alexandra Eildon 106 km 66 mi Replaced by State Route 172 Marysville Road Marysville Woods Point Road Lake Mountain Road Narbethong Marysville Lake Mountain 30 km 19 mi Replaced by State Route 173 Taggerty Thornton Road Taggerty Thornton 12 km 7 mi Replaced by State Route 174 Warburton Highway Lilydale Seville Woori Yallock Yarra Junction Warburton 75 km 47 mi Replaced by State Route 175 Healesville Kinglake Road Castella Healesville Yarra Junction Neerim Drouin Poowong Korumburra 169 km 105 mi Replaced by Healesville Koo Wee Rup Road Replaced by Dalry Road Unallocated not replacedDon Road Replaced by Yarra Junction Noojee Road Replaced by Main Neerim Road Replaced by from Rokeby to Drouin West from Drouin West to DrouinDrouin Warragul Road Replaced by Drouin Korumburra Road Replaced by from Drouin to Drouin South from Douin South to RancebyWarragul Korumburra Road Replaced by State Route 176 Donna Buang Summit Road Mount Donna Buang Warburton 18 km 11 mi Unallocated not replacedDonna Buang Road Replaced by Acheron Way Replaced by State Route 180 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong Cranbourne Koo Wee Rup Leongatha Foster Yarram Sale 258 km 160 mi allocated December 1985 the first road in Victoria to be signed with a State Route 3 replaced by through Dandenong South from Lynbrook to Lang Lang from Lang Lang to Sale State Route 181 Bass Highway Lang Lang Grantville Wonthaggi Leongatha 87 km 54 mi extended from Inverloch to Leongatha in 1990 replaced by from Lang Lang to Anderson from Anderson to Leongatha a faded shield is still visible at the McKenzie Street and White Road intersection in Wonthaggi State Route 182 Strzelecki Highway Leongatha Mirboo North Morwell 56 km 35 mi allocated when highway declared in 1990 replaced by State Route 186 Phillip Island Road Anderson Newhaven Cowes 23 km 14 mi Replaced by State Route 188 Hyland Highway Traralgon Gormandale Yarram 56 km 35 mi allocated when highway declared in 1990 replaced by State Route 189 Meeniyan Promontory Road Wilsons Promontory Road Meeniyan Fish Creek Wilsons Promontory 72 km 45 mi Replaced by State Route 190 Monash Way Morwell Churchill Boolarra Welshpool Port Welshpool 88 km 55 mi Replaced by Budgeree Road Grand Ridge Road Woorarra Road Unallocated not replacedWelshpool Road Replaced by State Route 191 Kiewa Valley Highway Bogong High Plains Road Bandiana Kiewa Mount Beauty Falls Creek Glen Valley 151 km 94 mi Replaced by State Route 195 Omeo Highway Tallangatta Mitta Mitta Omeo Bruthen Bairnsdale 285 km 177 mi Replaced by from Tallangatta to Omeo from Omeo to Bairnsdale renamed Great Alpine Road State Route 199 Bonang Road Vic NSW border Goongerah Orbost 114 km 71 mi Replaced by Decommissioned or unsigned routeFreeway Routes EditAfter the success of the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme across the Greater Melbourne area a new route number system specifically for suburban freeways was rolled out in 1970 following the opening of the first section of the Tullamarine Freeway Freeway Routes were symbolised by green rounded shields with white writing with route numbers prefixed by the letter F They were the first type of route numbering in Victoria based solely on road classification alone providing a clear separation to other route numbering systems across Melbourne Route numbers were adapted from the Metropolitan Route Numbering System with numbers 80 to 90 exclusively reserved for Freeway Routes The system was decommissioned between 1987 and 1990 routes were either replaced by a metropolitan route or a National Route number or simply removed if allocations already existed concurrent to the Freeway Route Some of these route numbers have been subsequently reallocated as metropolitan routes across Melbourne like and Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes Freeway Route 80 South Eastern Freeway Richmond Burnley Kooyong 9 km 6 mi Replaced when extension from Burnley to Kooyong opened in 1970 replaced by in 1988 later by as part of CityLink southern link in 1999 Freeway Route 81 Tullamarine Freeway Melbourne Airport Essendon Fields Moonee Ponds Flemington 18 km 11 mi Replaced by from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport in 1989 later by in 2018 removed from Essendon Airport to Flemington in 1989 later replaced by as part of CityLink western link in 1999 then in 2018 Mulgrave Freeway South Gippsland Freeway Chadstone Mulgrave Endeavour Hills Lyndhurst 25 km 16 mi western end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to Chadstone in 1981 replaced by from Chadstone to Eumemmering in 1988 later by in 1997 then from Doveton to Eumemmering when Hallam bypass opened in 2003 from Eumemmering to Lyndhurst in 1988 later by in 1997 Freeway Route 82 West Gate Freeway Brooklyn Spotswood South Melbourne 12 km 7 mi eastern end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to South Melbourne in 1986 removed in 1987 Freeway Route 83 Eastern Freeway Clifton Hill Bulleen Balwyn North 11 km 7 mi eastern end extended when section opened to Balwyn North in 1982 replaced by in 1989 later by in 2008 Freeway Route 87 Mornington Peninsula Freeway Safety Beach Dromana Rosebud 9 km 6 mi southern end extended when section opened to Rosebud in 1975 replaced by in 1989 later by in 2013 Freeway Route 90 Calder Freeway Taylors Lakes Keilor Niddrie 9 km 6 mi western end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to Taylors Lakes in 1984 removed in 1987 Decommissioned or unsigned routeRing Road Routes EditRoute Component roads From Via To Length Notes Ring Road 80 Western Ring Road Tullamarine Gladstone Park Jacana 2 8 km 2 mi Allocated when first section opened quickly replaced by in 1992 Decommissioned or unsigned routeTourist Routes EditAs part of the major refurbishment of the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme in the late 1980s one of Melbourne s more scenic metropolitan routes was converted into the state s first Tourist Route in 1989 11 a route specifically marked as being suited for visiting tourists or linking to particular tourist attractions Tourist Routes are symbolised by a five sided shield and coloured brown to stand out from existing routes and were untouched by the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering System in late 1996 This transport related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2021 Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes Tourist Drive 2Yarra Scenic Drive Battery Road Nelson Place The Strand Williamstown North Road Newport Douglas Parade Hyde Street Francis Street Williamstown Road West Gate Freeway Montague Street Wurundjeri Way Flinders S, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |