List of road routes in Victoria (numeric)

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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.

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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

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).

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Australian national route 1.svg
National Route 1
Princes Highway (west)Vic/SA borderVic/NSW border955 km (593 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg/AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route A10.svg 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 Australian national route ALT1.svg) 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 Australian national route ALT1.svg) 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 AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route M1 toll.svg
South Eastern Freeway Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg, renamed Monash Freeway in 1999
South Gippsland Freeway Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg, later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg when Hallam bypass opened in 2003
Princes Highway (I)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg, later by Australian national route ALT1.svg when Hallam bypass opened in 2003
Princes Freeway (east)(I)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg
Princes Highway (II)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg, later by AUS Alphanumeric Route C101.svg when Pakenham bypass opened in 2007
Princes Freeway (east)(II)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg
Princes Highway (east)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg
Australian national route ALT1.svg
Alternate
National Route 1
  • Woolsthorpe–Heywood Road
  • Ettrick–Tyrendarra Road
Heywood Homerton Tyrendarra 22 km (14 mi)Portland bypass route, replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C176.svg from Heywood to Homerton; AUS Alphanumeric Route C191.svg from Heywood to Tyrendarra
Brooklyn Southbank 17 km (11 mi)– replaced Australian national route 1.svg when the West Gate Bridge opened in 1978
– replaced by Australian state route 83.svg along Geelong and Ballarat Roads, Smithfield and Racecourse Roads; Australian national route 79.svg along Flemington Road, Harker and Curzon and King Streets when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988
  • Kings Way
  • Queens Road/Queens Way 
  • Dandenong Road
  • Lonsdale Street
  • Princes Highway
Southbank Berwick 50 km (31 mi)– replaced Australian national route 1.svg when South Eastern Arterial opened in 1988 along current alignment to Eumemmering
– eastern end extended along Princes Highway from Eumemmering to Berwick (replacing AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg) when Hallam bypass opened in 2003
Australian national route 8.svg
National Route 8
Vic/SA border Parkville 440 km (273 mi)Progressively reallocated along Western Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by Australian national highway 8.svg in 1974
Australian national route 12.svg
National Route 12
Mallee Highway Vic/SA borderVic/NSW border233 km (145 mi)– eastern end of route extended from Ouyen to Piangil in 1990
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B12.svg
Australian national route 16.svg
National Route 16
Murray Valley Highway Vic/NSW borderVic/NSW border663 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 AUS Alphanumeric Route B400.svg
– was partly still mistakenly signed as Australian national route 16.svg on NSW side until 2013, and in Wodonga until about 2018
Australian national route 20.svg
National Route 20
Sturt Highway Vic/SA border Mildura Vic/NSW border117 km (73 mi)Replaced by Australian national highway 20.svg in 1992
Australian national route 23.svg
National Route 23
Cann Valley Highway Cann River Vic/NSW border48 km (30 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B23.svg, renamed Monaro Highway in 1996
Australian national route 31.svg
National Route 31
Vic/NSW border Parkville 301 km (187 mi)Progressively reallocated along Hume Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by Australian national highway 31.svg in 1974
Australian national route 39.svg
National Route 39
Goulburn Valley Highway Seymour Vic/NSW border165 km (103 mi)Replaced by Australian national highway 39.svg in 1992
Australian national route ALT39.svg
Alternative
National Route 39
  • River Road
  • Moores Road
  • Doyles Road
  • Grahamvale Road
Kialla West Shepparton Congupna 19 km (12 mi)Shepparton bypass route, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C391.svg
Australian national route 75.svg
National Route 75
Northern Highway Wallan Vic/NSW border165 km (103 mi)– southern end extended from Kilmore to Wallan (along former Australian national highway 31.svg alignment) in 1976 when Kilmore bypass opened
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B75.svg
Australian national route 79.svg
National Route 79
Calder Highway Vic/NSW border Southbank 565 km (351 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A79.svg
Calder Freeway Progressively reallocated along Calder Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M79.svg
Tullamarine Freeway – re-aligned between Niddrie and Flemington from Keilor and Mount Alexander roads (replaced by Australian national route ALT79.svg) 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 Australian national route ALT1.svg alignment) when West Gate Freeway extension opened in 1988
– replaced by Australian state route 60.svg in 2013
Australian national route ALT79.svg
Alternate
National Route 79
Calder Alternative Highway Marong Lockwood Ravenswood 20 km (12 mi)Bendigo bypass route, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A790.svg
Niddrie Essendon Flemington 8 km (5 mi)Replaced Australian national route 79.svg when Tullamarine Freeway opened in 1970, removed in 1989
  Decommissioned or unsigned route

National Highways

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.

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Australian national highway 8.svg
National Highway 8
Western Highway Vic/SA border Parkville 440 km (273 mi)Replaced by Australian national highway A8.svg in 1997, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A8.svg from 2013
Western Freeway Progressively reallocated along Western Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by Australian national highway M8.svg in 1997, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M8.svg from 2013
Western Highway Replaced by Australian national highway M8.svg in 1997 between Ravenhall and Ardeer, later by Australian state route 8.svg when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009, renamed to Ballarat Road
Ballarat Road Replaced by Australian state route 8.svg when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009
Allocation removed when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009, not replaced
Australian national highway 20.svg
National Highway 20
Sturt Highway Vic/SA border Mildura Vic/NSW border117 km (73 mi)Replaced by Australian national highway A20.svg in 1997, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A20.svg from 2013
Australian national highway 31.svg
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 Australian national highway M31.svg in 1997, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M31.svg from 2013
Hume Highway Replaced by Australian national highway M31.svg in 1997 between Craigieburn and Fawkner, later by Australian state route 55.svg 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 Australian state route 55.svg when Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005, Hume Highway renamed Sydney Road
Australian national highway 39.svg
National Highway 39
Goulburn Valley Freeway Seymour Vic/NSW border165 km (103 mi)Progressively reallocated along Goulburn Valley Freeway sections as they opened, replaced by Australian national highway A39.svg in 1997, later by Australian national highway M39.svg in 2001, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M39.svg from 2013
Goulburn Valley Highway Replaced by Australian national highway A39.svg in 1997, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A39.svg from 2013
  Decommissioned or unsigned route

Metropolitan and State Routes

Melbourne

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 Australian state route 87.svg 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.

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Australian state route 2.svg
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 Australian Tourist Drive 2.svg Yarra Scenic Drive in 1989
Australian state route 3.svg
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: Australian state route 10.svg along Nepean Highway through Mentone; Australian state route 19.svg along Nepean Highway through Brighton East
Mornington Point Nepean 42.1 km (26 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B110.svg from Mornington to Sorrento in 1998
Removed from Sorrento to Point Nepean in 1998
Australian state route 4.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route C407.svg, renamed to Berwick–Cranbourne Road
Australian state route 5.svg
Metro Route 5
Croydon Lysterfield 19 km (12 mi)– allocated in 1989
– concurrency with Australian state route 22.svgAustralian state route 26.svg along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully
Australian state route 6.svg
Metro Route 6
Carrum Clyde North 19 km (12 mi)Allocated in 1989
Australian state route 7.svg
Metro Route 7
  • Croydon Road
  • Wonga Road
  • Warranwood Road
  • Plymouth Road
  • Yarra Road
  • Kent Avenue
  • Wicklow Avenue
  • Bayswater Road
  • Scoresby Road
Warrandyte South Knoxfield 18 km (11 mi)Allocated in 1989
Australian state route 8.svg
Metro Route 8
Ballarat Road Caroline Springs Footscray 21 km (13 mi)Allocated when Deer Park bypass opened in 2009, replacing Australian national highway M8.svg (from Ravenhall to Ardeer) and Australian national highway 8.svg (from Ardeer to Footscray)
Australian state route 9.svg
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: Australian national route ALT1.svg along Lonsdale Street through Dandenong; Australian state route 36.svg along Boronia Road through Wantirna; Australian state route 42.svg along Ringwood–Warrandyte Road through Warrandyte
Australian state route 10.svg
Metro Route 10
Black Rock Dandenong 18 km (11 mi)Concurrency with Australian state route 3.svg along Nepean Highway through Mentone
Australian state route 11.svg
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 Australian state route 40.svg) in 1989
– progressively re-aligned from Wells Road as sections of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway opened through the late 1970s
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M11.svg 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 AUS Alphanumeric Route M3.svg when Peninsula Link opened in 2013
Moorooduc Highway – southern end extended along Moorooduc Highway and Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Frankston South to Rosebud (replacing Melbourne freeway F87.svg) in 1989
– replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C777.svg from Frankston to Frankston South; AUS Alphanumeric Route C784.svg 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 AUS Alphanumeric Route M11.svg when Peninsula Link opened in 2013
Australian state route 12.svg
Metro Route 12
Mordialloc Narre Warren 19 km (12 mi)Allocated in 1989
Australian state route 13.svg
Metro Route 13
  • Andersons Creek Road
  • Blackburn Road (I)
  • Surrey Road
  • Whitehorse Road
  • Chapel Street, Blackburn
  • Railway Road
  • Blackburn Road (II)
Doncaster East Clayton 20 km (12 mi)Northern end re-aligned through Doncaster East from Blackburn Road to current alignment in 1989
Australian state route 14.svg
Metro Route 14
  • South Road
  • Dingley Bypass
  • Kingston Road
  • Heatherton Road
  • Robinson Road
  • King Road
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 Australian state route 87.svg along Dingley Bypass through Clarinda
Australian state route 15.svg
Metro Route 15
Warrigal Road Surrey Hills Parkdale 19 km (12 mi)
Australian state route 16.svg
Metro Route 16
  • Centre Road
  • Police Road
Brighton East Mulgrave 17 km (11 mi)– allocated in 1989
– eastern end extended along Police Road through Mulgrave when EastLink opened in 2008
Australian state route 17.svg
Metro Route 17
Eaglemont Moorabbin 18 km (11 mi)Concurrencies with: Australian national route ALT1.svg along Princes Highway through Caulfield; Australian state route 32.svg along Burke Road through Hawthorn East
Australian state route 18.svg
Metro Route 18
  • North Road
  • Wellington Road
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route C413.svg
Australian state route 19.svg
Metro Route 19
Kew Black Rock 19 km (12 mi)Concurrency with Australian state route 3.svg along Nepean Highway through Brighton East
Australian state route 20.svg
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 Australian state route 21.svg along Swan Street and Wallen Road through Burnley
Australian state route 21.svg
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 Toorak 17 km (11 mi)– northern end extended from Alphington to Reservoir in 1989
– concurrency with Australian state route 20.svg along Wallen Road and Swan Street through Burnley
Australian state route 22.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route C415.svg; along Mount Dandenong Road from Montrose to Ringwood by Australian state route 62.svg
– concurrencies with: Australian national route ALT1.svg along Princes Highway through Oakleigh; Australian state route 5.svgAustralian state route 26.svg along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully
Australian state route 23.svg
Metro Route 23
Doncaster East Aspendale Gardens 26 km (16 mi)Allocated in 1989
Australian state route 24.svg
Metro Route 24
  • Lorne Street
  • High Street (east–west)
  • High Street Road
Windsor Knoxfield 24 km (15 mi)Western end extended along Lorne Street in 1989
Australian state route 25.svg
Metro Route 25
  • Williams Road
  • Hotham Street
  • New Street, Brighton
Burnley Hampton 12 km (7 mi)
Australian state route 26.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route C412.svg
– concurrency with Australian state route 5.svgAustralian state route 22.svg along Burwood Highway through Ferntree Gully
Australian state route 27.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route C727.svg along Plenty Road from South Morang to Whittlesea in 1998
– northern end truncated further to Bundoora, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A51.svg along Plenty Road from Bundoora to Mernda in 2021
Australian state route 28.svg
Metro Route 28
Mountain Highway Vermont South Sassafras 18 km (11 mi)
Australian state route 29.svg
Metro Route 29
Epping Elwood 28 km (17 mi)Concurrency with Australian state route 58.svg along High Street through Epping
Australian state route 30.svg
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 Australian state route 35.svg) 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 Australian state route 33.svg along Bay Street through Port Melbourne
Australian state route 32.svg
Metro Route 32
Derrimut Montrose 53 km (33 mi)– western end re-aligned from Somerville Road and Whitehall Street terminating in Yarraville (replaced by Australian state route 50.svg) 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 AUS Alphanumeric Route C401.svg
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 17.svg along Burke Road through Hawthorn East; Australian state route 55.svg along Dudley Street through central Melbourne
Australian state route 33.svg
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 Australian state route 30.svg along Bay Street through Port Melbourne
Australian state route 34.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route B300.svgAUS Alphanumeric Route B360.svg along Maroondah Highway from Lilydale to Alexandra in 1998
Australian state route 35.svg
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 Laverton North 40 km (25 mi)– southern end extended along Douglas Parade and Kororoit Creek Road from Spotswood to Laverton North (replacing Australian state route 30.svg) 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: Australian state route 39.svg along Kororoit Creek Road through Altona; Australian state route 50.svg along Whitehall Street through Footscray; Australian state route 58.svg along Somerton Road through Roxburgh Park; Australian state route 83.svg along Smithfield Road from Flemington to Footscray
Australian state route 36.svg
Metro Route 36
Hawthorn The Basin 33 km (21 mi)Concurrencies with: Australian state route 9.svg along Boronia Road through Wantirna; Australian state route 40.svg along Doncaster Road from Doncaster to Donvale
Australian state route 37.svg
Metro Route 37
  • Bulla Road
  • Lincoln Road
  • Waverley Street
  • Raleigh Road
  • Van Ness Avenue
  • Gordon Street
  • Williamstown Road
  • Melbourne Road
Essendon North Williamstown 16 km (10 mi)– northern end extended from Essendon to Essendon North along Bulla Road (replacing Australian state route 40.svg) when Tullamarine Freeway extension opened in 1970
– concurrency with Australian state route 38.svg along Raleigh Road through Maribyrnong
Australian state route 38.svg
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 Fairfield 19 km (12 mi)– western end extended from Sunshine to Maidstone in 1989
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 37.svg along Raleigh Road through Maribyrnong; Australian state route 39.svg along Churchill Avenue and Hampstead Road through Maidstone; Australian state route 45.svg along St Georges Road through Fitzroy North
Australian state route 39.svg
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 Altona 37 km (23 mi)– allocated in 1989
– replaced along Mickleham Road from Yuroke to Greenvale by AUS Alphanumeric Route C739.svg
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 35.svg along Kororoit Creek Road through Altona; Australian state route 38.svg along Churchill Avenue and Hampstead Road through Maidstone; Australian state route 83.svg along Geelong Road through Brooklyn; AUS Alphanumeric Route B94.svg along Grieve Parade through Altona North
Australian state route 40.svg
Metro Route 40
  • Fitzgerald Road
  • Boundary Road
  • Mt Derrimut Road
  • Station Road
  • Kings Road
  • Taylors Road
  • Green Gully Road
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 Australian state route 43.svg) 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 Australian state route 47.svg) to current alignment in 1989
– southern end extended from Doncaster to Edithvale (replacing Australian state route 11.svg from Donvale to Chelsea Heights) in 1989
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 36.svg along Doncaster Road from Doncaster to Donvale; Australian state route 47.svg along Williamsons Road through Doncaster
Australian state route 41.svg
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 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
Australian state route 42.svg
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 Wonga Park 27 km (17 mi)– re-aligned through Templestowe from Parker and Anderson Streets (replaced by Australian Tourist Drive 2.svg) to current alignment in 1989
– eastern end extended to Wonga Park via Jumping Creek Road in 1989
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 9.svg along Ringwood–Warrandyte Road through Warrandyte; AUS Alphanumeric Route B37.svg along Williamsons Road through Templestowe; Australian state route 52.svg along Foote Street through Templestowe
Australian state route 43.svgAustralian state route TOLL43.svg
Metro Route 43
  • Gap Road
  • Horne Street
  • Macedon Street
  • Sunbury Road (I)
  • Bulla Road
  • Sunbury Road (II)
Sunbury Port Melbourne 44 km (27 mi)– allocated from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport (replacing Australian state route 40.svg from Bulla to Melbourne Airport) in 1989
– replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C707.svg along Gap Road through Sunbury; AUS Alphanumeric Route C706.svg along Horne Street through Sunbury; AUS Alphanumeric Route C743.svg from Sunbury to Melbourne Airport
Tullamarine Freeway – allocated from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport (replacing Melbourne freeway F81.svgAustralian state route 40.svg) in 1989
– southern end extended to Port Melbourne when CityLink (Western link) opened in 1999
Australian state route 43.svg replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M2.svg in 2018
CityLink (Western link)Allocated in 1999 when CityLink (Western link) opened, toll road, Australian state route TOLL43.svg replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M2 toll.svg in 2018
Australian state route 44.svg
Metro Route 44
Ivanhoe Kangaroo Ground 22 km (14 mi)Concurrency with Australian state route 46.svg along Lower Plenty Road through Rosanna
Australian state route 45.svg
Metro Route 45
Reservoir Collingwood 11 km (7 mi)– allocated in 1989
– concurrency with Australian state route 38.svg along St Georges Road through Fitzroy North
Australian state route 46.svg
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: Australian state route 44.svg along Lower Plenty Road through Rosanna; Australian state route 57.svg along Diamond Creek Road through Diamond Creek; Australian state route 83.svg along Princes Street and Alexandra Parade through Fitzroy North
Australian state route 47.svg
Metro Route 47
  • Williamsons Road
  • Tram Road
  • Station Street, Box Hill
  • Highbury Road
  • Huntingdale Road
Templestowe Huntingdale 18 km (11 mi)– allocated in 1989, replaced: Australian state route 40.svg from Doncaster to Huntingdale; Australian state route 48.svg from Eltham to Doncaster
– replaced along Fitzsimons Lane and Williamsons Road from Templestowe to Eltham by AUS Alphanumeric Route B37.svg in 2022
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 40.svg along Williamsons Road through Doncaster; Australian state route 42.svg along Williamsons Road through Templestowe
Australian state route 48.svg
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 Eltham 29 km (18 mi)– eastern end along Main Road, Fitzsimons Lane and Williamsons Road terminating in Doncaster truncated to current alignment (replaced by Australian state route 47.svg) in 1989
– re-aligned through Thomastown from High Street and Settlement Road to current alignment in 1989
Australian state route 49.svg
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
Australian state route 50.svg
Metro Route 50
  • Somerville Road
  • Whitehall Street
  • Hopkins Street
  • Dynon Road
  • Spencer Street
  • Clarendon Street
Yarraville Southbank 10 km (6 mi)– allocated in 1989
– concurrency with Australian state route 35.svg along Whitehall Street through Footscray
Australian state route 52.svg
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 Australian state route 42.svg along Foote Street through Templestowe
Australian state route 54.svg
Metro Route 54
Keilor–Melton Road Melton Sydenham Keilor 18 km (11 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C754.svg, renamed Melton Highway
Australian state route 55.svg
Metro Route 55
Craigieburn South Melbourne 34 km (21 mi)– allocated when the Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005, replacing Australian national highway M31.svg (from Craigieburn to Fawkner) and Australian national highway 31.svg (from Fawkner to South Melbourne)
– concurrency with Australian state route 32.svg along Dudley Street through central Melbourne
Australian state route 56.svg
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 AUS Alphanumeric Route B94.svg in 2020
Australian state route 57.svg
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 Australian state route 46.svg along Diamond Creek Road through Diamond Creek
Australian state route 58.svg
Metro Route 58
  • Oaklands Road
  • Somerton Road
  • Cooper Street
  • High Street (north–south)
  • Memorial Avenue / McDonalds Road
  • Gorge Road
  • Kurrak Road
Bulla Yarrambat 28 km (17 mi)– allocated in 1989
– concurrency with: Australian state route 29.svg along High Street through Epping; Australian state route 35.svg along Somerton Road through Roxburgh Park
Australian state route 60.svg
Metro Route 60
  • Sages Road
  • Baxter–Tooradin Road
Frankston South Devon Meadows 19 km (12 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C781.svg
Parkville West Melbourne Southbank 6 km (4 mi)Reallocated in 2013, replaced southern end of Australian national route 79.svg through central Melbourne
Australian state route 61.svg
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: AUS Alphanumeric Route C407.svg from Berwick to Clyde North; AUS Alphanumeric Route C423.svg from Clyde North to Clyde; AUS Alphanumeric Route C778.svg from Clyde to Five Ways
Australian state route 62.svg
Metro Route 62
  • Main Street, Mornington
  • Mornington–Tyabb Road
Mornington Moorooduc Tyabb 13 km (8 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C782.svg
Ringwood Croydon Montrose 12 km (7 mi)Reallocated in 2008, replaces eastern end of Australian state route 22.svg
Australian state route 63.svg
Metro Route 63
  • Hereford Road
  • Monbulk Road
  • Belgrave–Hallam Road
  • Narre Warren North Road
  • Narre Warren–Cranbourne Road
  • Cameron Street
Lilydale Cranbourne 52 km (32 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C404.svg
Australian state route 64.svg
Metro Route 64
Bittern-Dromana Road Dromana Merricks North Bittern 15 km (9 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C788.svg
Australian state route 65.svg
Metro Route 65
South Gippsland Freeway Doveton Hastings 31 km (19 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg
Dandenong-Hastings Road Allocated in 1989, replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route M780.svg from Hampton Park to Cranbourne South; AUS Alphanumeric Route A780.svg from Cranbourne South to Hastings; renamed Westernport Highway
Australian state route 67.svg
Metro Route 67
  • Davey Street
  • Hastings Road
  • Frankston–Flinders Road
  • Cook Street
  • Boneo Road
Frankston Rosebud 70 km (43 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by: Australian Tourist Drive 12.svg from Frankston to Frankston South; AUS Alphanumeric Route C777.svg from Frankston to Rosebud; some Australian state route 67.svg shields still seen at Frankston end
Australian state route 69.svg
Metro Route 69
Balnarring Road Tuerong Merricks North Balnarring 11 km (7 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C784.svg
Australian state route 71.svg
Metro Route 71
Mornington–Flinders Road Dromana Main Ridge Flinders 20 km (12 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C787.svg
Cook StreetAllocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C777.svg
Australian state route 73.svg
Metro Route 73
Coolart Road Baxter Bittern Balnarring 18 km (11 mi)Allocated in 1989, replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C785.svg
Australian state route 77.svg
Metro Route 77
Kings Road Keilor North Taylors Lakes Delahey 5 km (3 mi)Allocated in 2015
Australian state route 80.svg
Metro Route 80
South Eastern Freeway Richmond Burnley 2.9 km (2 mi)Replaced by Melbourne freeway F80.svg when extension from Burnley to Kooyong opened in 1970, later by Australian national route 1.svg in 1988, eventually by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1 toll.svg and rebuilt as CityLink (Southern link) in 1999
Altona North Greensborough 38 km (24 mi)– allocated when first section opened in 1992; some Australian Ring Road Route 80.png shields quickly replaced by Australian state route 80.svg shields
– replaced by Australian national highway M80.svg when final section completed in 1997, progressively being replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route M80.svg from 2013
Australian state route 83.svg
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 Clifton Hill 18 km (11 mi)– allocated in 1989, replacing Melbourne freeway F83.svg 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 AUS Alphanumeric Route M3.svg when Eastlink opened in 2008
– concurrencies with: Australian state route 35.svg along Smithfield Road from Flemington to Footscray; Australian state route 39.svg along Geelong Road through Brooklyn; Australian state route 46.svg along Princes Street and Alexandra Parade through Fitzroy North
Australian state route 87.svg
Metro Route 87
Dingley Bypass Oakleigh South Springvale South 6 km (4 mi)– allocated when Dingley Bypass opened in 2016
– concurrency with Australian state route 14.svg along Dingley Bypass through Clarinda
  Decommissioned or unsigned route

Rural Victoria

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.

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Australian state route 91.svg
State Route 91
Ryrie Street Geelong Queenscliff 31 km (19 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C123.svg
Sydney ParadeUnallocated, not replaced
  • Ormond Road
  • Bellarine Highway
  • Flinders Street, Queenscliff
  • Bethune Street
  • King Street, Queenscliff
  • Hesse Street
  • Wharf Street
  • Harbour Street
  • Larkin Parade
Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B110.svg
Australian state route 100.svg
State Route 100
Belmont Allansford 255 km (158 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B100.svg
Australian state route 104.svg
State Route 104
Hopkins Highway Warrnambool Ellerslie Mortlake 50 km (31 mi)– allocated when highway declared in 1990
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B120.svg
Australian state route 106.svg
State Route 106
Hamilton Highway Hamilton Geelong 231 km (144 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B140.svg
Australian state route 107.svg
State Route 107
Henty Highway Lascelles Portland 231 km (144 mi)Replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route A200.svg from Horsham to Portland; AUS Alphanumeric Route B200.svg from Lascelles to Horsham
Australian state route 111.svg
State Route 111
Grampians Road Stawell Halls Gap Dunkeld 90 km (56 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C216.svg
Australian state route 112.svg
State Route 112
Glenelg Highway Vic/SA border Ballarat 289 km (180 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B160.svg
Australian state route 121.svg
State Route 121
Sunraysia Highway Ouyen Ballarat 344 km (214 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B220.svg
Australian state route 122.svg
State Route 122
Pyrenees Highway Ararat Elphinstone 149 km (93 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B180.svg
Australian state route 124.svg
State Route 124
  • Northern Grampians Road
  • Lake Fyans Road
  • Ararat–Pomonal Road
Bungalally Ararat 94 km (58 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C222.svg
Australian state route 130.svg
State Route 130
Wimmera Highway Vic/SA border St Arnaud 238 km (148 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B240.svg
Australian state route 138.svg
State Route 138
Borung Highway Dimboola Charlton 133 km (83 mi)Replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C234.svg from Dimboola to Litchfield; AUS Alphanumeric Route C261.svg Donald to Gil Gil; AUS Alphanumeric Route C239.svg Gil Gil to Charlton
Australian state route 141.svg
State Route 141
Loddon Valley Highway Kerang Heathcote 176 km (109 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B260.svg
McIvor Highway Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B280.svg
Australian state route 148.svg
State Route 148
Hattah–Robinvale Road Hattah Wemen Lake Powell 62 km (39 mi)– allocated when road declared in 1990
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C252.svg
Australian state route 149.svg
State Route 149
Midland Highway Geelong Benalla 400 km (249 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route A300.svg
Australian state route 153.svg
State Route 153
Benalla Coldstream 181 km (112 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B300.svg
Australian state route ALT153.svg
Alternative
State Route 153
Midland Highway Barjang Mansfield Maindample 26.7 km (17 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C518.svg from Barjang to Mansfield
Maroondah Highway Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B320.svg from Mansfield to Maindample
Australian state route 154.svg
State Route 154
  • Beechworth–Wangaratta Road
  • Wodonga–Beechworth Road
Tarrawingee Beechworth Wodonga 61 km (38 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C315.svg
Australian state route 156.svg
State Route 156
  • Ovens Highway
  • Alpine Road
Wangaratta Omeo 185 km (115 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B500.svg, renamed Great Alpine Road
Australian state route 160.svg
State Route 160
Glenrowan–Myrtleford Road Glenrowan Myrtleford Running Creek88 km (55 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C522.svg
  • Happy Valley Road
  • Running Creek Road
Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C534.svg
Australian state route 164.svg
State Route 164
Mount Buller Road Mansfield Merrijig Mount Buller 58 km (36 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C320.svg
Australian state route 168.svg
State Route 168
Goulburn Valley Highway Seymour Eildon 106 km (66 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B340.svg
Australian state route 172.svg
State Route 172
  • Marysville Road
  • Marysville–Woods Point Road
  • Lake Mountain Road
Narbethong Marysville Lake Mountain 30 km (19 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C512.svg
Australian state route 173.svg
State Route 173
Taggerty-Thornton Road Taggerty Thornton 12 km (7 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C515.svg
Australian state route 174.svg
State Route 174
Warburton Highway Lilydale Warburton 75 km (47 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B380.svg
Australian state route 175.svg
State Route 175
Healesville–Kinglake Road Castella Korumburra 169 km (105 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C724.svg
Healesville–Koo Wee Rup RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C411.svg
Dalry RoadUnallocated, not replaced
Don RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C506.svg
Yarra Junction–Noojee RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C425.svg
Main Neerim RoadReplaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C426.svg from Rokeby to Drouin West; AUS Alphanumeric Route C427.svg from Drouin West to Drouin
Drouin–Warragul RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C102.svg
Drouin–Korumburra RoadReplaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C431.svg from Drouin to Drouin South; AUS Alphanumeric Route C432.svg from Douin South to Ranceby
Warragul-Korumburra RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C425.svg
Australian state route 176.svg
State Route 176
Donna Buang Summit Road Mount Donna Buang Warburton 18 km (11 mi)Unallocated, not replaced
Donna Buang RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C505.svg
Acheron WayReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C507.svg
Australian state route 180.svg
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: Australian state route 12.svg through Dandenong South; AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg from Lynbrook to Lang Lang; AUS Alphanumeric Route A440.svg from Lang Lang to Sale
Australian state route 181.svg
State Route 181
Bass Highway Lang Lang Leongatha 87 km (54 mi)– extended from Inverloch to Leongatha in 1990
– replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg from Lang Lang to Anderson; AUS Alphanumeric Route B460.svg from Anderson to Leongatha
– a faded Australian state route 181.svg shield was visible at the McKenzie Street and White Road intersection in Wonthaggi until the intersection was converted to a roundabout
Australian state route 182.svg
State Route 182
Strzelecki Highway Leongatha Mirboo North Morwell 56 km (35 mi)– allocated when highway declared in 1990
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B460.svg
Australian state route 186.svg
State Route 186
Phillip Island Road Anderson Newhaven Cowes 23 km (14 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route B420.svg
Australian state route 188.svg
State Route 188
Hyland Highway Traralgon Gormandale Yarram 56 km (35 mi)– allocated when highway declared in 1990
– replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C482.svg
Australian state route 189.svg
State Route 189
  • Meeniyan-Promontory Road
  • Wilsons Promontory Road
Meeniyan Fish Creek Wilsons Promontory 72 km (45 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C444.svg
Australian state route 190.svg
State Route 190
Monash Way Morwell Port Welshpool 88 km (55 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C456.svg
Unallocated, not replaced
Welshpool RoadReplaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C451.svg
Australian state route 191.svg
State Route 191
Bandiana Glen Valley151 km (94 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C531.svg
Australian state route 195.svg
State Route 195
Omeo Highway Tallangatta Bairnsdale 285 km (177 mi)Replaced by: AUS Alphanumeric Route C543.svg from Tallangatta to Omeo; AUS Alphanumeric Route B500.svg from Omeo to Bairnsdale, renamed Great Alpine Road
Australian state route 199.svg
State Route 199
Bonang Road Vic/NSW border Goongerah Orbost 114 km (71 mi)Replaced by AUS Alphanumeric Route C612.svg
  Decommissioned or unsigned route


Freeway Routes

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 Australian state route 83.svg and Australian state route 87.svg).

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Melbourne freeway F80.svg
Freeway Route 80
South Eastern Freeway Richmond Burnley Kooyong 9 km (6 mi)Replaced Australian state route 80.svg when extension from Burnley to Kooyong opened in 1970; replaced by Australian national route 1.svg in 1988 (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1 toll.svg as part of CityLink (southern link) in 1999)
Melbourne freeway F81.svg
Freeway Route 81
Tullamarine Freeway Melbourne Airport Flemington 18 km (11 mi)Replaced by:
Australian state route 43.svg from Melbourne Airport to Essendon Airport in 1989 (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M2.svg in 2018)
– removed from Essendon Airport to Flemington in 1989 (later replaced by Australian state route TOLL43.svg as part of CityLink (western link) in 1999, then AUS Alphanumeric Route M2 toll.svg in 2018)
Chadstone Lyndhurst 25 km (16 mi)– western end progressively extended as sections opened eventually to Chadstone in 1981
– replaced by: Australian national route 1.svg from Chadstone to Eumemmering in 1988 (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg in 1997, then AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg from Doveton to Eumemmering when Hallam bypass opened in 2003); Australian state route 65.svg from Eumemmering to Lyndhurst in 1988 (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg in 1997)
Melbourne freeway F82.svg
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
Melbourne freeway F83.svg
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 Australian state route 83.svg in 1989 (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M3.svg in 2008)
Melbourne freeway F87.svg
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 Australian state route 11.svg in 1989 (later by AUS Alphanumeric Route M11.svg in 2013)
Melbourne freeway F90.svg
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

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Australian Ring Road Route 80.png
Ring Road 80
Western Ring Road Tullamarine Gladstone Park Jacana 2.8 km (2 mi)Allocated when first section opened; quickly replaced by Australian state route 80.svg in 1992
  Decommissioned or unsigned route

Tourist Routes

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.

RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes
Australian Tourist Drive 2.svg
Tourist Drive 2
Yarra 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 Street
  • Spencer Street
  • Clarendon Street
  • City Road
  • Alexandra Avenue
  • Grange Road, Burnley
  • Yarra Boulevard (I)
  • Church Street / High Street, Kew
  • Studley Park Road
  • Walmer Street
  • Yarra Boulevard (II)
  • Chandler Highway
  • Heidelberg Road
  • The Boulevard
  • Burke Road North / Lower Heidelberg Road
  • Banksia Street
  • Manningham Road West / Bridge Street
  • Templestowe Road
  • Parker Street / Anderson Street
  • Porter Street / Newmans Road
  • Heidelberg–Warrandyte Road
Williamstown Warrandyte 60 km (37 mi)– replaced Australian state route 2.svg in 1989
– decommissioned between Williamstown and Melbourne CBD; route now starts at the Australian state route 30.svg Flinders Street and Australian state route 50.svg Spencer Street intersection [12]
– replaced by Australian Tourist Drive 11.svg Bay West Trail between Williamstown and Spotswood [12]
Australian Tourist Drive 2.svg
Tourist Drive 2
[13]
  • Paynesville Road
Bairnsdale
Australian Tourist Drive 3.svg
Tourist Drive 3
[14]
  • Metung Road
Australian Tourist Drive 5.svg
Tourist Drive 5
Tulloch Ard
[15]
  • Basin Road
  • Tulloch Ard Road
Buchan
Australian Tourist Drive 6.svg
Tourist Drive 6
Raymond Creek Falls Tourist Drive
[16]
  • Yalmy
42 km (26 mi)
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Tourist Drive 7
Lakeside & Coastal Tourist Drive
  • Mallacoota–Genoa Road
  • Karbeethong Road
  • Lakeside Drive
  • Buckland Drive
  • Allan Drive
  • Maurice Avenue
Genoa Mallacoota 22 km (14 mi)
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Tourist Drive 11
Bay West Trail
[12]
  • Duncans Road (I)
  • K Road
  • Diggers Road
  • Beach Road
  • Duncans Road (II)
  • Aviation Road
  • Point Cook Road
  • Central Avenue
  • Queen Street
  • Maidstone Street
  • Esplanade, Altona
  • Beach Street
  • Civic Parade
  • Millers Road
  • Kororoit Creek Road
  • Victoria Street
  • Esplanade, Williamstown
  • Morris Street
  • Battery Road
  • Nelson Place
  • The Strand
  • North Road
  • Douglas Parade
  • (Craig Street or Simcock Avenue)
  • Booker Street
  • Hudsons Road
Werribee Spotswood 55 km (34 mi)– mostly unsigned
– replaced Australian Tourist Drive 2.svg Yarra Scenic Drive between Williamstown and Spotswood
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Tourist Drive 12
Frankston Cultural Drive
  • Davey Street
  • Hastings Road
  • Cranbourne Road
  • Moorooduc Highway
  • Golf Links Road, Frankston South
  • Robinsons Road
  • McClelland Drive
10 km (6 mi)Route is entirely a loop
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Tourist Drive 13
Winery Tour
[17] [18] [19]
  • Melton Highway
  • Leakes Road
  • Holden Road
  • Plumpton Road
  • Vineyard Road
  • Horne Street
  • Riddell Road
  • Main Road
  • Kilmore Road
  • Melbourne–Lancefield Road
  • Lancefield–Tooborac Road
  • Burke and Wills Track
  • (route unknown)
  • Baynton Road
  • Pipers Creek Road
  • (route through Kyneton unknown)
  • Bourke Street
  • Calder Freeway
  • Springvale Road
  • Cobb and Co Road
  • Three Chain Road
  • Dons Road
  • Rochford Road
  • Coach Road
  • Romsey Road
  • Straws Lane
  • Mount Macedon Road
  • Hamilton Road
  • Barringo Road
  • Station Road
  • Aitken Street
  • Melton Road
  • Gisborne-Melton Road
  • Federation Drive
Melton Route is entirely a loop
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Tourist Drive 14
[17] [18] [19]
Route has multiple branches
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Tourist Drive 21
[17] [19]
Melbourne 750 km (466 mi)– Route is entirely a loop
– Route coincides with Great Southern Touring Route
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Tourist Drive 22
Otways Waterfalls & Forest Drive
  • William Street, Lorne
  • Erskine Falls Road
  • Benwerrin–Mount Sabine Road
  • Kaanglang Road
  • Station Street, Forrest
  • Frizon Street, Forrest
  • Gratton Street, Forrest
  • Forrest–Apollo Bay Road
  • Turtons Track
  • Beech Forest–Mount Sabine Road
  • Beech Forest–Lavers Hill Road
  • Colac–Lavers Hill Road
  • Great Ocean Road
Lorne Route is entirely a loop
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Tourist Drive 31
Grampians Scenic Drive
Ararat–Halls Gap Road Halls Gap Ararat 44 km (27 mi)
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Tourist Drive 32
Pyrenees / Grampians Wine Trail
[20]
Ballarat Route is entirely a loop
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Tourist Drive 41
[21] [22]
  • Pyrnees Highway
  • North Street, Chewton
  • Main Road Chewton
Castlemaine
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Tourist Drive 42
[21] [23]
Castlemaine Maldon
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Tourist Drive 43
[21] [24]
  • Bendigo–Maldon Road
  • Morris Street, Maldon
  • Hornsby Street, Maldon
  • Main Street, Maldon
  • High Street, Maldon
  • Newstead Road, Maldon
  • Anzac Hill Road, Maldon
  • Mt Tarrengower Road, Maldon
  • Franklin Street, Maldon
Maldon Route has many branches around the Maldon area.
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Tourist Drive 44
Fossickers Drive
  • Calder Highway
  • Logan–Weddernburn Road
  • Weddernburn–Dunolly Road
  • Moliagul–Rheola Road
  • High Street, Moliagul
  • Dunolly–Moliagul Road
  • Dunolly–Bridgewater Road
  • Wimmera Highway
  • Bridgewater-Dunolly Road
  • Calder Highway (II)
  • Inglewood–Rheola Road
  • Old Kingower Road
  • Kingower–Wedderburn Road
WedderburnRoute is entirely a loop
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Tourist Drive 51
Lake Boga District Drive
[25]
  • Murray Valley Highway
  • Kunat Street
  • Kerang Street
  • Marraboor Street
  • Station Street
  • Lalbert Road
  • Cumnock Road (I)
  • George Road
  • Wilson Road
  • Scown Road
  • Cumnock Road (II)
  • Tresco West Road
  • Cornish Avenue
  • Benjeroop–Tresco Road
  • Ridge Road
Lake Boga Tresco West Tresco 16.7 km (10.4 mi)
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Tourist Drive 52
Rural District Drive
[26] [27]
  • Woorinen Road
  • Lake Road
  • Church Road
  • Chillingollah Road (I)
  • Digger Road
  • Byrnes Road
  • North South Road (I)
  • Chillingollah Road (II)
  • North South Road (II)
  • Murray Valley Highway
  • Murraydale Road
  • River Road
  • Palaroo Street
  • Hastings Street
  • Naretha Street
Swan Hill Swan Hill 44 km (27 mi)
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Tourist Drive 53
Mallee Parks Scenic Route
[28]
  • Hattah-Robinvale Road
  • Hattah Entrance Road
  • Mournpall Track
  • Reed Road
  • Boonoonar Road
Hattah Hattah-Kulkyne National Park Carwarp 51.7 km (32.1 mi)
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Tourist Drive 54
Red Cliffs Tourist Drive
[29]
  • Indi Avenue
  • Nursery Ridge Road (I)
  • Ovens Avenue
  • Gum Street
  • Nursery Ridge Road (II)
  • Woomera Avenue
  • Wonega Avenue
  • Pumps Road
  • Cocklin Avenue
  • Fitzroy Avenue
Red Cliffs 12.5 km (7.8 mi)Route starts and terminates in Red Cliffs
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Tourist Drive 61
Rushworth Hidden Treasures Tourist Drive
  • Vickers Road
  • Heathcote–Nagambie Road
  • Nagambie–Rushworth Road (I)
  • Cemetery Track
  • Reedy Lake Road
  • Nagambie–Rushworth Road (II)
  • Station Street, Rushworth
  • Rushworth–Tatura Road
  • McEwen Road (I)
  • South Boundary Road, Kyabram
  • Lake Road, Kyabram
  • Allan Street, Kyabram
  • McEwen Road (II)
  • Graham Road
  • Henderson Road
  • Murray Valley Highway
Nagambie Echuca 117 km (73 mi)
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Tourist Drive 62
Gunbower Island Tourist Drive
  • Gunbower Island Road
  • Thompsons Bridge Road
  • McInners Road
  • Munzel Track
  • Munroe Track
  • Frees Road
  • Cohuna Island Road
Gunbower Cohuna
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Tourist Drive 63
Living Heritage Tourist Drive
  • Prairie–Rochester Road
  • Lockington Road
  • Echuca–Mitiamo Road
Rochester Echuca
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Tourist Drive 64
Winery Trail
  • Emily Street, Seymour
  • Manse Hill Road, Seymour
  • Northwood Road
  • Mitchellstown Road
  • Mullers Road
  • Vickers Road
  • Heathcote–Nagambie Road
  • Nagambie–Rushworth Road (I)
  • Cemetery Track
  • Reedy Lake Road
  • Nagambie–Rushworth Road (II)
  • Station Street, Rushworth
  • Bendigo–Murchison Road
  • Rushworth Road, Murchison
  • Murchison–Goulburn Weir Road
  • McLeod Street
  • Kirwans Bridge Road
  • Lobbs Lane
  • Grimwade Road
  • High Street, Nagambie
  • Odwyer Road
  • Tabilk–Monea Road
  • Avenel–Nagambie Road
  • Bank Street
  • Queen Street
  • Ewing Road
  • Livingstone Street
  • Henry Street
  • Seymour–Avenel Road
  • Goulburn Valley Highway
  • Emily Street
Seymour Seymour Route is a loop
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Tourist Drive 65
Military Heritage Drive
  • Emily Street, Seymour
  • Manse Hill Road, Seymour
  • Northwood Road
  • Mitchellstown Road
  • Mullers Road
  • Vickers Road
  • Heathcote–Nagambie Road
  • Graytown–Rushworth Road
  • Nagambie-Rushworth Road (I)
  • Cemetery Track
  • Reedy Lake Road
  • Nagambie–Rushworth Road (II)
  • Station Street, Rushworth
  • Bendigo–Murchison Road
  • Watson Street, Murchison
  • Willoughby Street, Murchison
  • Old Weir Road
Seymour Murchison
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Tourist Drive 67
Gold and Ironbark Trail
  • Cornella-Toolleen Road
  • Tait Hamiliton Road (I)
  • White Hills Road
  • Tait Hamiliton Road (II)
  • Nagambie–Rushworth Road
Toolleen
Rushworth
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Tourist Drive 81
Snowy River Country Trail
[30]
  • Buchan-Orbost Road
  • Gelantipy Road
  • McKillops Road
  • Bonang Road
  • Nicholson Street, Orbost
Orbost
  • Bete Bolong
  • Bete Bolong North
  • Buchan
  • Murrindal
  • Butchers Ridge
  • Gelantipy
  • Wulgulmerang East
  • McKillops Bridge
  • Deddick Valley
  • Tubbut
  • Bonang
  • Goongerah
  • Nurran
Orbost
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Tourist Drive 91
Walhalla & Mountain Rivers Trail
[31]
  • Lloyd Street, Moe
  • Waterlook Road, Moe
  • Moore Street, Moe
  • Moe–Walhalla Road
  • Knotts Siding Road, Knotts
  • Tyers–Walhalla Road
  • Walhalla Road
  • Main Road, Walhalla
  • Main Road, Tyers
  • Tyers Road
Moe
Traralgon Route branches off by Walhalla Road to Walhalla Township

Route formally extended to Cowwarr, with a branching from Toongabbie, looping to Cowwarr Weir

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Tourist Drive 92
Bunurong Coastal Drive
  • Bass Highway
  • McKenzie Street, Wonthaggi
  • Graham Street, Wonthaggi
  • Billson Street, Wonthaggi
  • Cape Paterson Road
  • Cape Paterson–Inverloch Road
  • Surf Parade, Inverloch
  • Ramsey Boulevard, Inverloch
  • William Street, Inverloch
Kilcunda Inverloch
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Tourist Drive 93
Grand Ridge Road
Seaview
  • Trida
  • Hallston
  • Allambee South
  • Mirboo North
  • Tarra–Bulga
  • Blackwarry
Carrajung132 km (82 mi)
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Tourist Drive 94
Strzelecki Trail
[32]
  • Hyland Highway
  • Grand Ridge Road
  • Traralgon–Balook Road
  • Traralgon Creek Road
  • Mattingley Hill Road
  • Sanders Road
  • Hazelwood Road
  • Firmins Lane
  • Monash Way
  • Brodribb Road
  • Yinnar Road
  • Switchback Road, Hazelwood
  • Junction Road
  • Jumbuk Road
  • Boolarra–Mirboo North Road
  • Strzelecki Highway
  • Mirboo North–Trafalgar Road
  • Morwell–Thorpdale Road
  • McDonalds Track
  • Narracan Connection Road
  • Coalville Road
  • High Street, Moe
  • Narracan Drive
  • John Field Drive, Newborough
  • Princes Freeway
  • Commercial Road, Morwell
  • Princes Highway
Traralgon Route is entirely a loop
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Tourist Drive 95
Tarra Bulga Trail
  • Woorarra Road
  • Albert River Road (I)
  • Albert River–Welshpool Road
  • Albert River Road (II)
  • Grand Ridge Road
  • Tarra Valley Road
Welshpool
  • Binginwarri
  • Stacey's Bridge
  • Hiawatha
  • Grand Ridge
  • Tarra Valley
  • Devon
Yarram
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Tourist Drive 96
Ninety Mile Beach
  • Longford-Golden Beach Road
  • Longford–Loch Sport Road
  • Woodside Beach Road
Longford
  • Loch Sport
  • Golden Beach
Woodside Beach
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Tourist Drive 97
Cape Liptrap Trail
  • Walkerville Road
  • Walkerville South Road
  • Cape Liptrap Road
  • Fish Creek–Walkerville Road
  • Waratah Road
  • Meeniyan–Promontory Road
Tarwin Lower Walkerville Fish Creek Route is not signed from Fish Creek junction to Walkerville
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Tourist Drive 98
Power Drive
[33]
  • Hyland Highway
  • Mattingley Hill Road
  • Sanders Road
  • Hazelwood Road
  • Firmins Lane
  • Tramway Road
  • Switchback Road, Hazelwood
  • Yinnar Road
  • Brodribb Road
  • Monash Way
  • Commercial Road, Morwell
  • Princes Freeway
  • Haunted Hills Road
  • De Campo Drive
  • Latrobe River Road
  • Third Street, Yallorn North
  • Brown Coalmine Road
  • Tanjil East Road
  • Latrobe Road, Morwell
Traralgon Morwell

See also

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