Highway 1 (Victoria)

This article is about the section of Highway 1 in Victoria. For the entire length of the highway, see Highway 1 (Australia).
Highway 1
Victoria
Map of Victoria with Highway 1 highlighted in red
General information
Type Highway
Length 958 km (595 mi)
Opened 1955
Route number(s)
  • M1
  • (Traralgon to Winchelsea)
  • A1
  • (NSW border to Traralgon)
  • (Winchelsea to SA border)
Major junctions
VIC/NSW border end near Genoa
 
VIC/SA border end near Dartmoor
Location(s)
Major settlements Orbost, Bairnsdale Sale, Traralgon Warragul, Melbourne, Geelong, Camperdown, Warrnambool, Portland
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National Highway • Freeways in Australia
Highways in Victoria

In Victoria, Highway 1 is a 958-kilometre (595 mi) long[1] route that follows the coastline of the state, from the New South Wales border near Genoa to the South Australian border near Dartmoor. Highway 1 continues around the rest of Australia, joining all mainland state capitals, and connecting major centres in Tasmania. All roads within the Highway 1 system are allocated a road route numbered 1, M1, A1, or B1, depending on the state route numbering system. In Victoria, the highway is designated as State Route M1 between Traralgon and Winchelsea, and route A1 elsewhere.

Princes Freeway, route M1, at Lara

History

Highway 1 was created as part of the National Route Numbering system, adopted in 1955. The route was compiled from an existing network of state and local roads and tracks.[2]

Route description

The Victorian section of Highway 1 travels south from the New South Wales border to Morwell as the Princes Highway. The highway then becomes the M1 motorway, following the Princes Freeway to the Melbourne suburb of Berwick, and then the Monash Freeway to central Melbourne. Highway 1, as the CityLink Tollway bypasses the actual city centre, connecting to the West Gate Freeway. Beyond the Western Ring Road interchange, the route is once again named Princes Freeway, which leads to Geelong, with the dual carriageway M1 ending in Winchelsea. Highway 1 continues, designated as A1, along the rest of the Princes Highway, through to the South Australian border, west of Dartmoor.

M1 West Gate Freeway, approaching the CityLink toll section in Melbourne.

The following sections, which are freeways or dual carriageways, are designated as route M1:

Major intersections

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. ↑ Google (22 March 2013). "Highway 1 (Victoria)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Taylor, David (2012). The Highway One travel companion. Volume 1, Melbourne to Tweed Heads. Salisbury, Queensland: Boolarong Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780987218902.
  3. ↑ The M1 Upgrade is mid-way through re-construction.
  4. ↑ Melbourne’s M1 freeway upgrade and SUNA Traffic Channel win ITS Australia Awards

See also

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