Freeways in Australia
This is a list of freeways (or motorways/parkways) in Australia, sorted by states and territories and their corresponding routes. This list includes tollways / toll roads such as the CityLink freeway system in Melbourne. This list has over 70 entries. The only jurisdiction in Australia without freeways is the Northern Territory. Victoria has the largest and densest freeway network in Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra region
- Adelaide Avenue
- Capital Circle
- Gungahlin Drive Extension
- Majura Parkway
- Parkes Way
- Tuggeranong Parkway
- Yarra Glen
New South Wales
New South Wales has the second largest number and second highest density of freeways in Australia, with the majority being located in Sydney City or the metropolitan areas.
Sydney region (Urban freeways)
- Gore Hill Freeway
- Warringah Freeway
- Sydney Harbour Tunnel (fully electronically tolled for southbound traffic)
- Cahill Expressway
- Eastern Distributor (fully electronically tolled for northbound traffic)
- Southern Cross Drive
- General Holmes Drive, the Airport Tunnel
- Lane Cove Tunnel (fully electronically tolled)
- M2 Hills Motorway (fully electronically tolled)
- Cross City Tunnel (fully electronically tolled)
- M4 Western Motorway
- Western Distributor
- WestConnex (Under construction, expected to be open to traffic in 2023)
- M5 South Western Motorway (fully electronically tolled)
- M5 East Freeway
- Westlink M7 (fully electronically tolled)
- NorthConnex (Under construction, expected to be open to traffic in 2019)
Rural region (Rural freeways)
- Pacific Motorway (Northern NSW, from Ballina to QLD border)
- Pacific Motorway (Sydney to Newcastle) (Formerly known as the F3)
- Pacific Highway, 70% of which is of freeway or dual carriageway standard.
- Princes Motorway (Formerly known as the F6)
- Princes Highway, 16% of which is of freeway or dual carriageway standard.
Under construction
- M28 NorthConnex (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnel, connecting the M1 Pacific Motorway to M2 Hills Motorway) - To be Complete by 2019.
- M4/M5 WestConnex (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnels, connecting the M4 Western Motorway to M5 East) - To be Complete by 2023.
- M12 Western Sydney Airport Motorway (Major multimillion-dollar freeway, connecting the future Western Sydney Airport to M7 Westlink) - Currently in Planning Phase.
Queensland
Brisbane region
- Bruce Highway
- Gateway Motorway (Gateway Bridge crossing over Brisbane River)
- Gympie Arterial Road (Also )
- Pacific Motorway
- Ipswich Motorway
- Logan Motorway (Tolled) (Also )
- Gateway Motorway (Tolled)
- Ipswich Motorway (Goodna to Archerfield)
- Airport Link Tunnel (Tolled)
- Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7) (Tolled)
- Deagon Deviation
Gold Coast region
Sunshine Coast region
Townsville region
- Douglas Arterial Road (part of the greater Townsville Ring Road)
South Australia
In South Australia, expressway may refer to a controlled access highway with no at-grade intersections or a limited access road of slightly lower standard with at-grade intersections at some locations. Currently there are three constructed expressways within Adelaide.
- Gawler Bypass - freeway grade road
Under construction
- Northern Connector (proposed new road connecting the M2 North-South Motorway to M20 Max Fatchen Expressway) - To begin construction by early 2016.
Tasmania
While the overall quality of Tasmania's highway network has been constructed to a high standard, its grade separated freeway network is limited. In the past, Hobart and Launceston have each had comprehensive transport studies conducted, proposing grade separated freeways running through and around them. While some of these roads have been constructed, the majority are limited access featuring at-grade intersections. Devonport and Burnie are the only major population centres with freeway standard roads linking each other. There has been repeated proposals in recent years to fully upgrade the Midland Highway to grade separated freeway standards.[1][2]
This List is limited to Tasmania's freeway-standard roads.
Hobart region
- Southern Outlet (Hobart to Kingston)
Rural region
- Bass Highway (Burnie to Devonport and Prospect to Illawarra Main Road)
- Midland Highway (South Launceston to Breadalbane)
Victoria
Victoria has the largest number and highest density of freeways in Australia, with the majority being located in Melbourne City or the metropolitan areas.
The reason behind Victoria having a high density of arterial roads, highways and freeways, is due to a low population density over a large area (like most of Australia), where towns are sparse or located a significant distance from each other; but with Victoria having towns located throughout the entire state, with large numbers of inhabitants, in both urban and rural areas (many of which are major) such as Ballarat or Bendigo.
Melbourne region (Urban freeways)
- CityLink (Southern Link, Fully electronically tolled)
- Monash Freeway
- Princes Freeway (from Werribee-Main Road or Duncans Road)
- West Gate Freeway (also )
- CityLink (Western Link, Fully electronically tolled)
- Tullamarine Freeway
- Eastern Freeway
- EastLink (Fully electronically tolled)
- Frankston Freeway
Rural region (Rural freeways)
- Princes Freeway (West)
(Melbourne to Werribee section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.) - Geelong Ring Road
- Princes Freeway (East)
(Narre Warren to Pakenham section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Note: 'East' and 'West' sections are officially part of the same freeway and route corridor.
- Western Freeway
(Deer Park Bypass section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
- Calder Freeway (also )
(Melbourne to Taylors Lakes section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Under construction
- Western Distributor (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnel, connecting the M1 West Gate Freeway to M2/State Route 43 Citylink) - Currently in Planning Phase - Expected to be Complete by 2022.
- Western Freeway Duplication (Beaufort to Ararat) - To be Complete by Mid 2016.
Western Australia
Perth region
- Kwinana Freeway (also )
- Mitchell Freeway
- Reid Highway (Malaga Road to Erindale Road)
- Roe Highway (Tonkin Highway to Kwinana Freeway)
- Roe Highway (Morrison Road to Great Eastern Highway Bypass)
- Tonkin Highway (Collier Rd to Hale Road)
- Tonkin Highway (Mills Road to Champion Drive)
- Leach Highway (Airport Drive to Welshpool Road)
See also
- Highways in Australia
- Highway 1
- National Highway (Australia)
- Transport in Australia
- Road transport in Australia
- Toll roads in Australia
- List of roads and highways
- List of Australian airports
- List of Australian ports
References
- ↑ "Plan for four-lane Midland Highway". The Examiner. December 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ↑ "Abbott Doorstop in Launceston - Midland Highway upgrade". Liberal Party of Australia. February 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ↑ "PTUA - 'The Alternative to Melbourne’s Freeway Explosion'". Retrieved 2007-07-26.