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 Colac)
* A1
* (NSW border to Traralgon)
* (Colac to SA border)

Major junctions
VIC/NSW border end| near Genoa

* Monaro Highway
* Great Alpine Road
* South Gippsland Highway
* Strzelecki Highway
* Princes Highway
* South Gippsland Freeway
* EastLink
* CityLink
* West Gate Tunnel
* Western Ring Road
* Midland Highway
* Hamilton Highway
* Great Ocean Road
* Hopkins Highway
* Henty Highway

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
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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 route M1 between Traralgon and Winchelsea, and route A1 elsewhere.

## History[edit]

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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[edit]

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.

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

* Princes Freeway from Traralgon to Berwick.
* Eastern extension of dual carriageway M1 to Sale under construction.
* Monash Freeway from Berwick to Central Melbourne.
* CityLink (southern link section): Central Melbourne (through Domain and Burnley Tunnels).
* West Gate Freeway from Melbourne to West Gate Interchange.
* Massive re-construction in progress as part of the M1 Upgrade.[3]
* The M1 freeway upgrade receives an ITS Australia award.[4]
* Princes Freeway from West Gate Interchange to Corio.
* Geelong Ring Road from Corio to Waurn Ponds.
* Dual carriageway M1 continues to Colac.
* M1 under construction to Colac & Camperdown.

## References[edit]

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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. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. ^ The M1 Upgrade [1] Archived 21 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine is mid-way through re-construction.
4. ^ "Melbourne's M1 freeway upgrade and SUNA Traffic Channel win ITS Australia Awards". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

## See also[edit]

* Australian Roads portal

* Highway 1 (New South Wales)
* Highway 1 (Northern Territory)
* Highway 1 (Queensland)
* Highway 1 (South Australia)
* Highway 1 (Tasmania)
* Highway 1 (Western Australia)

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Road infrastructure in Victoria

Freeways|

* Calder Freeway
* Goulburn Valley Freeway
* Hume Freeway
* Princes Freeway (Geelong Ring Road)
* Western Freeway

Highways|

* Bass Highway
* Bellarine Highway
* Borung Highway
* Burwood Highway
* Calder Highway
* Calder Alternative Highway
* Glenelg Highway
* Goulburn Valley Highway
* Hamilton Highway
* Henty Highway
* Hopkins Highway
* Hyland Highway
* Kiewa Valley Highway
* Loddon Valley Highway
* Mallee Highway
* Maroondah Highway
* McIvor Highway
* Melba Highway
* Midland Highway
* Monaro Highway
* Murray Valley Highway
* Nepean Highway
* Northern Highway
* Omeo Highway
* Princes Highway
* Pyrenees Highway
* South Gippsland Highway
* Strzelecki Highway
* Sturt Highway
* Sunraysia Highway
* Surf Coast Highway
* Warburton Highway
* Western Highway
* Western Port Highway
* Wimmera Highway

Bypass routes|

* Old Hume Highway
* Old Princes Highway

Tourist routes|

* Great Alpine Road
* Great Ocean Road
* Murray Valley Highway
* Phillip Island Road

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