List of highways in Victoria

Location of Victoria

Map of the highways in Victoria

Victoria (Australia) hasthe highest highway densityin comparison to all other Australian states. In contrast to the other states, Victoria does not have an almost unpopulated outback , here the cities are evenly distributed over the entire area, with the exception of the northwest and the Australian Alps where hardly any people live.

The traffic density on the highways in Victoria is generally higher than most other states. The Hume Highway , the Western Highway and the Princes Highway have some of the highest traffic volumes in Australia.

Some of the highways have been converted into freeways . A freeway is basically multi-lane and has entry and exit free of intersections.

Naming and numbering

The highways in Victoria are usually named after the geographical region, certain characteristics or after cities. For some, such as the Western Highway or Northern Highway , only the direction in which they leave Melbourne was chosen as the name.

The numbering is based on the so-called ring and spoke system. The highways running through Victoria as a ring get integer multiples of hundreds, such as the Henty Highway (200), the Murray Valley Highway (400) and the Great Alpine Road (500), which marks the outermost ring. The Midland Highway (300) and the Maroondah Highway form the innermost ring.

The spokes usually get their number from the parent National Highways . Otherwise, trunk roads are given even numbers in the east-west direction and odd numbers in the north-south direction. Highways and priority roads are numbered in multiples of 10.

In addition, numerous streets in the Melbourne metropolitan area have been given numbers using this system.