Omeo Highway

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Omeo Highway
Australian Alphanumeric State Route C543.png
Basic data
Operator: VicRoads
Start of the street: AB400 Murray Valley Highway
east of Tallangatta ( VIC )
( 36 ° 13 ′  S , 147 ° 14 ′  E )
End of street: AB500 Great Alpine Road
Omeo ( VIC )
( 37 ° 6 ′  S , 147 ° 36 ′  E )
Overall length: 157 km

States :

Victoria

Omeo Hwy crossing the Cobungra River at Anglers Rest, Vic, jjron, 6.06.2009.jpg
Bridge over the Cobungra River at Anglers Rest
Bridge over the Bundara River at Anglers Rest
Turn off Bogong High Plains Road from Omeo Hwy in Shannonvale

The Omeo Highway is a trunk road in the northeast of the Australian state of Victoria . It connects the Murray Valley Highway near Tallangatta with the Great Alpine Road in Omeo and runs mostly along the north bank of the Mitta Mitta River .

course

The road branches off about 6 km east of Tallangatta from the Murray Valley Highway (B400) to the south and follows the west bank of the Mitta Mitta River upstream to the village of Mitta Mitta . As the river continues east from there, the road continues south and reaches the northern edge of the Alpine National Park at Glen Valley . In this area the road is steep, winding and unpaved for a 20.5 km long section, but can be driven on with conventional road vehicles in summer.

The asphalt road begins again between the villages of Glen Wills and Glen Valley and leads down to Anglers Rest on the Cobungra River . 25 km further south the road ends in Omeo on the Great Alpine Road (B500).

The section of road between Omeo and Bruthen in eastern Gippsland used to be part of the Omeo Highway, but was then added to the Great Alpine Road. The total length of the current road is approximately 161 km.

Road conditions

The northern part of the route to Mitta Mitta is fairly easy to navigate. Most of the traffic from Wodonga to the Australian Alps is via the Kiewa Valley Highway (C531) and Lockharts Gap Road (C537), which meets the Omeo Highway in Tallandoon .

There are no larger settlements between Mitta Mitta and Omeo and therefore no refueling facilities. As with all mountain roads, the road conditions can change very quickly with the weather, especially in winter. Often the road has to be closed because of heavy snowfall.

Since January 26, 2012, there have been a number of unpaved hairpin bends on the route that pose a particular risk for motorcyclists.

tourism

The Omeo Highway is a popular tourist route for its spectacular views. Because of the many curves, it is also particularly popular with motorcyclists who ride this route in large groups.

Important junctions and junctions

Omeo Highway Australian Alphanumeric State Route C543.png
Connections to the north Distance to
Tallangatta
(km) 		Distance to
Bairnsdale
(km) 		Connections to the south
High speed intersection Junction (clockwise from the highway)
Murray Valley Highway to Tallangatta and Wodonga Murray Valley Highway to Corryong and JindabyneAustralian Alphanumeric State Route B400.svg
Australian Alphanumeric State Route B400.svg
End of Omeo Highway Australian Alphanumeric State Route C543.png 5 278 Beginning of the Omeo Highway Australian Alphanumeric State Route C543.png
Wodonga
Lockharts Gap Road Australian Alphanumeric State Route C537.png High speed intersection 		33 250 Wodonga
Lockharts Gap Road Australian Alphanumeric State Route C537.png High speed intersection
Eskdale 43 240 Eskdale
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Road Australian Alphanumeric State Route C544.png High speed intersection 		58 225 Dartmouth
Dartmouth Road Australian Alphanumeric State Route C544.png High speed intersection
Mitta Mitta 61 222 Mitta Mitta
Falls Creek , Mount Beauty
Bogong High Plains Road High speed intersection 		123 160 Falls Creek , Mount Beauty
Bogong High Plains Road High speed intersection
Benambra, Corryong
Benambra-Corryong Road Australian Alphanumeric State Route C545.png High speed intersection 		158 125 Benambra
Benambra-Corryong Road Australian Alphanumeric State Route C545.png High speed intersection
Omeo 161 122 Omeo
Beginning of the Omeo Highway Australian Alphanumeric State Route C543.png End of Omeo Highway Australian Alphanumeric State Route C543.png
High speed intersection Turn off (clockwise from the highway)
Great Alpine Road to Bruthen and Bairnsdale Bilton Street Great Alpine Road to Mount Hotham and WangarattaAustralian Alphanumeric State Route B500.svg

Australian Alphanumeric State Route B500.svg

source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 49

Web links

Commons : Omeo Highway  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map NE Victoria (PDF; 2.5 MB) vic roads . Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved on 09/02/2009. size 2.4 MB @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
  2. ↑ Google Maps Australia . © 2009 Google - Map data © 2009 MapData Sciences Pty Ltd, PSMA. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  3. ^ Call for Omeo Highway to be fully sealed . In: ABC News Online . Australian Broadcasting Commission. December 13, 2005. Accessed on September 12, 2007.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.abc.net.au  
  4. ↑ 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map  (= National Topographic Map Series), 1st edition, Commonwealth of Australia, 1982 (accessed May 12, 2009).