List of road routes in Victoria


Road routes in Victoria assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, as roads may change names several times between destinations, or have a second local name in addition to a primary name. There are two main route numbering schemes with numeric and alphanumeric routes. The original route numbering scheme, now known as the Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme and restricted to the Melbourne metropolitan area, consists of numbered National Highways, National Routes, and State Routes, each identified with a different shield-shaped route marker. The Statewide Route Numbering Scheme, introduced in the 1990s, has replaced the previous scheme outside Melbourne, and some routes within Melbourne. It consists of alphanumeric routes, which are a one-to-three digit number prefixed with a letter – M, A, B, or C – that denotes the grade and importance of the road.

M routes

M roads provide consistently high quality road conditions and are always divided dual or more carriageways. M roads are the primary transport links between Melbourne and other capital cities or provincial centres.
RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes

M1		WinchelseaTraralgon- To be extended further west to Colac when Princes Highway duplication project finishes there
- Continues west as along Princes Highway to SA/VIC border
- Continues east as along Princes Highway to VIC/NSW border

M2		Port MelbourneTullamarineFormerly numbered as and

M3		Clifton HillFrankston

M8		Western FreewayBeaufortDerrimut- To be extended further west to Ararat when Western Freeway upgrade project reaches there after 2020
- Continues west as along Western Highway to SA/VIC border

M11		Chelsea HeightsRosebud

M31		Hume FreewayThomastownVIC/NSW borderContinues north-east as along Hume Freeway into NSW eventually to Sydney

M39		Goulburn Valley FreewaySeymourSheppartonContinues north as along Goulburn Valley Highway to VIC/NSW border

M79		Calder FreewayRavenswood SouthNiddrieContinues north as along Calder Highway to VIC/NSW border

M80		Altona NorthGreensborough

M420		DovetonAndersonContinues west as along Phillip Island Road to Cowes

M780		Western Port HighwayHampton ParkCranbourne SouthContinues south as along Western Port Highway to Hastings

A routes

A roads serve the same purpose and provide the same high quality road conditions as M roads, the only difference being that A roads are single carriageways. A roads also carry less traffic than M roads.
RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes

A1		SA/VIC borderWinchelseaHighway 1 route:
- continues west as along Princes Highway into SA eventually to Adelaide
- continues east as along Geelong Ring Road through Melbourne to Princes Highway

A1		Princes Highway TraralgonVIC/NSW borderHighway 1 route:
- continues west as along Princes Freeway through Melbourne to Princes Highway
- continues north-east as along Princes Highway into NSW eventually to Sydney

A8		Western HighwaySA/VIC borderBeaufortContinues west as along Dukes Highway into SA eventually to Adelaide
Continues east as along Western Highway to Melbourne

A10		Waurn PondsCorioFormer Princes Highway alignment through Geelong

A20		SA/VIC borderMilduraVIC/NSW borderContinues west as along Sturt Highway into SA eventually to Adelaide
Continues east as along Sturt Highway into NSW eventually to Tarcutta

A39		Goulburn Valley HighwaySheppartonStrathmertonVIC/NSW borderContinues north as along Newell Highway into NSW eventually to Goondiwindi
Continues south as along Goulburn Valley Freeway to Seymour

A79		Calder HighwayVIC/NSW borderRavenswood SouthContinues north as along Silver City Highway into NSW eventually to Broken Hill
Continues south as along Calder Freeway to Melbourne

A200		Henty HighwayPortlandHorshamContinues north as along Henty Highway to Lascelles

A300		Midland HighwayGeelongBenallaContinues south as along Midland/Maroondah/Melba Highways to Melbourne

A440		South Gippsland HighwayLang LangSale

A780		Western Port HighwayCranbourne SouthHastingsContinues north as along Western Port Highway to Hampton Park

A790		Calder Alternate HighwayMarongRavenwoodBendigo bypass route:
- Continues north as along Calder Highway to Mildura
- Continues south as along Calder Freeway to Melbourne

B routes

B roads are sealed roads wide enough to accommodate two lanes of traffic with good line markings, provide adequate shoulders and high quality and visibility signage. B roads are the primary transport links for regions not connected by either M or A roads, as well as major tourist routes, such as the Great Ocean Road.
RouteComponent roadsFromViaToLengthNotes

B12		SA/VIC borderVIC/NSW borderContinues west as along Mallee Highway into SA eventually to Tailem Bend
Continues east along Yanga Way into NSW to Balranald

B23		Monaro HighwayCann River-VIC/NSW borderContinues north as along Monaro Highway into NSW eventually to Canberra

B75		Northern HighwayWallanVIC/NSW borderContinues north as along Cobb Highway into NSW eventually to Wilcannia

B100		BelmontAllansford

B110		VictoriaQueenscliffRoute continues east over Port Phillip Bay to Point Nepean Road on Mornington Peninsula

B110		MorningtonPortseaRoute continues west over Port Phillip Bay to Bellarine Highway on Bellarine Peninsula

B120		Hopkins HighwayWarrnamboolEllerslieMortlake

B130		Baanip BoulevardWaurn Ponds-Grovedale

B140		Hamilton HighwayHamiltonGeelong

B160		Glenelg HighwaySA/VIC borderBallaratContinues west as along Glenelg Highway into SA to Mount Gambier

B180		Pyrenees HighwayGlenthompsonElphinstone

B200		Henty HighwayHorshamWarracknabealLascellesContinues south as along Henty Highway to Portland

B210		Stawell–Warracknabeal RoadWarracknabealRupanyupStawell

B220		Sunraysia HighwayOuyenBallarat

B240		Wimmera HighwaySA/VIC borderMarongContinues west as along Wimmera Highway into SA to Naracoorte

B260		Loddon Valley HighwayKerangDurham OxBendigo

B280		McIvor HighwayBendigoAxedaleHeathcote

B300		BenallaColdstreamContinues south-west into Melbourne as Maroondah Highway

B320		Maroondah HighwayMaindample-MansfieldContinues east as along Mount Buller Road to Mount Buller

B340		Goulburn Valley HighwaySeymourEildon

B360		Maroondah HighwayAlexandraHealesvilleColdstream

B380		Warburton HighwayLilydaleWarburton

B400		Murray Valley HighwayVIC/NSW borderVIC/NSW border

B420		Phillip Island RoadAndersonNewhavenCowesContinues east as along Bass Highway to Melbourne

B460		AndersonMorwell

B500		Great Alpine RoadWangarattaBairnsdale

C routes

C roads are generally sealed two lane roads with shoulders and serve as links between population centres and the major road network. For example, the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road is route number C415.

C101 to C198

C203 to C298

C305 to C392

C401 to C498

C505 to C620

C701 to C805