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This article is about the highway in Victoria, Australia. For the highway in Tasmania, Australia, see Midland Highway (Tasmania).

Midland Highway

Victoria
Midland Highway (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Southwest end
Southwest end
Northeast end
Northeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length450 km (280 mi)[3]
GazettedDecember 1913 (as Main Road)[1]
1933 (as State Highway)[2]
Route number(s)
  • A300 (1998–present)
    (Geelong–Benalla)
  • B300 (1998–present)
    (Benalla–Barjarg)
  • C518 (1998–present)
    (Barjarg–Mansfield)
Former
route number
  • State Route 149 (1986–1998)
    (Geelong–Benalla)
  • State Route 153 (1986–1998)
    (Benalla–Barjang)
  • State Route 153 (1986–1998)
    (Midland Link Highway: Barjarg-Maindample)
  • Alternative State Route 153 (1986–1998)
    (Barjarg–Mansfield)
  • State Route 190 (1986–1998)
    (Morwell–Port Welshpool)
Major junctions
Southwest end Princes Highway
Geelong, Victoria
 
Northeast end Maroondah Highway
Mansfield, Victoria
Location(s)
RegionBarwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume[4]
Major settlementsBallarat, Daylesford, Castlemaine, Bendigo, Elmore, Shepparton, Benalla
Highway system

Midland Highway is a major rural highway linking major towns in Victoria, beginning from Geelong and winding through country Victoria in a large arc through the cities of Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton, eventually reaching Mansfield[5] at the foothills of the Victorian Alps.

Midland Link Highway links Barjarg (on Midland Highway) and Maindample (on Maroondah Highway),[6] bypassing Mansfield and reducing the journey from Benalla to Alexandra by 19 kilometres (12 mi).

Route

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Midland Highway commences at the intersection of Melbourne Road at Geelong, and heads in a north-westerly direction as a four lane, dual-carriageway road through the western suburbs of Geelong until it reaches the interchange with Geelong Ring Road, where it narrows to a two-lane, single carriageway rural highway, continues north-east through Meredith and turning north to the southern suburbs of Ballarat, where it widens again to a four-lane, dual-carriageway road through central Ballarat, until a short distance south of the interchange with Western Freeway where the road narrows again to a two-lane, single carriageway. It continues in a north-eastly direction through Daylesford and Castlemaine, where it meets Calder Freeway just outside Harvourt and runs concurrent with it as a four-lane, dual-carriageway road until it reaches central Bendigo, when it narrows to a four-lane, single carriageway road and splits off to run north-east through Bendigo's suburbs of Epsom and Huntly, where it narrows back to a two-lane rural highway. It meets Northern Highway at Elmore, and continues in an easterly direction where it meets Goulburn Valley Highway in central Shepparton, before heading in a south-easterly direction to Benalla. It meets Hume Freeway at an interchange just south of the town, before continuing in a southerly direction. Midland Link Highway splits off at Barjang, where the highway continues in a south-easterly direction to eventually terminate at a roundabout in the town centre with Maroondah Highway in Mansfield.

History

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The passing of the Country Roads Act of 1912[7] through the Parliament of Victoria provided for the establishment of the Country Roads Board (later VicRoads) and their ability to declare Main Roads, taking responsibility for the management, construction and care of the state's major roads from local municipalities. Boolarra-Welshpool Road from Boolarra via Wonyip to Welshpool, and Jeeralang West Road from Morwell via Yinnar to Boolarra, were declared Main Roads on 1 December 1913;[1] Geelong-Ballarat Road was declared a Main Road from Geelong to Lethbridge on 16 March 1914,[8] and from Lethbridge through Meredith to Ballarat on 21 June 1915;[9] Shepparton-(Mooroopna-)Tatura Road between Shepparton through Mooroopna to Tatura and Shepparton-(Nalinga-)Benalla Road between Shepparton through Nalinga to Benalla were declared Main Roads on 17 March 1915;[10] Castlemaine-(Creswick-)Ballarat Road between Ballarat and Creswick (and continuing north to Newstead), and Daylesford-Ballarat Road between Daylesford and Newlyn] (and continuing south to Ballarat East, were declared Main Roads on 20 September 1915;[11] and Castlemaine-Daylesford Road was declared a Main Road, between Castlemaine and Guildford on 28 June 1915,[12] and between Guildford and Daylesford on 20 September 1915.[11]

The passing of the Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924[13] provided for the declaration of State Highways, roads two-thirds financed by the State government through the Country Roads Board. Midland Highway was declared a State Highway in 1933,[2] cobbled together from roads between Geelong and Ballarat, between Shepparton and Benalla, and between Benalla to the turn-off-road to Maindample in Barjang (for a total of 114 miles), subsuming the original declarations of Geelong-Ballarat Road and Shepparton-Benalla Road as Main Roads. In the 1947/48 financial year, another section from Shepparton via Stanhope to Elmore was added,[14] subsuming the original declaration of Shepparton-Tatura Road and also along the former Shepparton–Elmore Road;[15] with the realignment of Northern Highway south of Elmore running to Kilmore instead of to Bendigo declared at the same time,[14] the previous alignment of Northern Highway between Elmore and Bendigo was also added to Midland Highway. In the 1959/60 financial year, the last section from Ballarat via Creswick and Daylesford to Castlemaine was added,[16] subsuming the original declaration of Castlemaine-Daylesford Road, Castlemaine-Creswick-Ballarat Road (between Creswick and Ballarat) and Daylesford-Ballarat (between Daylesford and Newlyn) as Main Roads, and along the former Creswick–Daylesford Road.[16] With the deviation of Calder Highway past Castlemaine declared at the same time,[16] the previous alignment of Calder Highway between Castlemaine and Harcourt was also added to Midland Highway. With the highway running concurrent with Calder Highway between Harcourt and Bendigo, Midland Highway had finally achieved its present-day alignment at this stage. Midland Link Highway was later declared on 9 May 1983 along the former Maindample–Benalla Road,[17][18] to act as a western bypass of Mansfield.

Midland Highway also had a separate, southern section through South Gippsland, declared in 1939, from Morwell through Boolarra to Welshpool (with the intention to be linked up in the future with the existing highway at Mansfield),[15] subsuming the original declarations of Boolarra-Welshpool Road and Jeeralang West Road as Main Roads; it appears to have been extended to Port Welshpool by 1972,[19] and a 9.6 km portion of highway through Yinnar was declared Midland Freeway in 1975,[20] despite being only a single-carriageway road. The highway was re-routed with a 20 km deviation from south of Yinnar via Churchill to Princes Highway in eastern Morwell in 1976;[21] the former alignment is now known as Yinnar Road and Brodribb Road (the latter signed route C468 in 1998). This section, eventually 88 km long,[22] was eventually stripped of both freeway and State Highway status: from south of Grand Ridge Road to Port Welshpool in August 1990,[23] and from north of Grand Ridge Road to Morwell in September 1990[24] – replaced as a north–south route through South Gippsland by the recently declared Strzelecki and Hyland Highways – and renamed into its current constituent parts (Monash Way, Budgeree Road, Woorarra Road and Port Welshpool Road), with the section between Wonyip and Albert River Road incorporated back into the Grand Ridge Road.[23][24]

The alignment of the highway through southern Ballarat was altered in May 1990: previously running north through Buninyong along Warrenheip Street, Geelong Road, Main Road and along Western Highway to meet its northern half at Doveton Street North, it was re-aligned to its current route running west through Buninyong along Buninyong-Sebastopol Road via Sebastopol and then along Skipton Street and Doveton Street South (the former alignment of Glenelg Highway, truncated back to Sebastopol at the same time) to meet its northern half directly at Sturt Street; the former alignment is now known as Ballarat-Buninyong Road (signed route C294 in 1998).[25]

Midland Highway was signed as State Route 149 between Geelong and Benalla,[26] State Route 153 between Benalla and Barjang, Alternative State Route 153 between Barjang and Mansfield, and State Route 190 between Morwell and Port Welshpool in 1986; with Victoria's conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in the late 1990s, this was replaced by route A300 between Geelong and Benalla, route B300 between Benalla and Barjang, and route C518 between Barjang and Mansfield; despite highway status being removed between Morwell and Port Welshpool, the former highway alignment continued to be signed as State Route 190 until the change-over to the new alphanumeric system, when all traces of the former route were removed. Midland Link Highway was signed State Route 153 between Barjang and Maindample in 1986, and was later replaced by route B300.

The passing of the Road Management Act 2004[27] granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads re-declared Midland Link Highway (Arterial #6030) from Midland Highway in Barjang to Maroondah Highway in Maindample,[6] and in 2004 re-declared Midland Highway (Arterial #6590) to begin at Corio-Waurn Ponds Road (Princes Highway) in Geelong and end at Maroondah Highway in Mansfield.[5]

Major intersections and towns

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LGALocation[3][5]km[3]miDestinationsNotes
Greater GeelongGeelong–Geelong West boundary0.00.0 Melbourne Road (A10/Tourist Drive 21 north) – Corio, Melbourne, Avalon Airport
Kerra Street (A10/Tourist Drive 21 south) – City Centre, Colac		Southwestern terminus of highway and route A300
Geelong West–Geelong North boundary0.30.19Geelong railway line
Geelong North–Hamlyn Heights boundary1.50.93 Shannon Avenue (C136 south) – Belmont, Ceres
Thompsons Road (C136 north) – Norlane		Southbound left turn via Lily Avenue
Hamlyn Heights–Bell Park–Bell Post Hill tripoint3.01.9 Anakie Road (C118) – Corio, Fyansford
Bell Post Hill–Batesford boundary4.52.8 Geelong Ring Road (M1) – Melbourne, Colac, Avalon Airport
Batesford6.13.8 Geelong–Ballan Road (C141) – Anakie, Ballan, Daylesford
Moorabool River8.75.4Batesford Bridge
Golden PlainsGheringhap12.27.6 Fyansford–Gheringhap Road (C111) – Ceres, Mount Moriac
13.18.1Western SG and Geelong–Ballarat railway lines
Bannockburn17.110.6 Shelford–Bannockburn Road (C143) – Shelford
Meredith43.126.8Meredith–Steiglitz Road – Steiglitz
MooraboolElaine52.832.8Geelong–Ballarat railway line
BallaratBuninyong73.245.5 Ballarat–Buninyong Road – Mount Clear, Ballarat East
Magpie–Sebastopol79.049.1 Colac–Ballarat Road – Rokewood, Cressy, Colac
Sebastopol83.251.7 Glenelg Highway (B160 west) – Skipton, Hamilton, Mount Gambier
Sayle Street (east) Sebastopol
Redan84.452.4 Drummond Street South – Ballarat, Lake WendoureeNo right turn from Midland Highway southbound
84.752.6 Ballarat–Carngham Road – Newington, Carngham
Ballarat86.353.6Sturt Street – Alfredton, Burrumbeet
86.553.7 Mair Street (C805) – Ballarat East, Warrenheip
87.754.5 Macarthur Street, to Drummond Street North (C305) – Ballarat, Redan
88.254.8Ararat railway line
Wendouree88.555.0 Howitt Street (C287 west, no shield east) – Clunes, Talbot, Maryborough
Wendouree–Mount Rowan boundary91.156.6 Western Freeway (M8) – Melbourne, Horsham, Bordertown, Adelaide
Ballarat–Hepburn boundarySulky97.160.3Mildura railway line
HepburnCreswick103.664.4 Bungaree–Creswick Road (C291 south) – Bungaree, WallaceConcurrency with route C291
104.564.9 Clunes–Creswick Road (C291 north) – Clunes
Newlyn113.070.2 Daylesford–Ballarat Road (C292 south) – Clarkes Hill, Ballarat East
Dean-Newlyn Road (east) – Dean
Daylesford131.181.5 Hepburn Springs Road (C138 north) – Hepburn Springs
Hepburn Springs Road (C141 south) – Ballan, Anakie, Geelong
132.382.2 Daylesford–Trentham Road (C317) – Trentham, Woodend
133.482.9 Daylesford–Malmsbury Road (C316) – Denver, Malmsbury
Dry Diggings139.586.7Back Hepburn Road – Hepburn Springs
Mount Franklin143.789.3 Daylesford–Newstead Road – Newstead, Maldon
Mount AlexanderGuildford157.798.0Moolort railway line
Castlemaine165.2102.7Victorian Goldfields Railway
165.3102.7 Pyrenees Highway (B180 west) – Newstead, Maryborough, AraratSouthern terminus of concurrency with route B180
167.2103.9Bendigo railway line
167.5104.1 Forest Street (B180 east, no route west) – ElphinstoneNorthern terminus of concurrency with route B180
169.8105.5Bendigo railway line
Barkers Creek–Harcourt boundary175.3108.9 Calder Highway (M79 south) – Melbourne
Victoria Road (east) – Harcourt		Southern terminus of concurrency with route M79
Greater BendigoRavenswood South–Harcourt North boundary181.0112.5Fogartys Gap Road (west) – Maldon
Harmony Way (east) – Harcourt, Elphinstone		At-grade intersection
Ravenswood189.3117.6 Calder Alternative Highway (A790) – Marong, MilduraNorthern terminus of concurrency with route M79
Southern terminus of concurrency with route A79
Kangaroo Flat199.8124.1 Bendigo–Maryborough Road (C277) – Maryborough
Golden Square201.8125.4 Oak Street (C323 north/C353 south) – Long Gully, Eaglehawk, Quarry Hill, Strathdale
Bendigo204.4127.0 Don Street (A79 north) – Marong
Myrtle Street (C331 south) – Quarry Hill, Flora Hill		Northern terminus of concurrency with route A79
205.9127.9 Chapel Street (B280 south/C329 north) – California Gully, Axedale, Heathcote
207.3128.8Mildura railway line
White Hills209.2130.0 Lyons Street (C333 west, no route east) – Long Gully
209.9130.4 Hamelin Street (C343 east, no route west) – Strathdale, Bendigo Airport
Huntly219.8136.6 Bendigo–Tennyson Road (C338) – Drummartin, Mitiamo
Bagshot224.4139.4Echuca railway line
Goornong239.5148.8 Bendigo–Murchison Road (C345) – Murchison, Violet Town
Elmore251.1156.0 Northern Highway (B75 north) – Rochester, EchucaWestern terminus of concurrency with route B75
Campaspe River251.5156.3Elmore Bridge
CampaspeBurnewang–Runnymede boundary252.7157.0 Northern Highway (B75 south) – Heathcote, Kilmore, WallanEastern terminus of concurrency with route B75
Corop269.0167.1 Heathcote–Rochester Road (C347 north) – RochesterConcurrency with route C347
269.9167.7 Heathcote–Rochester Road (C347 south) – Heathcote
Stanhope288.3179.1 Girgarre–Rushworth Road (C348) – Girgarre, Rushworth
Greater SheppartonByrneside305.8190.0 Kyabram–Byrneside Road (C354) – Lancaster
307.4191.0Toolamba-Echuca railway line
Tatura310.2192.7 Tatura–Undera Road (C357) – Undera, Tatura
Mooroopna322.3200.3 Echuca–Mooroopna Road (C355 north) – Wyuna
Mooroopna–Murchison Road (C369 south) – Murchison
Goulburn River325.1202.0Daintons Bridge
Greater SheppartonShepparton325.7202.4 Goulburn Valley Highway (A39) – Tocumwal, Nagambie, Seymour
326.4202.8Goulburn Valley railway line
328.7204.2 Doyles Road (C391) – Congupna, Kialla
Nalinga354.8220.5 Dookie–Nalinga Road (C365 north) – DookieConcurrency with route C365
356.4221.5 Dookie–Violet Town Road (C365 south) – Violet Town
BenallaBenalla376.4233.9 Benalla–Tocumwal Road (C371) – Katamatite, Tocumwal
385.8239.7North East railway line
386.5240.2 Bridge Street East (C313) – Winton
391.6243.3 Hume Freeway (M31) – Melbourne, Wangaratta, Albury, SydneySouthern terminus of route A300
Northern terminus of route B300
MansfieldBarjang434.6270.0 Midland Link Highway (B300 southwest) – Maindample, YarckRoute B300 continues southwest along Midland Link Highway
Northern terminus of route C518
Mansfield449.5279.3 High Street (B320 west) – Maindample, Yarck
High Street (Mount Buller Road) (C320 east) – Mount Buller		Southern terminus of highway and route C518
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 14 January 1914. pp. 91–2. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Country Roads Board Victoria. Twentieth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1933". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 10 November 1933. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b c "Midland Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Victoria's Regions". Regional Development Victoria. Victoria State Government. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads 2024". Government of Victoria. pp. 936–7. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads 2024". Government of Victoria. p. 893. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ An Act relating to Country Roads State of Victoria, 23 December 1912
  8. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 1 April 1914. p. 1546. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 7 July 1915. p. 2336. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 24 March 1915. p. 1101. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 16 August 1915. p. 3123. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 14 July 1915. p. 2616. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ^ An Act to make further provision with respect to Highways and Country Roads Motor Cars and Traction Engines and for other purposes State of Victoria, 30 December 1924
  14. ^ a b "Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Fifth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1948". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1948. p. 7.
  15. ^ a b "Country Roads Board Victoria. Twenty-Sixth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1939". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 10 November 1939. pp. 4, 14.
  16. ^ a b c "Country Roads Board Victoria. Forty-Seventh Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1960". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 21 November 1960. pp. 7–8.
  17. ^ "Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1984". Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 21 December 1984. p. 54.
  18. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 30 June 1983. p. 1973. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Fifty-Ninth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1972". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1972. p. 41.
  20. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Sixty-Second Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1975". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 3 November 1975. p. 51.
  21. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Sixty-Second Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1976". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 3 November 1976. p. 40.
  22. ^ "Midland Highway, South Gippsland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 15 August 1990. pp. 2502–5. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 12 September 1990. pp. 2746–50. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library Victoria. 2 May 1990. pp. 1216–9, 1225. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1986". Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 24 November 1986. p. 42.
  27. ^ State Government of Victoria. "Road Management Act 2004" (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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