Main Roads Victoria: F82

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		F82 via West Gate Freeway
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Intersection Direction sign, formerly located at the West Gate Freeway / Montague Street interchange.
Thanks to Mario Urban for arranging the photo opportunity. Nov 2008

Designated Names Name List - Column 1 & 2 Successive Route Number Column 3	West Gate Freeway	Princes Freeway, Brooklyn - Montague Street, South Melbourne	National Route 1
Distance in Kilometres	12
Eastern Terminus	Montague Street, South Melbourne
Western Terminus	Princes Freeway, Brooklyn
Lifespan	1978 - 1988

The opening of the the West Gate Bridge in 1978 saw the introduction of route F82 onto the West Gate Freeway, which at the time extended between the Princes Freeway in Brooklyn and Rogers Street in South Melbourne. Simultaneously, National Route 1 was realigned from Kings Way onto York Street / Market Street (two one-way streets), Clarendon Street, Lorimer Street and Rogers Street - meeting the freeway and forming a duplex with F82.

In 1986, a 1 km extension of the West Gate Freeway between Rogers Street and Montague Street was opened, and F82 was extended accordingly. National Route 1 was also subsequently moved from Lorimer Street onto the extension.

In September 1988, the final elevated section of the West Gate Freeway was completed between Montague Street and Kings Way. At the same time, F82 was decommissioned, and Tourist Route 2 was initialised between Graham Street and Williamstown Road. National Route 1 was replaced by M1 in 1997 under the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme.

Photos:

	Badly coverplated Advance Direction sign (AD), formerly located westbound on Lorimer Street (which is now gone) before Montague Street. F82 and National Route 1 shields are coverplated. April 2005
	AD northbound on Montague Street before West Gate Freeway. F82 and National Route 1 shields are coverplated. Dec 2005
	Intersection Direction sign (ID), formerly located at the West Gate Freeway / Montague Street interchange. Thanks to Mario Urban for arranging the photo opportunity. Nov 2008
	Close up of the shields of the above sign. Nov 2008
	ID at Kings Way / St Kilda Road intersection. F82 is coverplated but not the National Route 1 shield. Sept 2006

Further Reading:
Tourist Route 2
National Route 1
M1 West Gate Freeway