Interactive map of Victoria's Road System. Use the zoom and arrows buttons to navigate.
(Note: Map is roughly 4 mb)
Base map © Bernard Ng.
(Note: Map is roughly 4 mb)
Base map © Bernard Ng.
The purpose of route numbering is to aid motorists in navigating Victoria's complex and diverse road network. This is achieved by the use of route shields as guidance.
Victoria's current system consists of six main types of route numbering:
- Metropolitan Routes in Melbourne Metropolitan area;
- Statewide Route Numbering Scheme in the regional Victoria;
- Tourist Routes for roads through tourist regions;
- Over Dimensional Routes for larger vehicles in metropolitan areas of Melbourne and Geelong;
- National Highways; and
- National Routes;
The majority of National Highways in Victoria have been incorporated into the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme where a modified shield holds the letter prefix; while in metropolitan area, the original numbering is left unchanged. Similarly, National Routes now only exist in the Metropolitan Area - their regional counterparts have been reclassified. The overall significance of both these systems have diminished since the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme.
Two entire systems have been decommissioned - Freeway Routes on Melbourne's Freeways in 1989; and State Routes in regional Victoria between 1996 and 2000. The routes in the Freeway Route Numbering System were incorporated into the Metropolitan Route Numbering System and National Route Numbering System, while State Routes were replaced by the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme.
Victoria's current system consists of six main types of route numbering:
- Metropolitan Routes in Melbourne Metropolitan area;
- Statewide Route Numbering Scheme in the regional Victoria;
- Tourist Routes for roads through tourist regions;
- Over Dimensional Routes for larger vehicles in metropolitan areas of Melbourne and Geelong;
- National Highways; and
- National Routes;
The majority of National Highways in Victoria have been incorporated into the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme where a modified shield holds the letter prefix; while in metropolitan area, the original numbering is left unchanged. Similarly, National Routes now only exist in the Metropolitan Area - their regional counterparts have been reclassified. The overall significance of both these systems have diminished since the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme.
Two entire systems have been decommissioned - Freeway Routes on Melbourne's Freeways in 1989; and State Routes in regional Victoria between 1996 and 2000. The routes in the Freeway Route Numbering System were incorporated into the Metropolitan Route Numbering System and National Route Numbering System, while State Routes were replaced by the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme.
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National Routes Metropolitan Melbourne Since 1955 |
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Tourist Routes State's Attractions Since 1989 |
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Over Dimensional Routes Assigned Heavy Transport Routes |
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State Routes |
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Freeway Routes |
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National Highways Interstate Corridors 1974 - 2009 |
