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Statistics:

• Length: 108 km
• Eastern Terminus: Hume Fwy (M31), Violet Town
• Western Terminus: Midland Hwy (A300), Goornong
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Goornong, Colbinabbin, Rushworth, Murchison, Moorilim and Violet Town

Route Numbering:

• Current: C345

• Former:

• Multiplexes: C357
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 5376 (Bendigo-Murchison Road) and 5414 (Murchison-Violet Town Road) 1

General Information:

C345 is a rural route which as a connector between Bendigo and the Hume Freeway. It passes through mostly rural areas, with a few pockets of residential and commercial. The section between Murchison East and Moorilim was once National Route 39.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• C357 for 2 km at Murchison

History:

• 1939: Country Roads Board constructed Fergusons Bridge, which is a four-span composite timber and steel road bridge with curving timber deck. It crosses over the Campaspe River, approximately 4 kilometres east of the Midland Highway. The deck 56 metres long and 7.1 metres wide. Span lengths between timber piers average 13.8 metres. 2

Violet Town to Goornong			Goornong to Violet Town
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction of Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345), Hume Fwy (M31) and Harrys Creek Rd at Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands			Distance Sign: RD sign at Murchsion, heading eastbound, April 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction of Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345), Hume Fwy (M31) and Harrys Creek Rd at Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the corner of Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345) and Lily St (C365) in Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Violet Town near Hume Fwy (M31), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the corner of Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345) and Lily St (C365) in Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Level Crossing: Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345) as it crosses the railway line in Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands			Level Crossing: Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345) as it crosses the railway line in Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Violet Town: Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345) as it passes through the Violet Town CBD, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the corner of Murchison-Violet Town Rd (C345) and Lily St (C365) in Violet Town, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands

1 Vicroads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004
2 Heritage Victoria, Victorian Hertiage Database, Fergusons Bridge

Last updated: 12-Feb-2019 17:56

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