Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Princes Highway, West Gate Freeway, CityLink, Monash Freeway & Princes Freeway (M1 / A1)

Road Photos & Information: Victoria

M1 A1

Princes Highway, West Gate Freeway, CityLink, Monash Freeway & Princes Freeway (M1 / A1) - Moe to Morwell

Statistics:

Length: 956 km (Moe to Morwell: 17 km)
Western Terminus: Princes Highway (A1) at the South Australian Border, Mumbannar
Eastern Terminus: Princes Highway (A1) at the New South Wales Border, Maramingo Creek
Miscellaneous: Continues as Princes Highway (A1) in SA and Princes Highway (A1) in NSW
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Hernes Oak and Morwell

Route Numbering:

Current: M1

Former: 1
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1510 (Princes Fwy East) 2

General Information:

M1 / A1 is a major route that crosses roughly from east to west in Victoria. The standard varies from single carriageway rural highway to full freeway standard.

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 94 (Strzelecki Trail) from Hernes Oak to Traralgon for approximately 23 km

Princes Freeway:

The Princes Freeway is in 2 sections. The western section connects with the West Gate Freeway and extends to the Geelong area. The eastern section connects with the Monash Freeway and joins up with the Princes Highway (East) at Traralgon. There is also a small section of Princes Freeway, otherwise known as Orbost Bypass, at Orbost. It's not dual carriageway however. 1

History:

1925: Princes Highway declared as a state highway, even though the name was in use for years prior. 1

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Newborough approaching the interchange with Moe-Glengarry Rd (C103), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Newborough approaching the interchange with Moe-Glengarry Rd (C103), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Moe-Glengarry Road Interchange: Princes Fwy at Newborough, (M1) at the interchange with Moe-Glengarry Rd (C103) (Gunns Gully Interchange), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Moe-Glengarry Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1), at Newborough at the interchange with Moe-Glengarry Rd (C103) (Gunns Gully Interchange), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign after the Moe-Glengarry Rd interchange at Newborough, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) approaching the interchange with Mowell-Yallourn Rd (C471), Hernes Oak, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Overdimensional Truck Route Sign: Sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Hernes Oak for OD 9, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Morwell-Yallourn Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Hernes Oak at the interchange with Morwell-Yallourn Rd (C471) (Hernes Oak Interchange), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Tourist Drive 94 Trailblazer: TD94 trailblazer on Princes Fwy (M1) at Hernes Oak at the interchange with Morwell-Yallourn Rd (C471) (Hernes Oak Interchange), January 2017. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from May 2011 Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Morwell-Yallourn Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Hernes Oak at the interchange with Morwell-Yallourn Rd (C471) (Hernes Oak Interchange), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Distance Sign: RD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Yallourn, after the Hernes Oak Interchange, Janaury 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Yallourn for the interchange with Morwell-Traralgon Rd (C104), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Enterng Morwell: Princes Fwy (M1) as it enters the town of Morwell, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell for the interchange with Morwell-Traralgon Rd (C104), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Bypassed Town Sign: Bypassed town signage on Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell approaching the Morwell-Traralgon Rd (C104) interchange, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Morwell River: Princes Fwy (M1) as it crosses Morwell River at Morwell, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Morwell-Traralgon Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell at the Morwell-Traralgon Rd (C104) interchange, Janaury 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Morwell approaching the interchange with Strzelecki Hwy (B460), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Strzelecki Highway Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell, at the interchange with Strzelecki Hwy (B460), Janaury 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Tourist Drive 94 Trailblazer: TD94 trailblazer at Morwell, at the interchange with Strzelecki Hwy (B460), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Strzelecki Highway Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell, at the interchange with Strzelecki Hwy (B460), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Morwell approaching the Loy Yang-Morwell Rd (C475) interchange, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Morwell, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Morwell approaching the Loy Yang-Morwell Rd (C475) interchange, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Morwell approaching the Loy Yang-Morwell Rd (C475) (Commercial Rd) interchange, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Loy Yang-Morwell Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Loy Yang-Morwell Rd (C475) (Commercial Rd), at Morwell, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Loy Yang-Morwell Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Loy Yang-Morwell Rd (C475) (Commercial Rd), at Morwell, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell approaching the interchange with Monash Way (C456), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell approaching the interchange with Monash Way (C456), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Monash Way Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell at the interchange with Monash Way (C456), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Monash Way Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell at the interchange with Monash Way (C456), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell approaching the interchange with Maryvale Rd (C474) (Tramway Rd), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Maryvale Road: Princes Fwy (M1) at Morwell at the interchange with Maryvale Rd (C474) (Tramway Rd), January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Distance Sign: RD sign at the Maryvale Rd (C474) (Tramway Rd) interchange at Morwell, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Maryvale Road Interchange: Princes Fwy (M1) at the Maryvale Rd (C474) (Tramway Rd) interchange at Morwell, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	End Freeway 1km: Sign indicating distance to the end of freeway conditions, and also the end of the M1 designation, Morwell, January 2017. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	End Freeway: Freeway green sign indicating the end of freeway conditions, and also the end of the M1 designation, Morwell, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of the route as Princes Highway (A1) between Morwell & Rosedale Click here for the continuation of M1 between Trafalgar & Moe

1 Viseth Uch
2 Vicroads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004

Last updated: 18-Aug-2020 23:58

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