Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Calder Freeway & Calder Highway (M/A79)

Road Photos & Information: Victoria

M79 A79

Calder Freeway & Calder Highway (M/A79) - NSW Border to Ouyen

Statistics:

Length: 560 km (NSW Border to Ouyen: 123 km)
Northern Terminus: Vic-NSW border at Yelta (near Mildura).
Southern Terminus: Interchange with Tullamarine Fwy (MR40 / MR43) at Niddrie
Miscellaneous: Continues as B79 (Silver City Hwy) in NSW
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Ouyen, Red Cliffs, Mildura, Merbein and Yelta

Route Numbering:

Current: A79

Former:

Multiplexes: A20
Road Authority Classification: 6530 (Calder Highway) and 6610 (Sturt Highway) 1

General Information:

The M/A79 corridor is a major route in Victoria's road system, and consists of urban arterial, undivided rural highway, divided highway and freeway conditions. The Calder Highway / Freeway segment is a strategic link in Victoria’s road network and carries a high volume of commuter, freight, business and tourist traffic between Melbourne, Bendigo and Mildura. 1

Multiplexes along the route include:

A20, for 3 km at Mildura

History:

1925: North Western Highway (would later become Calder Highway) declared. 2
1928: North Western Hwy renamed Calder Hwy. 2
1997: Conversion from NR79 to M/A79 as part of Vicroads alphanumeric route numbering scheme.

Ouyen to NSW Border		NSW Border to Ouyen
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	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on the outskirts of Mildura, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Yelta just after the NSW Border, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign leaving Mildura, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on the outskirts of Mildura, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign sign approaching Commercial St (C256) at Merbein, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign sign approaching Sturt Hwy (A20) and Fifteenth Av at Mildura, January 2004. The A20 duplex ends at this intersection and A79 turns right at this location. Image © Michael Greenslade
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign in the Mildura town centre, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Red Cliffs, 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Calder Hwy (A79) at approaching Mallee Hwy (B12), 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Calder Hwy (A79) at approaching Sunraysia Hwy (B220), 2004. Image © Jamie Scuglia
Click here for A79 between Wycheproof and Bendigo Click here for the continuation of the route as B79 in New South Wales

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2 Viseth Uch

Last updated: 09-Dec-2020 0:20

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