Goulburn Valley Highway
Vorlage:Infobox Australian Road
The Goulburn Valley Highway 
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[1] is a highway located in Victoria, Australia. The section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New South Wales. The highway roughly follows the course of the Goulburn River, a tributary of the Murray River. The Highway serves the fruit and vegetable growing areas of the Goulburn Valley in Victoria, one of Australia's most productive agricultural regions. The highway runs from Elidon to Tocumwal and then crosses the Murray River to join Newell Highway in New South Wales.
Route
- 2 Lane single carrageway sealed road with shoulders
- Between Eildon and the Hume Freeway
- Between Eildon and the Hume Freeway
- 2 lane single carrageway with tactile road lines, wide shoulders and small sections of 3 or 4 lane single carrageway road for overtaking.
- Between 5 km south of Nagambie and just south of the Wahring Roadhouse
- Between Ross Road, Arcadia (17 km south of Shepparton) and the Murray River
The highway crosses the Victoria/New South Wales border at the Murray River and continues north through New South Wales as the Newell Highway.
Freeway Upgrade
The Goulburn Valley Highway is defined as a Road of National Importance (RONI) which means the Australian Government fully funds improvements to it. It is progressively being upgraded to freeway standard with the goal to ultimately bypass all towns between the Hume Freeway and north of Shepparton.
Arcadia duplication
Work commenced on the 11 kilometre duplication of the Arcadia section in July 2006 and is now open to traffic.
Nagambie bypass
The route for the Nagambie Bypass has been finalised and construction will commence in the second half of 2010, dependent on fedral government funding.
Shepparton bypass
The route for the Shepparton Bypass has been finalised, however, no construction date has been set.
Strathmerton deviation
The route for the Strathmerton Deviation has been finalised, however, no construction date has been set. see Goulburn Valley Freeway.
Major Intersections and Towns
Goulburn Valley Highway 
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| Northbound | Distance to Brisbane (km) |
Distance to Melbourne via  Freeway(km) |
Southbound |
| End Goulburn Valley Highway continues as Newell Highway  to Finley / Narrandera / Dubbo / Brisbane |
1412 | 270 | Start Goulburn Valley Highway from Newell Highway
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| MURRAY RIVER | MURRAY RIVER | ||
| NEW SOUTH WALES STATE BORDER VICTORIA | |||
| Cobram Cobram-Koonoomoo Road  
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-- | -- | Cobram, Yarrawonga Cobram-Koonoomoo Road
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| continues as
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-- | -- | Cobram, Yarrawonga, Wodonga; To  Benalla Murray Valley Highway 
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| Cobram, Yarrawonga, Wodonga Murray Valley Highway
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continues as
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| TOCUMWAL FREIGHT RAIL LINE Level crossing |
-- | -- | TOCUMWAL FREIGHT RAIL LINE Level crossing |
| Strathmerton | 1437 | 245 | Strathmerton |
| continues as
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-- | -- | Nathalia, Echuca, Kerang, Swan Hill Murray Valley Highway
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| Echuca, Kerang, Swan Hill Murray Valley Highway
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continues as
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| continues as
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-- | -- | Nathalia Katamatite-Nathalia Road 
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| Nathalia Katamatite-Nathalia Road
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continues as
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| Numurkah | 1460 | 222 | Numurkah |
| continues as
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-- | -- | Katamatite Katamatite-Nathalia Road
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| Katamatite, Yarrawonga Katamatite-Nathalia Road
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continues as
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| Katamatite Katamatite-Shepparton Road 
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-- | -- | Katamatite Katamatite-Shepparton Road
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Grahamvale Road 
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-- | -- | Melbourne via Town Bypass; To  Euroa Grahamvale Road
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| Nathalia, Barmah Barmah-Shepparton Road 
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-- | -- | Barmah Barmah-Shepparton Road
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| Dookie Dookie-Shepparton Road  
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-- | -- | Dookie Dookie-Shepparton Road
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| Kyabram, Elmore, Bendigo; Benalla Midland Highway 
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1493 | 189 | Shepparton |
| Shepparton | Benalla; Kyabram, Elmore, Bendigo Midland Highway
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| SHEPPARTON RAIL LINE Level crossing |
-- | -- | SHEPPARTON RAIL LINE Level crossing |
| Numurkah, Brisbane via Town Bypass River Road
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-- | -- | To Euroa Grahamvale Road
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| Goulburn Valley Highway continues from Goulburn Valley Freeway 
|
1509 | 173 | continues as Goulburn Valley Freeway to Nagambie |
| continues as Goulburn Valley Freeway to Shepparton |
1536 | 146 | Goulburn Valley Highway continues from Goulburn Valley Freeway
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| Nagambie | 1545 | 137 | Nagambie |
| Heathcote, Bendigo Heathcote-Nagambie Road 
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1546 | 136 | Heathcote Heathcote-Nagambie Road
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| Goulburn Valley Highway continues from Goulburn Valley Freeway
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1551 | 131 | continues as Goulburn Valley Freeway to Melbourne |
| End continues as Freeway to Nagambie |
1568 | 114 | End Freeway continues as
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| Wodonga, Sydney Hume Freeway 
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1568.5 | ||
| Melbourne Hume Freeway
|
1569 | ||
| Westbound | Distance to Seymour (km) |
Distance to Eildon (km) |
Eastbound |
| To Melbourne via Freeway; Puckapunyal, Tooborac Seymour-Tooborac Road 
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-- | 95 | To Melbourne via Freeway; Puckapunyal, Tooborac Seymour-Tooborac Road
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| Seymour | 0 | 94 | Seymour |
| SEYMOUR RAIL LINE | -- | -- | SEYMOUR RAIL LINE |
| To Melbourne via Freeway; Tallarook Upper Goulburn Road 
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-- | -- | To Melbourne via Freeway; Tallarook Upper Goulburn Road
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| Flowerdale, Whittlesea Whittlesea-Yea Road 
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-- | 57 | Flowerdale, Whittlesea Whittlesea-Yea Road
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| Yea | 38 | 56 | Yea |
| Westbound | Distance to Melbourne via Yarra Glen(km) |
Distance to Eildon (km) |
Eastbound |
| continues as
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111 | 56 | Yarra Glen, Lilydale Melba Highway
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| Yarra Glen, Melbourne Melba Highway
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continues as
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| continues as
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129 | 38 | Bonnie Doon, Mansfield, Benalla Maroondah Link Highway
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| Mansfield Maroondah Link Highway
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continues as
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| Westbound | Distance to Seymour (km) |
Distance to Eildon (km) |
Eastbound |
| Mansfield Maroondah Highway 
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-- | -- | Bonnie Doon, Mansfield, Benalla Maroondah Highway
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| Alexandra | 69 | 25 | Alexandra |
| Marysville, Healesville, Lilydale, Melbourne Maroondah Highway 
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-- | -- | Marysville, Melbourne Maroondah Highway
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| To Melbourne Taggerty-Thornton Road 
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-- | -- | Taggerty-Thornton Road
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| Eildon | 94 | 0 | Eildon |
| Start Goulburn Valley Highway from Eildon Road |
End Goulburn Valley Highway continues as Eildon Road to Lake Eildon | ||
See also
References
Vorlage:Road infrastructure in Victoria
- ↑ Goulburn Valley Highway, VicRoads Site. Retrieved on July 1 2008.