Goulburn Valley Highway
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States:
New South Wales / Victoria
The Goulburn Valley Highway is a highway in the north and in the middle of the Australian state of Victoria. It connects the Newell Highway at Tocumwal on the Murray River to the small town of Eildon on the same lake along the Goulburn River, a major tributary of the Murray River. From Tocumwal to Seymour street is part of the National Highway from Brisbane to Melbourne and has the number NA 39
Course
From Tocumwal performs the dual carriageway over the Murray River and the border between New South Wales and Victoria to the south- southeast. After 15 km, it turns sharply to the west and, together with the Murray Valley Highway ( B400 ) to just behind Strathmerton. There it turns sharply to the south and leads straight through Numurkah to Shepparton. From Shepparton from the Goulburn Highway leads into a gentle S- curve to the south- southwest over Nagambie on Hume Highway (M31 ) north of Seymour. Also on this section of the road is two lanes, but has a longer three-to four-lane sections.
From the junction with the Hume Highway, the road runs through Seymour and then to the southeast, always upriver until Yea. There she meets the Melba Highway / Maroondah Highway ( B300 ), with which it is coextensive to the northeast to Cathkin. From there, the Goulburn Valley Highway continues to follow the river in an arc to the southeast to Alexandra and on, turning to the northeast, the last 26 km to Eildon. There ends the highway and goes into the ' Eildon Road '' on.
Street numbering
- Tocumwal to the Hume Highway
- From the Hume Highway to Eildon
Highway expansion
The Goulburn Valley Highway is a Road of National Importance ( RONI ) (English: Road of National Importance ) classified. This means that the Commonwealth of Australia will pay for all development costs. The road will gradually be upgraded to motorway standard, so that all towns north of the Hume Freeway to get a bypass.
Bypasses
Arcadia
Work on the 11 km long bypass for lying south of Shepparton site commenced in July 2006. Meanwhile, it is opened to traffic.
Nagambie
The construction of the 17 km long bypass of Nagambie began in December 2009. In May 2013, the road was completed and opened to traffic.
Shepparton
The course of the bypass had been established, but there is still no information on the start of construction.
Strathmerton
The course of the bypass had been established, but there is still no information on the start of construction.
Major intersections and connections
Source
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007 ISBN. 978-1-74193-232-4. p. 48