Mountain Highway

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Victoria

The Mountain Highway ( Wantirna Road Sassafras ) is a connecting road in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne in the southern Australian state of Victoria. It connects the Burwood Highway in Wantirna Mount Dandenong Tourist Road to the Sassafras.

Course

The mountain highway branches off on the border between the suburbs Wantirna Wantirna South and from Burwood Highway ( S26) to the northeast, crosses under the East Link (without connection ) and runs through the suburbs Wantirna. From there it continues to the east and southeast by Bayswater, The Basin.

There, the climb begins in the Dandenongs. Through the western part of Dandenong Ranges National Park, the road winds up the mountain until in Sassafras it meets the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road ( C415 ) and ends.

State of development and speed limits

Between Burwood Highway and Dorset Road ( S5), the highway is widened to four lanes. Between Stud Road ( S9) and Scoresby Road / Bayswater Road ( S7) he even has six lanes. From the Dorset Road, the road is two lanes and increases the area of ​​the Dandenong Ranges National Park to steep (5% slope).

The maximum permitted speed is between Burwood Highway and Bayswater at 80 km / h and Bayswater to Sassafras at 70 km / h In the residential areas of Bayswater, The Basin can be ridden fast 60 km / h, while in those of the National Park, only 50 km / h are allowed.

Source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007 ISBN. 978-1-74193-232-4. Page 41 43

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