South Gippsland Highway

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South Gippsland Highway


Formerly State Route 180
Length	255 km
General direction	West-East
From	Princes Highway, Dandenong, Melbourne
via	Lynbrook, Cranbourne, Koo Wee Rup, Lang Lang, Korumburra, Leongatha, Foster, Yarram, Longford
To	Princes Highway, Sale, Victoria
Allocation	South Gippsland Freeway - Bass Highway: Bass Highway - Princes Highway (Sale):
Major Junctions	Dandenong Bypass Greens Road Pound Road South Gippsland Freeway Westernport Highway Thompsons Road Sladen Street Baxter-Tooradin Road Bass Highway Bass Highway Strzelecki Highway Hyland Highway

The South Gippsland Highway is a dual-carriageway highway in Victoria, Australia which connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria, ending in the town of Sale. It begins as Metro Route 180 in Dandenong South, then at the Lyndhurst interchange it becomes the M420 until the Bass Highway turnoff, then designated A440 onwards. The South Gippsland Highway is the gateway from Melbourne to many attractions including Wilsons Promontory as well as being an important road for farmers in Gippsland.

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The highway commences in Dandenong, branching from the Princes Highway, and heads in a general south-east direction at first. It is mostly a dual carriageway with two lanes in either direction, until the Bass Highway turnoff to Phillip Island, after which it is entirely an undivided highway. It passes through the towns of Cranbourne, Tooradin, Koo Wee Rup, Nyora, Korumburra, Leongatha, Foster, Welshpool and Yarram, before heading north to rejoin the Princes Highway at Sale.