Sunraysia Highway

Sunraysia Highway
Formerly
Length 344 km (214 mi)
Direction Northwest-Southeast
From Calder Highway,
Nunga, Victoria
via Birchip, Donald, St. Arnaud, Avoca
To Western Freeway,
Ballarat, Victoria
Major junctions Henty Highway
Borung Highway
Borung Highway
Wimmera Highway
Pyrenees Highway

The Sunraysia Highway , is a 344 kilometres (214 mi) important north-south route in western Victoria. The highway extends north a length of 331 km from the Western Highway near Ballarat to the Calder Highway near Ouyen.

The Sunraysia Highway runs parallel to the Calder Highway,the primary route between Melbourne and Mildura providing an alternative route via Ballarat. The highway was known as the North-Western Highway until the 1960s, when the present name was adopted.

The Sunraysia Highway serves a number of important industries in the region such as agriculture, viticulture, food processing, winemaking and tourism. It forms an important link for these industries to markets and ports in the south of Victoria and South Australia.

The Sunraysia Highway, B220, is a two-lane, two-way road with mainly unsealed shoulders and no overtaking lanes provided along the highway as it is designated as a ‘B’ road for its full length.

Towns

See also