Bass Highway (Victoria)

Bass Highway
Victoria
General information
Type Highway
Length 87 km (54 mi)
Route number(s)
Former
route number
  • State Route 181 (1986-1998)
    • Entire route[1]
Major junctions
West end
 
East end
Location(s)
Major settlements Grantville, Kilcunda, Wonthaggi, Inverloch
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in Victoria

The Bass Highway[2][3] is an 87 kilometre highway in Victoria, Australia and branches off the South Gippsland Highway at the township of Lang Lang. It runs south, along the eastern shore of Western Port to Anderson where a road turns west toward Phillip Island. The Bass Highway continues easterly to Kilcunda, Wonthaggi and Inverloch, then turns north-easterly to rejoin the South Gippsland Highway at Leongatha. Previously assigned State Route 181, it was later designated M420 for the dual carriageway sections and A420 for the single carriageway sections between the South Gippsland Highway near Lang Lang and the Phillip Island turn-off, then designated B460 onwards. The road was named due to its proximity to Bass Strait.

Duplication towards Phillip Island

A project which has commenced in the late 1990s, duplication of the highway along the Bass Highway from Lang Lang to Anderson (east of Phillip Island) is nearing completion. This project was constructed to address the high traffic demand of the route and recent crash history. It was constructed in seven stages, with Stage 7 of the project from Woolmer Road to Phillip Island Road currently under construction.

The benefits of this project include:

The project is schueduled to be completed by late 2013 / early 2014.[4]

Major intersections

LGALocationkm[5]miDestinationsNotes
CardiniaLang Lang00 South Gippsland Highway (M420 north / A440 south-east)  Melbourne, LeongathaNorth-western highway terminus; combined partial y interchange and at-grade intersection for complete access
Bass CoastThe Gurdies9.96.2Gurdies–St Helier Road  Woodleigh
Grantville15.09.3Grantville–Glen Alvie Road east / Pier Road west  Kernot, Almurta, GrantvilleTraffic light intersection
Corinella–Glen Forbes boundary19.111.9 Corinella Road (C436) west / Glen Forbes Road east  Corinella, Coronet Bay, Glen Forbes
Bass28.817.9 Phillip Island Link Road (B420)  Phillip IslandPartial y interchange: no access between Phillip Island Link Road and Bass Highway south of interchange; Route transition: M420 continues south as B460
Anderson31.019.3Phillip Island Road – Phillip IslandRoundabout
Wonthaggi47.929.8 Korumburra Road (C437)  Kongwak, Korumburra
48.330.0 Graham Street west to Cape Paterson Road (C435) / McKenzie Street south  Cape Paterson, WonthaggiRoundabout
Inverloch59.937.2 Korumburra–Inverloch Road (C441)  Korumburra, Inverloch
60.937.8 William Street (C442) south / Inverloch–Venus Bay Road (C442) east – Inverloch, Cape Paterson Venus BayRoundabout
South GippslandLeongatha86.453.7 South Gippsland Highway (A440) south-east & north-west to Strzelecki Highway (B460) north-east  Melbourne, Morwell, FosterNorth-eastern highway terminus; roundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. State Route 181 - Bass Highway, Main Roads Victoria. Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
  2. South Gippsland Freeway, South Gippsland Highway, Bass Highway & Phillip Island Road (M/A/B420), Expressway - Paul Rands. Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
  3. http://expressway.paulrands.com/gallery/roads/vic/numbered/alphanumeric/b460/, Expressway - Paul Rands. Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
  4. Bass Highway Duplication – Lang Lang to Anderson, VicRoads. Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
  5. Google (10 April 2014). "Bass Highway (Victoria)". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

See also