McIvor Highway

McIvor Highway Victoria
General information
Type	Highway
Length	44 km (27 mi)
Route number(s)	B280
Former route number	State Route 141
Major junctions
West end	Midland Highway, Bendigo, Victoria
	Strathdale-White Hills Road for full list see major intersections
East end	Northern Highway, Heathcote, Victoria
Location(s)
Major settlements	Axedale
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Victoria

McIvor Highway is a short Victorian highway (44 km) linking Bendigo and Heathcote. Together with Hume Freeway (until Wallan) and Northern Highway (until Heathcote), it provides an alternative route between Melbourne and Bendigo. Previously assigned State Route 141, it was later designated B280. The name 'McIvor' refers to the original name of the Heathcote region, used during the Victorian Gold Rush.

Major intersections and towns

McIvor Highway
Westbound	Distance to Bendigo (km)	Distance to Melbourne (km)	Eastbound
Traffic Lights (clockwise from highway) McCrae Street to Bendigo City Centre, Mildura and Melbourne (via Freeway) Chapel Street to Eaglehawk and Kerang Midland Highway to Elmore, Echuca and Shepparton
End McIvor Highway	0	169	Start McIvor Highway
Bendigo
SWAN HILL / ECHUCA RAIL LINE	0.7	168.3	SWAN HILL / ECHUCA RAIL LINE
Strathdale, White Hills Strathdale-White Hills Road	3.2	165.8	White Hills, Strathdale Strathdale-White Hills Road
Axedale	20	149	Axedale
CAMPASPE RIVER	21	148	CAMPASPE RIVER
Start McIvor Highway from Northern Highway	44	125	Elmore, Echuca Northern Highway
			End McIvor Highway continues as Northern Highway to Heathcote / Kilmore / Melbourne

See also

• Highways in Australia
• Highways in Victoria

References

Road infrastructure in Victoria Freeways Calder Freeway Goulburn Valley Freeway Hume Freeway Princes Freeway (Geelong Ring Road) Western Freeway Highways Bass Highway Bellarine Highway Borung Highway Calder Highway Calder Alternative Highway Glenelg Highway Goulburn Valley Highway Hamilton Highway Henty Highway Hopkins Highway Kiewa Valley Highway Loddon Valley Highway Mallee Highway Maroondah Highway McIvor Highway Melba Highway Midland Highway Monaro Highway Murray Valley Highway Nepean Highway Northern Highway Omeo Highway Princes Highway Pyrenees Highway South Gippsland Highway Strzelecki Highway Sturt Highway Sunraysia Highway Surf Coast Highway Warburton Highway Western Highway Western Port Highway Wimmera Highway Bypass routes Old Hume Highway Old Princes Highway Princes Highway (Geelong) Tourist routes Great Alpine Road Great Ocean Road Murray Valley Highway Phillip Island Road