Goulburn Valley Highway
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Goulburn Valley Highway is a highway located in Victoria, Australia. The section north of the Hume Freeway (part of which is Goulburn Valley Freeway) is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) and is the main link between these two cities, as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New South Wales. It is also the most direct route between Melbourne and the major regional centre of Shepparton in Victoria (via Hume Freeway).
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Goulburn Valley Highway passing through Molesworth | |
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Type | Highway |
Length | 256 km (159 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | November 1914 (as Main Road)[2] 1946/47 (as State Highway)[3] |
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North end | Newell Highway VIC/NSW border |
South end | Eildon Road Eildon, Victoria |
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Region | Hume[4] |
Major settlements | Strathmerton, Shepparton, Nagambie, Seymour, Yea, Alexandra |
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