Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Hume Highway (VIC)

Hume Freeway (VIC)

The Hume Freeway (VIC), forms the Victorian section of the major thoroughfare between Sydney and Melbourne. Formerly known as the Hume Highway, the road is dual carriageway for its entire length and continues south-west from the NSW/VIC border at Albury. It initially passes by the the major river city of Wodonga to join the Murray Valley Hwy for about 15km before continuing south-west through lightly undulating, timbered country, bypassing the major towns of Wangaratta, Benalla and Seymour. From Seymour, the freeway heads in a more southerly direction passing through rich dairy and sheep farming districts before entering the Greater Melbourne region. The freeway now bypasses the outlying Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn, extending the Hume Freeway south to its intersection with the Western Ring Road at the northern suburb of Campbellfield. Certainly a recommended road for motorists as it offers safe, quick driving with reliable time frames.

State: Victoria
Name Origin: The Hume Highway/Freeway derives its name from Hamilton Hume, the first Australian born explorer. Hume and William Hovell were famous for their expedition from Sydney to Melbourne, of which the Hume Highway's direction approximates.
Start: NSW/VIC border (Albury)
Principal Towns: Albury, Wodonga *, Barnawartha *, Chiltern *, Wangaratta *, Glenrowan *, Benalla *, Violet Town *, Euroa *, Seymour *, Tallarook *, Broadford *, Wallan *, Craigieburn *, Melbourne
Finish: Western Ring Road (Campbellfield - 15km north of Melbourne)
Length: 291km
Road Standard: Bitumen
Road Quality: Dual carriageway for the entire length with full freeway conditions encountered at major road junctions and upon town bypasses. The road becomes mildly undulating between Wodonga & Wangaratta and Seymour & Broadford. Otherwise, flat straight conditions with high quantities of traffic.
Speed Limit: 80km/hr NSW/VIC border-Wodonga; 110km/hr Wodonga-Kalkallo (275km); 100km/hr Kalkallo-Campbellfield
Road Continuation: Click here for the Hume Highway in NSW
* - represents towns/cities that are bypassed by the Hume Highway

Photos from the Hume Freeway (VIC):

The Hume Freeway, heading north from Euroa (2001).

The Hume Freeway, heading north between Glenrowan and Wangaratta (2002).

	The Hume Freeway, heading north from Euroa (2001).
	The Hume Freeway, heading north between Glenrowan and Wangaratta (2002).