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

Sturt Highway (VIC)

The Victorian section of the Sturt Highway essentially makes up a part of the major Adelaide-Sydney corridor. However, from the state's perspective, the Sturt Highway allows the Victorian regional city of Mildura to be linked with South Australia and New South Wales (if justification is needed). Starting at the SA/VIC border just east of Renmark, the Sturt Highway heads due east across very flat, countryside ranging from dry, saltbush surroundings to lush, green, irrigated fields. Eventually the highway enters the Sunraysia region, joins with the Calder Highway for approximately 4km, then passes through the large centre of Mildura before reaching the Murray River and VIC/NSW border.

State: Victoria
Name Origin: The highway is named after Charles Sturt, the explorer and navigator who was the first to travel the Murray-Darling-Murrumbidgee River network from NSW to the Murray Mouth in South Australia. The highway's path follows a significant length of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers thus the name "Sturt Highway".
Start: SA/VIC border
Principal Towns: Renmark (SA), Mildura
Finish: NSW/VIC border (Mildura)
Length: 118km
Road Standard: All bitumen
Road Quality: Excellent - long sections of flat, straight road are encountered. Little to no overtaking lanes but plenty of overtaking oppurtunities despite traffic quantities being reasonably high. Dual carriageway from the eastern Calder Highway junction through to central Mildura.
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 110km/hr
Road Continuation: Click here for the Sturt Highway in NSW - Click here for the Sturt Highway in SA

Photos from the Sturt Highway (VIC) (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

Distance sign, heading east on the Sturt Highway just after crossing the SA/VIC border (2004).

Looking west along the Sturt Highway between Renmark and Mildura. Youre certainly well informed here! (2004)

Looking west along the Sturt Highway as it approaches the western Calder Hwy junction. Note the surrounding countryside change from the above photo (2004).

Distance sign, heading east on the Sturt/Calder Hwy from the western Calder Hwy junction. Note that the Calder Hwy joins with the Sturt Hwy for about 4km. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this photo (2002).

Looking west along the Sturt/Calder Hwy from the outskirts of Mildura (2004).

Heading east on the Sturt/Calder Hwys approaching the eastern Calder highway junction, Mildura (2004).

The Sturt Highway, heading east approaching the Murray River bridge and subsequently into New South Wales, Mildura. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this photo! (2001)

	Distance sign, heading east on the Sturt Highway just after crossing the SA/VIC border (2004).
	Looking west along the Sturt Highway between Renmark and Mildura. Youre certainly well informed here! (2004)
	Looking west along the Sturt Highway as it approaches the western Calder Hwy junction. Note the surrounding countryside change from the above photo (2004).
	Distance sign, heading east on the Sturt/Calder Hwy from the western Calder Hwy junction. Note that the Calder Hwy joins with the Sturt Hwy for about 4km. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this photo (2002).
	Looking west along the Sturt/Calder Hwy from the outskirts of Mildura (2004).
	Heading east on the Sturt/Calder Hwys approaching the eastern Calder highway junction, Mildura (2004).
	The Sturt Highway, heading east approaching the Murray River bridge and subsequently into New South Wales, Mildura. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this photo! (2001)