Midland Highway (Victoria)

Midland Highway

Southwest end
Northeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length450 km (280 mi)
GazettedDecember 1913 (as Main Road)
1933 (as State Highway)
Route number(s)
  • A300 (1998–present)
    (Geelong–Benalla)
  • B300 (1998–present)
    (Benalla–Barjarg)
  • C518 (1998–present)
    (Barjarg–Mansfield)
Former
route number
  • State Route 149 (1986–1998)
    (Geelong–Benalla)
  • State Route 153 (1986–1998)
    (Benalla–Barjang)
  • State Route 153 (1986–1998)
    (Midland Link Highway: Barjarg-Maindample)
  • Alternative State Route 153 (1986–1998)
    (Barjarg–Mansfield)
  • State Route 190 (1986–1998)
    (Morwell–Port Welshpool)
Major junctions
Southwest end Princes Highway
Geelong, Victoria
 
Northeast end Maroondah Highway
Mansfield, Victoria
Location(s)
RegionBarwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume
Major settlementsBallarat, Daylesford, Castlemaine, Bendigo, Elmore, Shepparton, Benalla
Highway system

Midland Highway is a major rural highway linking major towns in Victoria, beginning from Geelong and winding through country Victoria in a large arc through the cities of Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton, eventually reaching Mansfield at the foothills of the Victorian Alps.

Midland Link Highway links Barjarg (on Midland Highway) and Maindample (on Maroondah Highway), bypassing Mansfield and reducing the journey from Benalla to Alexandra by 19 kilometres (12 mi).