Sunraysia Highway
Sunraysia Highway | |
|---|---|
| Sunraysia Highway, just outside Birchip | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 330.2 km (205 mi) |
| Gazetted | December 1914 (as Main Road) 1947/48 (as State Highway) |
| Route number(s) | B220 (1998–present) |
| Former route number | State Route 121 (1986–1998) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Calder Highway Ouyen, Victoria |
| South end | Western Freeway Mitchell Park, Victoria |
| Location(s) | |
| Region | Loddon Mallee, Grampians |
| Major settlements | Speed, Lascelles, Woomelang, Birchip, Donald, St Arnaud, Avoca, Lexton |
| Highway system | |
Sunraysia Highway (route B220) is a 330 kilometres (205 mi) north–south rural highway in western Victoria, linking Ouyen to the north-western Ballarat suburb of Mitchell Park, and acts as a secondary route to Calder Highway, the main route between Melbourne and Mildura. It serves a number of important industries in the region such as agriculture, viticulture, food processing, winemaking and tourism. It forms an important link for these industries to markets and ports in the south of Victoria and South Australia.