Warburton Highway
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Warburton Highway Victoria | |
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| Main Street in Warburton, also known as Warburtron Highway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 34 km (21 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |  B380 (1998–present) |
| Former route number |  State Route 174 (1986–1998) |
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| West end |  Maroondah HighwayLilydale, Melbourne |
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| East end |  Woods Point Road |
| Highway system | |
The Warburton Highway is a 34 kilometre west–east semi-rural
The highway continues east of Warburton as Woods Point Road (C511)
With the introduction of traffic lights in Seville, as well as the reduction of speed limits and addition of a greater number of speed zones, the Warburton Highway is becoming over congested during peak times. Evidence of this can be seen during any weekday afternoon. Outbound traffic approaching a pedestrian crossing in Seville often queues up to 1.1 km.
Motor vehicle accidents are predominant in and around the Alsopps Road intersection in Launching Place due to fuel residue from a nearby petrol station. As many as 7 incidents in the last [when?] 6 months have had locals approaching their local MP to voice their concern.
History
The passing of the Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924
The Warburton Highway was signed as State Route 174 between Lilydale and Warburton in 1986; with Victoria's conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in the late 1990s, this was replaced by route B380.
Major intersections and towns
The entire highway is in the
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Melbourne, Yarra Glen, Yea | Traffic light intersection; western terminus of highway and route B380 | ||||
| Wandin North | 6.6 | 4.1 |  Clegg Road (C402) – Mount Evelyn, Montrose | Roundabout | |
| Seville | 9.4 | 5.8 |  Monbulk–Seville Road (C405) – Monbulk | Roundabout | |
Healesville, Toolangi | Concurrency with route C411 | ||||
| 16.0 | 9.9 |  Healesville–Koo Wee Rup Road (C411 south) – Koo Wee Rup | |||
| Launching Place | 20.8 | 12.9 |  Gembrook–Launching Place Road (C424) – Gembrook, Pakenham | ||
| 21.6 | 13.4 |  Don Road (C506) – Healesville, Mount Donna Buang | |||
Korumburra, Mount Baw Baw | Traffic light intersection | ||||
| Warburton | 33.8 | 21.0 |  Donna Buang Road (C507 northeast) – Mount Donna Buang, Narbethong, Marysville Woods Point Road (C511 east) – Reefton, Woods Point | Eastern terminus of highway and route B380 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Highways in Australia
- Highways in Victoria
References
- ^ a b Google (18 October 2021). "Warburton Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ State of Victoria, An Act to make further provision with respect to Highways and Country Roads Motor Cars and Traction Engines and for other purposes 30 December 1924
- ^ a b "Country Roads Board Victoria. Forty-Seventh Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1960". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 21 November 1960. pp. 7–8.
External links
- Visit Warburton (Warburton Valley Community Economic Development Association)
- Warburton Highway (Yarra Valley Tourism Association)
- Warburton Info (Warburton Visitor Information)
- Warburton Highway (dedicated website) (Information about townships from Lilydale to East Warburton)
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