Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Bass Highway & Strzelecki Highway (B460)

Road Photos & Information: Victoria

B460

Bass Highway & Strzelecki Highway (B460)

Statistics:

Length: 110 km
Eastern Terminus: Princes Fwy (A1), Morwell
Western Terminus: Bass Hwy (A420) & Phillip Island Rd (B420) at Anderson
Miscellaneous: Continues as Bass Hwy (A420) from Anderson
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Anderson, Kilcunda, Dalyston, Wonthaggi, Inverloch, Leongatha South, Leongatha, Berrys Creek, Mirboo North, Delburn, Driffield and Morwell.

Route Numbering:

Current: B460

Multiplexed with: A440

Former:
Road Authority Classification: 6710 (Bass Highway) & 6180 (Strzelecki Highway) 1

General Information:

The Strzelecki Highway is named after Pawel Edmund Strzelecki, a Polish explorer who traversed South Gippsland in the 1800's. The Bass Highway is named what it is, because of its proximity to Bass Strait.

Bass Highway runs from Anderson to Leongatha, and the Strzelecki Highway runs from Leongatha to Morwell.

The following multiplexes exist along the route:

TD92 (Bunurong Coastal Drive) for 40 km from Kilcunda to Inverloch
A440 (South Gippsland Hwy) for 50 m at Leongatha

History:

1997/98: SR181 & 182 decommissioned. Introduction of B460 route number. 2
2006: The Morwell end of the highway was deviated westwards as part of the Hazelwood Power Station West Field open cut mine expansion. 3

Anderson to Morwell		Morwell to Anderson
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Strzelecki Hwy (B460) approaching Morwell-Thorpedale Rd (C464) at Driffield, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade		AD Sign: Advance directional sign on Graham St (C435) in Wonthaggi approaching the Bass Hwy (B460) (McKenzie St / Graham St) roundabout. November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Strzelecki Hwy (B460) approaching Driffield-Yinnar Rd at Driffield, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign in the roundabout on the corner of Bass Hwy (McKenzie St) (B460) and Graham St (C435) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Anderson after the Phillip Island Rd (B420) / Bass Hwy (A420) roundabout. November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the northbound leg of the roundabout on the corner of Bass Hwy (McKenzie St) (B460) and Graham St (C435) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: RD sign after the Phillip Island Rd (B420) / Bass Hwy (A420) roundabout at Anderson. November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the westbound leg of the roundabout on the corner of Bass Hwy (McKenzie St) (B460) and Graham St (C435) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Begin TD92: Tourist sign at Kilcunda announcing the beginning of Tourist Drive 92. November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Korumburra Rd (C437) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign at Dalyston approaching Dalyston-Glen Forbes Rd (former C438), November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Korumburra Road Intersection: Corner of Bass Hwy (B460) at Korumburra Rd (C437) at Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	ID Sign: Intersection directional sign at Dalyston at the junction with Dalyston-Glen Forbes Rd (former C438), November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: RD sign in Wonthaggi after Korumburra Rd, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wonthaggi approaching Lower Powlett Road. November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching South Dudley Rd in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Lower Powlett Road Intersection: Corner Bass Hwy (B460) and Lower Powlett Rd in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign as you leave Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Korumburra Rd (C437) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		AD Sign: Advance directional sign at Dalyston approaching Dalyston-Glen Forbes Rd (former C438), November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Korumburra Road Intersection: Corner of Bass Hwy (B460) at Korumburra Rd (C437) at Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		ID Sign: Intersection directional sign at Dalyston at the junction with Dalyston-Glen Forbes Rd (former C438), November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the roundabout on the corner of Bass Hwy (McKenzie St) (B460) and Graham St (C435) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave Dalyston, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the eastbound leg of the roundabout on the corner of Bass Hwy (McKenzie St) (B460) and Graham St (C435) in Wonthaggi, November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Bass Highway (A420) and Phillip Island Road (B420) intersection, at Anderson. November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
			End B460: ID sign at the end of B460 in Anderson - the roundabout with Bass Highway (A420) and Phillip Island Road (B420), November 2006. Image © Rob Tilley

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