Statistics:

Length:
116 km
Termini:
Eastern: VIC-NSW border, Mildura
Western: SA-VIC border, Murray-Sunset
Miscellaneous:
Continues as A20 in South Australia and New South Wales
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
Mildura, Merbein South, Cullulleraine, Neds Corner and Murray-Sunset

Route Numbering:

Current: A20
Multiplexed with: A79
Former: A20 20 20
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
6610

General Information:

The Sturt Highway spans 3 states: New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and is named after Charles Sturt, who explored south western New South Wales, the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers and also parts of the deserts of central Australia in the 1820s and 1830s.

The route consists of mostly 2 lane single carriageway, except in Mildura, which varies from 2 lane arterial standard and 4 lane dual carriageway.

Multiplexes along the route include:
A79, for 2 km, Mildura.

New South Wales Border to South Australia

Victoria Tourism Welcome Sign:

Crossing from NSW into Victoria, heading southwest over the Murray River. November 2016. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Jamie Scuglia from 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Victoria Welcome Sign:

Crossing from NSW into Victoria, heading southwest over the Murray River. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

Travelling southwest on Sturt Highway approaching Seventh Street in Mildura. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the Sturt Highway and Seventh Avenue roundabout at Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

Travelling northwest on Sturt Highway (Seventh Avenue) in Mildura as you approach the intersection with Deakin Avenue (Sturt Highway), December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the corner of Seventh Street and Deakin Avenue (Sturt Highway) in the Mildura CBD. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Deakin Street:

Heading southwest on Deakin Street (Sturt Highway) in Mildura's CBD, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign on Deakin Av (Sturt Hwy) as you approach Eleventh Street (Ranfurly Way (C256)) at Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Deakin Avenue as you approach the roundabout with the Calder Highway (Fifteenth Street) in Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign as Deakin Avenue travels southwest in Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign approaching the Calder Highway (Seventeenth Street) intersection in Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Calder Highway Intersection:

Corner of Sturt Hwy (A20) and Calder Hwy (A79) in Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

RD Sign:

Distance sign after the Calder Highway (Seventeenth Street) junction. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Sturt Highway Split:

Sturt Highway as it splits from Deakin Avenue in Mildura, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign approaching Walnut Avenue and the Mildura Airport. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Dow Avenue Intersection:

Looking northwest on the Dow Avenue Intersection at Mildura. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign located after the Dow Avenue intersection on the outskirts of Mildura. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Mallee / River Avenue Intersection:

Sturt Highway as it turns westbound at Merbein South, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign after the Mallee / River Avenue junction in Merbein South, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign after the Paschendale Av intersection in Merbein South. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Heading southwest after the Meridian Road intersection in Wargan, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

110 Zone:

The beginning of a rare Victorian 110 km/h zone as you travel through Wargan, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Travelling southwest as you leave Wargan, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Lake Cullulleraine:

Westbound on the Sturt Highway as you head into Lake Cullulleraine, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Lake Cullulleraine:

Westbound on the Sturt Highway as you head into Lake Cullulleraine, where the speed limit drops to 80 km/h, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Westbound RD sign as you leave Lake Cullulleraine, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign as you travel through Neds Corner. December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Kilometre Plate:

Westbound at Meringur, with kilometre plate indicating the distance to Renmark in South Australia, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Quarantine Sign:

Quarantine restrictions signage as you get closer to the VIC-SA Border at Murray-Sunset, December 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

South Australia to New South Wales Border

South Australia / Victoria Border:

Sturt Hwy (A20) as it enters Victoria from South Australia at Murray-Sunset, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Murray-Sunset, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Meringur, July 2019.

Image © Ben Winkler

Services Sign:

Services sign at Neds Corner, July 2019.

Image © Ben Winkler

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Merrinee approaching Meridian Rd, July 2019.

Image © Ben Winkler

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Merrinee, July 2019.

Image © Ben Winkler

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Mildura approaching Calder Hwy (A79) and Fifteenth Av, January 2004. The A79 duplex ends at this junction.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Mildura as Sturt Hwy (A20) crosses the Murray River and NSW Border, 2003.

Image © Jamie Scuglia

Click or tap here for the continuation of A20 in South Australia
Click or tap here for the continuation of A20 in New South Wales
1 VIC Government, VicRoads, Road Management Plan 2020-2021, 07 December 2020.