Statistics:
- Length:
- 581 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Lilydale-Montrose Rd (C401), Maroondah Hwy (MR43) and Anderson St, Lilydale
- Western: Corio-Waurn Ponds Rd (A10), Geelong West
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Lilydale, Coldstream, Yering, Yarra Glen, Dixons Creek, Steels Creek, Castella, Glenburn, Devlins Bridge, Yea, Molesworth, Cathkin, Yarck, Kanumbra, Merton, Woodfield, Bonnie Doon, Maindample, Barjarg, Lima South, Swanpool, Yin Barun, Benalla, Nalinga, Cosgrove South, Pine Lodge South, Shepparton, Maroopna, Tatura, Byrneside, Stanhope, Corop, Elmore, Goornong, Bagshot, Huntly, Epsom, White Hills, Bendigo, Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat, Ravenswood, Ravenswood South, Harcourt, Castlemaine, Campbells Creek, Yapeen, Guildford, Mt Franklin, Daylesford, Eganstown, Blampied, Newlyn North, Newlyn, Springmount, Creswick, Waubra Junction, Mt Rowan, Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Buninyong, Scotsburn, Clarendon, Elaine, Meredith, Lethbridge, Bannockburn, Gheringhap, Batesford, Hamlyn Heights, Bell Post Hill, North Geelong and Geelong West
Route Numbering:
- Current: A300 B300
- Multiplexed with: M79 A79 B75 B180 B340 C291 C347 C365 C724 C726
- Former: 34 149 153
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 6020 (Yarck to Cathkin and Coldstream to Lilydale)
- 6030 (Maindample)
- 6300 (Yea to Yarra Glen and Yarra Glen to Coldstream)
- 6540 (Elmore to Runnymede)
- 6590 (Geelong West to Harcourt, Bendigo to Elmore, Runnymede to Benalla and Benalla to Maindample)
- 6530 (Harcourt to Bendigo)
- 6640 (Cathkin to Yea)
- 6720 (Maindample to Yarck)
- 6770 (Bendigo)
General Information:
A300 / B300 is one of the longer routes in Victoria, acting almost as a loop covering several regions of country Victoria. It's a mix of single carriageway rural highway and divided highway. The route services industrial, commercial, residential and rural zones, and also passes through mountainous bushland terrain at it's eastern end.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- M79, for 2 km, between Harcourt and Ravenswood.
- A79, for 21 km, between Ravenswood and Bendigo.
- B75, for 1.5 km, Elmore.
- B180, for 1.5 km, Castlemaine.
- B340, for 18 km, between Cathkin and Yea.
- C291, for 1 km, Creswick.
- C347, for 500 m, Corop.
- C365, for 1 km, Nalinga.
- C724, for 50 m, between Castella and Dixons Creek.
- C726, for 2 km, Yarra Glen.
History:
- 2006: Installation of traffic signals and pedestrian facilities at the intersection of Barker Street (Midland Highway) and Lyttleton Street in Castlemaine. 2
- 2007: Completion of the $10.6 million duplication of the Midland Highway in Geelong. The addition of four overtaking lanes between Batesford and Buninyong was made as well as the installation of a roundabout at Bannockburn. 3
- 2009: Installation of traffic lights at the junction of Maroondah Highway and Melba Highway in Coldstream. 4
- April 2010: Yarra Glen Truck Bypass opens to traffic. 5
1 VIC Government, VicRoads, Road Management Plan 2020-2021, 07 December 2020.
2 VIC Government, Minister for Public Transport, Media Release, Funding for Safety Improvements in Castlemaine, 18 August 2006.
3 VIC Government, The Premier of Victoria, Minister for Roads & Ports, Media Release, Midland Highway Improvements Between Geelong and Ballarat Finished.
4 VIC Government, The Premier of Victoria, Media Release, Coldstream Works Mark $7 Billion State Road Milestone, 16 September 2009.
5 VIC Government, The Premier of Victoria, Media Release, Highway Traffic Moves Early On Yarra Glen Bypass, 23 April 2010.