Road Photos & Information: Victoria
Monaro Highway (B23)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 44 km
- Termini:
- Northern: NSW Border, Chandlers Creek
- Southern: Princes Hwy (A1) and Tamboon Rd (unnumbered), Cann River
- Miscellaneous:
- Continues as B23 in New South Wales
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: 1
- Chandlers Creek, Noorinbee North, Noorinbee and Cann River
Route Numbering:
- Current: B23
- Former: 23
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 2
- 6760
General Information:
Formally known as Cann Valley Highway, B23 is a significant north-south route in the East Gippsland area. Now known as the Monaro Highway, it links the region to Canberra, is a single carriageway rural highway, and features a few large sections of windy roadway. It passes through a handful of villages and national parks.
History:
- March 1985: The Roads Corporation sealed Cann Valley Highway to the NSW Border.
- 25 October 1996: The Roads Corporation of Victoria renames Cann Valley Highway to Monaro Highway. 3
- 1999: Bypass of gravel section of Monaro Highway near NSW-Vic Border. New segment sealed as a result. Cann Valley Highway renamed Monaro Highway in Victoria.
Cann River to New South Wales Border
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign on Princes Hwy (A1) at Cann River approaching the Monaro Hwy (B23) junction, January 2017.
Image © Huang Milton Collection
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Princes Hwy (A1) at Cann River approaching the Monaro Hwy (B23) junction, January 2017.
Image © Huang Milton Collection
Corner of Princes Highway & Monaro Highway:
Intersection directional sign on the corner of Princes Hwy & Monaro Hwy in Cann River, January 2017.
Image © Huang Milton Collection
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Cann River as you leave the town, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign for the historical school at Noorinbee, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Entering Noorinbee:
Council sign for the town of Noorinbee, January 2017.
Image © Huang Milton Collection
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign outside the historical school at Noorinbee, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Warning Sign:
Warning sign for dangerous curves for trucks, Noorinbee North, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Cann River:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Cann River at Noorinbee North, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Kates Creek:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Kates Creek at Noorinbee North, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Cann River:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Cann River at Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Warning Sign:
Warning sign for dangerous curves for trucks, Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Entering Chandlers Creek:
The Monaro Hwy as it enters the small town of Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
WB Line Junction:
Corner of Monaro Hwy & WB Line at Chandlers Creek, February 2010. This is the entrance to Coopracambra National Park.
Image © Paul Rands
Fingerboard:
Old fingerboard at the junction with Buldah Road in Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Chandlers Creek:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Chandlers Creek in town of Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Flat Rock Creek:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Flat Rock Creek at Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
NR23 Trailblazer:
Old NR23 trailblazer at Chandlers Creek dating from before the conversion to alphanumeric route numbering, January 2010. It's possible it was kept as the Monaro Hwy changed to NR23 in NSW, of which, the border is in the distance. When this photo was taken, NSW had not transitioned to alphanumeric route numbering. The sign is dated September 1986 and has since been removed.
Image © Paul Rands
New South Wales Border:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses from Victoria to New South Wales at Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
New South Wales Border to Cann River
Victoria Border:
B23 crossing from New South Wales into Victoria, Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign just inside the Victorian border at Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Plaque:
Plaque on a stone next to the RD sign at Chandlers Creek, commemorating the sealing of the then Cann Valley Highway, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Road Safety Camera and Urban Speed Limit Sign:
Sign indicating the default urban speed limit as well as a sign to indicate the use road safety cameras in Victoria. Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Drug Tests Sign:
Sign to indicate random driver drug tests are conducted in Victoria. Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
National Parks Signage:
Sign to indicate that motorists are entering the Southern Ark eco system, Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Workzone Speed Limit Enforcement Sign:
Sign indicating police speed checks are conducted in Victoria in roadworks zones, Chandlers Creek, January 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Warning Sign:
Warning sign for dangerous curves for trucks, Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Fiddlers Green Creek:
Monaro Hwy at Chandlers Creek as it crosses Fiddlers Green Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Tourism Sign:
Tourism orientated sign at Chandlers Creek welcoming visitors to the area, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Chandlers Creek:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Chandlers Creek in town of Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Buldah Road Intersection:
Corner of Monaro Hwy & Buldah Rd in Chandlers Ck, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
B23 Trailblazer:
B23 trailblazer at Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
WB Line Junction:
Corner of Monaro Hwy & WB Line at Chandlers Creek, February 2010. This is the entrance to Coopracambra National Park.
Image © Paul Rands
Warning Sign:
Warning sign for dangerous curves for trucks, Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Cann River:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Cann River at Chandlers Creek, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Cann River:
Monaro Hwy as it crosses Cann River at Noorinbee North, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
B23 Trailblazer:
B23 trailblazer at Noorinbee North, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Unusual Warning Sign:
Customised warning sign approaching some obscured driveways on a curve at Noorinbee, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign for the historical school at Noorinbee, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign outside the historical school at Noorinbee, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Tourist Directional Sign:
Tourist orientated AD sign on the outskirts of Cann River, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Services sign on white painted timber posts, as you enter Cann River, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Services sign as you enter Cann River, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Entering Cann River:
Monaro Hwy as it enters Cann River, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the entrance to a local winery and art gallery, Cann River, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Cann River approaching the Princes Hwy (A1) & Tamboon Rd, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
Services orientated AD sign at Cann River, just before the Princes Hwy & Tamboon Rd junction, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
B23 Southern Terminus:
End B23, the junction of Princes Hwy (A1) and Tamboon Rd in Cann River, February 2010.
Image © Paul Rands
2 VicRoads Road Management Plan 2020-2021, 07 December 2020.
3 Victoria Government Gazette, G43, 31 October 1996, page 2837.