Road Photos & Information: Victoria
Rokewood-Skipton Road, Rokewood-Shelford Road and Shelford-Bannockburn Road (C143)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 87 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Midland Hwy (A300), Bannockburn
- Western: Glenelg Hwy (B160) and Park Ln, Skipton
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Bannockburn, Teesdale, Shelford, Rokewood, Pitfield, Mannibadar and Skipton
Route Numbering:
- Current: C143
- Multiplexed with: C171
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 5072 (Shelford to Bannockburn)
- 5075 (Rokewood to Shelford)
- 5181 (Skipton to Rokewood)
General Information:
C171 is a rural road that connects the greater Geelong area with rural areas southwest of Ballarat.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- C171, for 1 km, Pitfield.
History:
- 1851: Construction of a timber bridge over Leigh River on Shelford-Bannockburn Road. 2
- 1856: McMillans Bridge over Little Woady Yallock River was also built by the Central Road Board. 3
- 22 July 1871: Pitfield Bridge on Rokewood-Skipton Road at Pitfield over the Woady Yallock River opens to traffic. The bridge is a riveted metal Warren Truss bridge on bluestone abutments. 4
- 1873: The Iron Bridge over the Leigh River at Shelford was erected. This bridge has since been superseded with the construction of a new concrete bridge adjacent to the original structure. 2
- 1967: Rokewood-Skipton Road at Pitfield realigned, as a result a new crossing over Woady Yallock River was also built. 3
- 2007: Bridge replacement at Salt Creek Bridge on Rokewood-Skipton Road occured. 5 Also a new roundabout was built at the intersection of Midland Highway and Shelford- Bannockburn Road. 6
Bannockburn to Skipton
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Bannockburn after the junction with Midland Hwy, December 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
1 VIC Government, VicRoads, Road Maintenance Plan 2020-2021, 07 December 2020.
2 VIC Government, Victorian Heritage Database, Bridge Over Leigh River.
3 VIC Government, Victorian Heritage Database, McMillans Bridge.
4 VIC Government, Victorian Heritage Database, Pitfield Bridge.
5 VIC Government, Minister of Public Transport, Media Release, Changing The Way People Move Around South Western Victoria, 1 September 2006.
6 VIC Government, Minister of Public Transport, Media Release, Changing The Way People Move Around The Surf Coast and Otways, 1 September 2006.
2 VIC Government, Victorian Heritage Database, Bridge Over Leigh River.
3 VIC Government, Victorian Heritage Database, McMillans Bridge.
4 VIC Government, Victorian Heritage Database, Pitfield Bridge.
5 VIC Government, Minister of Public Transport, Media Release, Changing The Way People Move Around South Western Victoria, 1 September 2006.
6 VIC Government, Minister of Public Transport, Media Release, Changing The Way People Move Around The Surf Coast and Otways, 1 September 2006.