Road Photos & Information: Victoria
Meeniyan-Promontory Road and Wilsons Promontory Road (C444)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 73 km
- Termini:
- Northern: South Gippsland Hwy (A440), Meeniyan
- Southern: Ring Rd, Tidal River
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Meeniyan, Buffalo, Fish Creek, Yanakie and Tidal River
Route Numbering:
- Current: C444
- Multiplexed with C445
- Former: 189
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 4001 (Yanakie to Tidal River)
- 5991 (Meeniyan to Yanakie)
General Information:
C444 is a rural route used as the main access route to the Wilsons Promontory National Park, which is renowned for its breathtaking scenery. The road also acts as a connector for the small communities to the South Gippsland Highway, which eventually connects to routes leading to Leongatha, Sale and Melbourne.
- C445, for 2 km, Fish Creek.
Tidal River (Wilsons Promontory) to Meeniyan
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Fish Creek approaching Old Waratah Rd and Falls Rd, August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on the outskirts of Fish Creek town centre, August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Buffalo-Tarwin Lower Rd (C443) at Buffalo, August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at Buffalo at the junction with Buffalo-Tarwin Lower Rd (C443), August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly facing Buffalo-Tarwin Lower Rd (C443) at Buffalo, August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the northern terminus of C444: the junction with South Gippsland Hwy (A440) at Meeniyan, August 2012. Note the B440 route marker. A440 was once numbered B440 and this sign has been missed from being updated.
Image © Rob Tilley
Meeniyan to Tidal River (Wilsons Promontory)
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at Buffalo at the junction with Buffalo-Tarwin Lower Rd (C443), August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the junction with Fish Creek-Foster Rd (C445), August 2012.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign as you head southbound from the town of Fish Creek, March 2008.
Image © Michael Gill