Statistics:
- Length:
- 51 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Springvale Road (MR40), Bangholme
- Southern: Boneo Road (C777), Rosebud
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Rosebud, McCrae, Dromana, Safety Beach, Mount Martha, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Frankston South, Frankston, Seaford, Carrum Downs, Patterson Lakes and Bangholme
Route Numbering:
- Current: M3 M11 C777 C784
- Former: 11 F87
- Multiplexed with: B110 12
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- Freeway 1600 (Rosebud to Mount Martha and Frankston to Bangholme)
- Arterial 6600 (Mount Martha to Frankston)
General Information:
Metropolitan Route 11 was a mix of suburban arterial roads and freeway in Melbourne's southern suburbs, connecting the Mornington Peninsula to the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The declared name for the entire route is 'Mornington Peninsula Route' - which is for both the freeway and arterial sections. 2
Multiplexes along the route include:
- B110 for 3 km, between Dromana and Mount Martha.
- Tourist Drive 2 for 1 km, Frankston.
History:
- 1960s: Country Roads Board builds Wells Road Bypass. The planning for the greater Mornington Peninsula Freeway began in the 1960s in the then Metropolitan Planning Scheme. 3
- 1970s: Wells Road Bypass duplicated and upgraded and Frankston Fwy built. Also duplication of Moorooduc Hwy from Frankston-Flinders Rd to Sages Rd.
- 1975: Mornington Peninsula Fwy constructed.
- 1980s: Remainder of Moorooduc Hwy duplicated.
- 1989: MR11 removed off Springvale Road, replaced with MR40. 4
- March 1990: Moorooduc Highway section was declared a state highway. 2
- 1990s: The freeway between Dromana and Moorooduc South linking to Moorooduc Highway was completed.
- 2013: Metropolitan Route 11 decommissioned and replaced with M3, M11, C777 and C784.
1 VIC Government, VicRoads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004.
2 Viseth Uch.
3 Tim Cole.
4 VIC Government, Department of Sustainability and Environment.