Length:

63 km

Termini:

Northern: Main Hurstbridge Road (MR46) and Heidelburg-Kinglake Road (C746), Wattle Glen

Southern: Nepean Highway (MR3), Frankston

Miscellaneous:

Declared Names: Fletcher Rd, Klauer Rd, Princes Hwy, Dandenong Valley Hwy, Stud Rd, Boronia Rd, Wantirna Rd, Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood-Warrandyte Rd, Warrandyte-Kangaroo Ground Rd, Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd, Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd and Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Frankston, Frankston North, Seaford, Carrum Downs, Bangholme, Dandenong South, Dandenong, Dandenong North, Rowville, Scoresby, Wantirna South, Wantirna, Heathmont, Ringwood, Ringwood North, Park Orchards, Warrandyte South, Warrandyte, North Warrandyte, Kangaroo Ground and Wattle Glen

Current: 9

Multiplexed with: 1 34 36 42 44 C726

Road Authority Internal Classification: ^{1 2}

Arterial 5159 (Frankston to Seaford)

Arterial 5433 (Wantirna to Ringwood)

Arterial 5435 (Kangaroo Ground to Wattle Glen)

Arterial 5436 (Kangaroo Ground)

Arterial 5790 (Kangaroo Ground)

Arterial 5796 (Wantirna)

Arterial 5806 (Ringwood to Warrandyte)

Arterial 5810 (Warrandyte to Kangaroo Ground)

Arterial 5920 (Wantirna)

Arterial 5974 (Frankston)

Arterial 6090 (Seaford to Wantirna)

Arterial 6510 (Dandenong)

Arterial 6720 (Ringwood)

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 9 covers Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs and varies from divided and undivided roadway which passes through bushland, semi-rural, residential, commercial and industrial areas.

With the opening of Eastlink (M3) the significance of the route is less than it used to be at the southern end, as Eastlink basically parallels MR9 with a full freeway standard road, without at-grade junctions and a higher speed limit, offering a quicker trip from Ringwood to Frankston.

Alternative National Route 1, for 600 metres, Dandenong.

Metropolitan Route 34, for 300 m, Ringwood.

Metropolitan Route 36, for 2 km, Wantirna.

Metropolitan Route 42, for 2 km, Warrandyte.

Metropolitan Route 44, for 1 km, Kangaroo Ground.

C726, for 150 m, Kangaroo Ground.

Frankston to Wattle Glen

Freeway Green ID Sign:

Heavily faded freeway green intersection directional sign, westbound on the Monash Fwy (M1) at Dandenong North at the Stud Road (MR9) interchange. September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on the Monash Fwy (M1) interchange with Stud Road (MR9) at Dandenong North. September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign Assembly:

ID signs facing traffic from the Monash Fwy (M1) interchange with Stud Road (MR9) at Dandenong North. September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

Northbound AD sign at Dandenong North, at the Monash Fwy (M1) interchange, September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Bergins Road Approach:

Northbound AD sign on Stud Road approaching Bergins Road in Rowville. September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

MR9 trailblazer in the Rowville area, September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign immediately after Bergins Road in Rowville, approaching Wellington Road (MR18 / C413), September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

Northbound RD sign on Stud Road after the Wellington Road (MR18 / C413) intersection, September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

Northbound advance directional sign on Stud Road in Scoresby approaching Ferntree Gully Road (MR22), September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Approaching High St Road:

Northbound advance directional sign on Stud Road approaching Ferntree Gully Road (MR24) at Scoresby, September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the High St Road (MR24) junction at Wantirna South. September 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

Cantilevered AD sign on Stud Road at Wantirna South approaching Burwood Highway (MR26), January 2017.

Image © Huang / Milton Collection

¹ VIC Government, VicRoads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004.
² Viseth Uch.