The Murray Valley Highway (Route B400) follows the south side of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia. It effectively follows most of the northern boundary of Victoria. The western end of route B400 is the Murray River bridge at Robinvale, although the Murray Valley Highway crosses that bridge as National Route 16 to connect with the Sturt Highway 2km further north. Historically, the Murray Valley Highway may have continued west to connect with the Calder Highway at Hattah instead of crossing the river. The eastern end is in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range at Corryong. Continuing further east crosses the border into New South Wales on the Alpine Way. A branch of the Murray in its middle reaches, near Howlong, New South Wales. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Murray River has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... Calder Freeway M79 is freeway linking Melbourne to Bendigo. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range is Australias only substantial mountain range. ... Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. ... The Alpine Way is a State highway in New South Wales, Australia. ...

Most of the highway is fairly straight and flat, much of it through irrigated farmland. It becomes hillier and more winding east of Wodonga, with a quite long and steep mountain pass near Koetong, between Tallangatta and Corryong. Irrigating cotton fields Irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ...

The major towns along the route are Robinvale, Swan Hill, Kerang, Cohuna, Echuca, Nathalia, Strathmerton, Cobram, Yarrawonga, Rutherglen, Wodonga, Tallangatta and Corryong. Swan Hill is a town in the north west of Victoria, Australia. ... Echuca in Victoria (Australia) is a town of about 10,000 people situated on the Murray River (Moama is on the northern side in NSW). ... Rutherglen is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. ... Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ... Tallangatta is a small town with a population of 923 people (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 figures) in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, situated on the banks of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately 40 kilometres south-east of Albury-Wodonga. ... Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. ...

See also

• List of Victoria (Australia) highways
• List of Australian highways

Highways of western Victoria Victoria has the highest density of highways of any state in Australia due to its historical, population and economic reasons. ... This is a list of highways in Australia, listed alphabetically along with its route number and location. ...

External links

• National Route 16 (http://www.ozroads.blotsort.com/NSW/RouteNumbering/National%20Routes/16/NR16.htm)
• Murray Valley Highway (http://www.hotkey.net.au/~krool/photos/vic/murrayvalleyhwy.html)