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Encyclopedia > Princes Freeway

Princes Freeway M1 links Melbourne to Geelong on the west and Traralgon on the east. It continues beyond these extremities as Princes Highway to Adelaide on the west and Sydney on the east.


The western section (also known as Princes Freeway west) starts from Altona and the eastern section (also known as Princes Freeway east) starts from Berwick. The sections are connected together by West Gate Freeway, CityLink and Monash Freeway.


Princes Freeway subsumes and bypasses the older Princes Highway. The freeway is signed M1 and former bypassed sections of Princes Highway are generally signed as National Route Alt. 1 or C101.


The western section linking Geelong and Melbourne is an important commuter and freight route between the two cities. Princes Freeway east links Melbourne with East Gippsland. M1 is one of the busiest sections of rural highway in Victoria, used by large numbers of freight and commercial vehicles and provides access to tourist attractions in central and east Gippsland. It supports Victoria's rural industries and tourism.


Towns linked by M1 (almost all bypassed) includes:

  • Pakenham
  • Warragul
  • Trafalgar
  • Moe
  • Morwell
  • Traralgon

See List of Melbourne freeways


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Monash Freeway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (585 words)
The Mulgrave Freeway was opened in stages from 1973, starting with the section between Springvale Road and Jacksons Road and construction moving progressively westward until reaching Warrigal Road in Chadstone.
The freeway was extended by 7.5km in late 2003 when the Hallam Bypass was completed after 3 years of construction, connecting the Monash Freeway in Hallam to the Princes Freeway in Berwick.
Previously the Monash Freeway terminated in Hallam, where it would also reduce from 3 to 2 lanes and was a notorious bottle-neck at peak hours, and became known as the South Gippsland Freeway.
Princes Freeway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (258 words)
Princes Freeway M1 links Melbourne to Geelong on the west and Morwell on the east.
The western and eastern sections are connected together by the West Gate Freeway, CityLink and the Monash Freeway.
The freeway is signed M1 and former bypassed sections of Princes Highway are generally signed as National Route Alt.
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