Road Photos & Information: Victoria

Ballarat-Burrumbeet Road (C805)

Statistics:

• Length: 29 km
• Western Terminus: Western Fwy (NH-M8) and The Avenue of Honour at Burrumbeet
• Eastern Terminus: Western Fwy (NH-M8) at Warrenheip (Woodmans Hill Interchange)
• Roads That Form The Route: Remembrance Drive, Sturt Street, Dawson Street North, Curtis Street, Little Bridge Street, Victoria Street and Ballarat-Burrumbeet Road
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Burrumbeet, Cardigan Village, Cardigan, Alfredton, Ballarat, Brown Hill and Warrenheip

Route Numbering:

• Current:  
• Former:   
• VicRoads Internal Classification: 5087 1

General Information:

The C805 corridor, is the former Western Highway (except where it bypasses Ballarat's main street) routing through the city of Ballarat. It runs in a general east-west fashion, passing through rural, residential, commercial and industrial areas.

The road is a mix of divided multi-laned roadway, as well single carriageway undivided road and acts as one of the connector routes to the Western Fwy (NH-M8).

History:

• 1997: Ballarat Bypass opens to traffic. NH8 converted to NH-A8 / NH-M8. 2
• 2006: Construction of intersection channelisation at Ballarat-Burrumbeet Road (Sturt Street) and Raglan Street, Ballarat. 3

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with old NH8 shield approaching the intersection with Windermere-Learmonth Road and Madden Road at Cardigan Village, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Windermere-Learmonth Road and Madden Road Intersection: Looking southeast at the junction with Windermere-Learmonth Road and Madden Road in Cardigan Village, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Ballarat approaching the intersection with Gillies Street (C307), December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: Eastbound ID sign at the Gillies Street intersection (C307), Ballarat, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Dawson St North in Ballarat, December 2006. C805 turns left at Dawson St. Image © Rob Tilley
	Dawson Street Intersection: Looking eastbound at the Dawson St North intersection in Ballarat, with the AD sign for the junction with Midland Hwy (A300) (Doveton St North) in the distance, December 2006. C805 turns left at this intersection. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign acting as an intersection directional sign facing northbound traffic on Princes St in Ballarat, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: Intersection directional sign at the northern side of the junction, facing northbound traffic on Princes St in Ballarat, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Eastbound RD sign between the intersections with Princes St and King St in Ballarat East, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the intersection with Water St (Daylesford-Ballarat Rd) (C292) at Ballarat East, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley
	Water Street Intersection: Looking eastbound at the intersection with Water St (Daylesford-Ballarat Rd) (C292) at Ballarat East, December 2006. Image © Rob Tilley

1 VicRoads Road Management Plan, October 2004
2 Viseth Uch
3 VicRoads Contracts and Tenders Site