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Photo Gallery
Victoria Road Photo
Gallery:
M80 (Western
Ring Road &
Metropolitain Ring Road)
The Western Ring Road starts at the
terminus of the Princes & Westgate Freeways at Laverton
North in Melbourne's outer western suburbs. Its interchange
with these roads feature Australia's tallest light masts
at 45 metres, and according to the Melway street directory,
the interchange bridges laid end to end measure 500
metres with 6 kilometres of guard rail and 10 kilometres
of kerb and channel.
The Western Ring Road is freeway standard and passes
through Sunshine West & North, Cairnlea (where it
picks up National Highway status courtesy of the Western
Highway NH M8 connection), Keilor East (where it connects
to the Calder Freeway (M79), Tullamarine (it connects
with MR 43 the Tullamarine Freeway), Glenroy and Cambellfield.
It terminates at the Hume Freeway (NH-M31) at Thomastown
in Melbourne's north, and also the Metropolitain Ring
Road (continuing as M80).
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Southbound at Sunshine North
RD sign as you approach the Sunshine Av / McIntyre
Road interchange over the EJ Whitten bridge. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Southbound at Sunshine North
Heading south on the Western Ring Road at the
Sunshine Av / McIntyre Road interchange. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Southbound Advance Exit Sign
Signage indicating the upcoming interchange with
MR41, Sunshine Av / McIntyre Road. 2005 at Keilor East.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advanced Exit Sign
Intricate diagrammatic AD sign, eastbound at Keilor, approaching Green Gully Road. August 2006.
Image © Nick Jennion |
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Maribyrnong River
M80 crossing the Maribyrnong River. October 2006.
Image © Nick Jennion |
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Keilor Park Drive Interchange
Southbound at Keilor East, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Southbound signage
Southbound advance exit signage as you travel
through Keilor East. 2005
Image © Rob Tilley |
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The
Western Ring Road at Keilor East
Travelling northeast at Keilor East on the Western Ring
Road. Note the variable speed signage.
Image © Darren
Hodges |
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Calder Freeway Interchange Approach
Travelling northeast through the Calder Fwy
(M79) interchage at Keilor East. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Southbound signage
Southbound advance exit signage as you travel
through Keilor East at the Calder Fwy Interchange. 2005
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Calder Freeway Interchange
Southbound at Keilor Park. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Calder Freeway Interchange
Southbound at Keilor Park. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Southbound Gantry
Looking southeast at Tullamarine at the signage
for the Calder Freeway Exit. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Diagrammatic Signage
Sign indicating the off-ramp to the Calder Freeway
at Tullamarine. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Airport Drive / Sharps Road Signage
Heading northeast at Tullamarine towards the
Airport Drive / Sharps Road interchange. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
RD sign as you head northeast after the Calder
Freeway interchange at Tullamarine, the sign is located
about 700 metres southwest of the Airport Drive / Sharps
Road exit. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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RD Signage
Southbound distance sign after the Airport Drive
/ Sharps Road exit at Tullamarine. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Airport Drive / Sharps Road Interchange
Looking northeast at Tullamarine. 2005
Image © Rob Tilley
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Airport Drive / Sharps Road Interchange
Looking southwest at Tullamarine. 2005
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Exit Sign
Southbound sign as you approach the exit for Airport
Drive / Sharps Road, Tullamarine.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Airport Drive / Sharps Road interchange
Looking northeast at Tullamarine as you joing
the M80.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Signage indicating which lane to use to gain
access to MR43 - the Tullamarine Fwy. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Tullamarine Freeway Exit
Looking northeast at Tullamarine, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Tullamarine Freeway Exit
Cloverleaf ramp for the Tullamarine Fwy from
the Western Ring Road as you head southwest at Tullamarine,
2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Melrose Drive Exit Sign
Combined with the Tullamarine Fwy interchange
is the cloverleaf ramp for Melrose Drive. It connects
southbound traffic to Melrose Drive. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Overhad Signage
Sign gantry over the lanes for the Tullamarine
Fwy, Melrose Dr and the Western Ring Road at Tullamarine.
2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Diagrammatic Sign
AD sign indicating which ramp goes where at
the Tullamarine Fwy / Melrose Dr interchange at Tullmarine.
Southbound, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Tullamarine Freeway Interchange
Southbound exit for the Tullamarine Fwy.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Tullamarine Freeway Interchange
Southbound exit for the Tullamarine Fwy at Gowanbrae.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Tullmarine Fwy Exit
Southbound ramp from the Western Ring Road onto
the Tullmarine Freeway at Gowanbrae. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Directional Sign
Lane allocation signage to show drivers which
lane they need for various destinations when using the
Tullamarine Fwy / Western Ring Rd interchange at Gowanbrae.
2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Exit Sign
Fork signage indicating the upcoming Tullamarine
Freeway interchange for southbound traffic. 2005 at
Gowanbrae.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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RD Sign
Distance signage after the Sydney Road interchange
as you travel west at Fawkner.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Sydney Road Interchange
Westbound look at the Sydney Road interchange
at Fawkner, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Westbound at Thomastown
Heading west at the Hume Highway / Sydney Road
interchange. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Westbound at Thomastown
Advance exit signage for the Hume Highway /
Sydney Road exit, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
Westbound RD sign between the M31 Hume Freeway
interchange and the MR55 / former NH31 interchange at
Thomastown. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Westbound at Thomastown
Advance exit signage for the Hume Highway /
Sydney Road exit, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Westbound at the M80 / M31 interchange
Looking west at Thomastown, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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The
Metropolitain Ring Road at Thomastown
Looking eastbound at Thomastown from the Blaxland Avenue
footbridge. Edgars Road interchange is in the distance,
2005.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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National Highway Funding Sign
Typical National Highway funding sign used to
indicate that a stretch of road or road upgrade is federally
funded and part of the National Highway System. Westbound
at Thomastown near the Edgars Road interchange.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Signage
Lane allocation & directional signage over
the westbound lanes at Thomastown, near the Edgars Road
interchange. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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ID Signage
Directional sign used facing northbound traffic
on the Edgars Road interchange, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
