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Photo Gallery
Victoria Road Photo Gallery:
NH-M31 (Hume Freeway (Kilmore to Thomastown))
The Hume Freeway (also known as the Hume Highway in
New South Wales) is one of the most important roads
in Australia, the shortest route linking the country's
two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne.
At the Sydney end of the Hume Highway, the last 10
km of road is also known as Liverpool Road, before it
terminates at an intersection with Parramatta Road,
in Summer Hill. At the Melbourne end, about 27 km north
of Melbourne at the suburb of Craigieburn, the Craigieburn
Bypass diverts the Hume Freeway (and the M31 designation)
off to the east of the original highway to terminate
with the Western and Metropolitan Ring Roads (M80) roughly
15 km north of Melbourne, which allows traffic to travel
from Geelong, Pakenham or suburban Melbourne non-stop
to Albury. The original alignment of the Hume Highway
is Sydney Road, which runs straight south into the heart
of Melbourne's CBD, bearing metropolitan route 55.
The Hume Highway travels through the states of New
South Wales and Victoria and got its name in the 1920s
during a nationwide highway naming scheme. Before this,
the road was known as the "Great Southern Road" in New
South Wales and "Sydney Road" in Victoria. In 1914 the
highway was declared a main road. The road was named
in 1929 after Hamilton Hume, a famous explorer in the
early 19th century who in conjunction with William Hovell
first found an overland route between Sydney and the
infant colonial outpost of Port Phillip, the original
name of Melbourne.
Over 80% is dual carriageway or motorway standard.
The principal towns through which it passes are Liverpool,
Campbelltown, Camden, Picton, Mittagong, Goulburn, Yass,
Gundagai, Holbrook and Albury in New South Wales; and
Wodonga, Wangaratta, Glenrowan, Benalla, Euroa, Seymour
and Wallan in Victoria.
Route B400 duplexes with M31 between the Murray Valley
Hwy (about 10km west of Wodonga) and High St at Wodonga
(where the freeway ends). That is the only duplex along
the length of the route.
National Highway, M31 is designated with the VicRoads
Internal Number of 1550.
Click here for photos of the opening day of the Craigieburn By-Pass.
| Total Length (Vic): |
291 km |
| Route Numbers: |
duplexed with  |
| Duplex information
courtesy of Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au),
route & internal number information courtesy
of Rob Tilley & VicRoads. |
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign as you head along the Hume Freeway
at Kilmore East, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Clonbinane Exit
Northbound at Kilmore East, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Heading northbound as you pass through Kilmore
East, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Heading northbound as you pass through Kilmore
East, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Heading northbound as you pass through Kilmore
East, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign as you head along the Hume Freeway
at Wandong after C727 (VicRoads Internal Number 5816)
exit, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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C729 Advance Exit Sign
Heading northbound as you pass through Wandong,
2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign as you head along the Hume Freeway
at Wallan after the B75 interchange, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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B75 Interchange
Northbound at Wallan, 2006. B75 is the Northern Highway
(VicRoads Internal Number 6540).
Image © Rob Tilley
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B75 (Northern Hwy) Advance
Exit Sign
Heading northbound as you pass through Wallan,
2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Exit Sign
Signage for destinations via B75, northbound,
2006 at Wallan.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign as you head along the Hume Freeway
at Beverage after the interchange for Beveridge Road,
2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Beveridge Road Interchange
Northbound at Beveridge, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign as you head along the Hume Freeway
at Beverage after the interchange for Beveridge Road,
2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Signage
Advance exit sign as you head north towards
the Beveridge interchange. Note the overhead speed
checking display in the distance. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Signage
Advance exit sign as you head north towards
the Beveridge interchange. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign on the Hume Freeway at Craigieburn
after the interchange for C723 / Donnybrook Road (VicRoads
Internal Number 5055), 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound approaching the at-grade junction
with Donnybrook Road at Craigieburn. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Southbound at Craigieburn
Donnybrook Road intersection, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Northbound at Craigieburn
Looking north at the Donnybrook Road intersection.
This intersection is to eventually be eliminated with
a full grade-separated interchange. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Northbound at Craigieburn
Looking north at the Donnybrook Road intersection.
2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound approaching the at-grade junction
with Donnybrook Road at Craigieburn. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign as you head along the Hume Freeway
at Craigieburn after the intersection with C723 / Donnybrook
Road, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Signage
Southbound at Craigieburn, 1 km south of the
connection with the old Hume Highway alignment. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Approaching Craigieburn Exit
Southbound as you approach the Metropolitain
Route 55 (former NH31) exit, 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Craigieburn Interchange
Southbound through the Craigieburn / MR55 interchange.
2006
Image © Rob Tilley
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Exit Gantry Signage
Close up of the signage over the southbound
lanes of the Hume Freeway at Craigieburn. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Amaroo Road Interchange
Northbound at the Amaroo Road exit at Craigieburn,
2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Northbound at Craigieburn
Heading north on the Hume Freeway (Craigieburn
By-Pass) as you approach the underpass of the Melbourne
to Sydney railway line. 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Northbound AD Sign
Overhead advance directional sign for the Amaroo
Road interchange at Craigieburn.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Sydney
Road Interchange
Hume Freeway at Craigieburn, with MR55 (Old
NH-31) Sydney Road in the foreground. The first
overpass is the Sydney Road offramp for southbound traffic
and the overpass in the background is Amaroo Road interchange.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Craigieburn
Road East Exit
Hume Freeway at Wollert as you head outbound, 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Craigieburn
Road East Exit Signage
Gantry on the Hume Freeway at Wollert as you head outbound,
2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Inbound
at Wollert
Looking towards Melbourne from the C722 (VicRoads Internal
Number 5106) interchange at Wollert, 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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AD
Sign
Advance exit sign as you travel to Melbourne towards
the C722 interchange at Wollert, 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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AD Sign
Advance exit sign as you travel towards the C722 interchange
at Wollert, 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Inbound at Wollert
Looking towards Melbourne from the C722 interchange at
Wollert, 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Northbound AD Sign
Overhead advance directional sign for the Craigieburn
Road East interchange as you travel through Wollert.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Curly
Sedge Creek Overpass
Looking inbound as the Hume Freeway passes over Curly
Sedge Creek at Wollert via a rather large overpass,
which will allow for the expansion of Brick Makers Road.
2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Curly
Sedge Creek Overpass
Looking outbound as the Hume Freeway passes over Curly
Sedge Creek at Wollert via a rather large overpass,
which will allow for the expansion of Brick Makers Road.
2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Curly
Sedge Creek Overpass
The Hume Freeway as it passes over Curly Sedge Creek
at Wollert via a rather large overpass, which will allow
for the expansion of Brick Makers Road. 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Metropolitain Route 58
Exit AD Sign
With Melbourne as a backdrop, here is an AD sign for the
Cooper Street (VicRoads Internal Number 5606) exit as
you pass under the O'Herns Road overpass, Epping 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Metropolitain Route 58
Exit AD Sign
Looking towards Melbourne as you approach the Cooper Street
exit advance directional sign, Epping 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Metropolitain
Route 58 Exit AD Sign
Looking towards Melbourne as you pass under the Cooper
Street exit advance directional sign, Epping 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Metropolitain
Route 58 Exit
Looking towards Melbourne as you approach the Cooper
Street exit advance directional sign, Epping 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Metropolitain Route 58
Exit
Southbound at the Cooper Street exit, Epping 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Metropolitain Route 58
Exit
Northbound at the Cooper Street exit, Epping 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Metropolitain Route 58
Exit AD Sign
Northbound as you approach the Cooper Street exit advance
directional sign, Epping 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Cooper Street Interchange
Semi sign goof on the signage for the northbound on ramp to the Hume Freeway at Epping. The sign is lacking the usual National Highway sheild around the route number. August 2006.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Looking
Northbound at Lalor
Looking at the M31 from the footbridge at the Whittlesea
Public Gardens, Lalor, 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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Looking
Southbound at Lalor
Looking at the M31 from the footbridge at the Whittlesea
Public Gardens, Lalor, 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
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RD Sign
Northbound distance sign, just after the start
of National Highway M31 outside of the M80 (VicRoads Internal
Number 1880) interchange at Thomastown, 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Approaching M80 Interchange
Southbound as you approach the end of NH-M31 at
Thomastown, 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Lane Allocation Signage
Ramps for the Metropolitain Ring Road & Western
Ring Road at Thomastown. Note the unusual (by NSW and
QLD standards) ramp exit speed. 2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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End National Highway M31
The end of the Hume Freeway, southbound at Thomastown,
2006.
Image © Rob
Tilley |
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Advance
Directional Sign
AD sign as you approach the M80 interchange with the
M31 at Thomastown, 2006.
Image © Nick
Jennion |
