Frankston Freeway

Frankston Freeway

Upgraded section of Frankston Freeway near EastLink
Map
Frankston Freeway is located in Melbourne
North end
North end
South end
South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeFreeway
Length7.1 km (4.4 mi)[1]
Opened1962–1974
Route number(s) M3 (2013–present)
Former
route number
Metro Route 11 (1965–2013)
Major junctions
North end EastLink
Seaford, Melbourne
 
South end McMahons Road
Frankston, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Frankston
Major suburbsSeaford, Frankston
Highway system
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Frankston Freeway is a short freeway in southern Melbourne initially designed as a bypass of central Frankston and later incorporated a freeway-style upgrade to Wells Road in the 1970s, now acting as a link from suburban Melbourne to Frankston's eastern suburbs.

Frankston Freeway is now mostly used by local traffic (as through traffic now exit EastLink onto Peninsula Link and vice versa) as an express link in and out of Frankston, the largest city near the Mornington Peninsula, bypassing other congested arterial roads linking Frankston to the rest of suburban Melbourne. Frankston Freeway connects with three other urban freeways: the EastLink tollway, Mornington Peninsula Freeway (northern section) and Peninsula Link.

  1. ^ "Frankston Freeway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 November 2021.