Princes Freeway

This article is about the freeway in Victoria. For the motorway in Sydney, see Princes Motorway. For the freeway as a whole (except as stated below), see Princes Highway. For other uses, see Princes Highway (disambiguation).
This article is about the actual freeway that serves the respective parts of Victoria and not in between. For the freeway that serves southeastern Melbourne, see Monash Freeway. For the freeway east of the western section, see West Gate Freeway.

Princes Freeway

Victoria
Princes Freeway at Lara
General information
TypeFreeway
Length159 km (99 mi)[1][2]
Route number(s) (1997–present)
Former
route number		 National Route 1 (1955–1997)
Tourist routes Tourist Route 21
(Corio–Altona North)
Major junctions
Princes Freeway (West)
Southwest end Geelong Ring Road
Corio, Geelong
 
Northeast end West Gate Freeway
Laverton North, Melbourne
Princes Freeway (East)
West end Monash Freeway
Narre Warren, Melbourne
 
East end Princes Highway
Morwell, Victoria
Location(s)
Major suburbs / townsGeelong, Little River, Werribee, Laverton, Drouin, Warragul, Moe, Morwell
Highway system
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Princes Freeway is a 159-kilometre (99 mi) Australian freeway, divided into two sections, both located in Victoria, Australia. The freeway links Melbourne to Geelong in the west, and to Morwell in the east. It continues beyond these extremities as the Princes Highway towards Adelaide to the west and Sydney to the northeast. The freeway bears the designation M1.

The western section linking Geelong and Melbourne is an important commuter, freight and tourism route between the two cities; the eastern section links Melbourne with the Latrobe Valley and major business suburbs, namely Dandenong and Berwick. The entire freeway 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.

  1. ^ Google (6 June 2022). "Princes Freeway (west)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ Google (6 June 2022). "Princes Freeway (east)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 June 2022.