South Gippsland Highway

"M420" redirects here. For the freeway, see South Gippsland Freeway.
South Gippsland Highway

Victoria
South Gippsland Highway is located in Victoria
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length256 km (159 mi)[3]
GazettedNovember 1913 (as Main Road)[1]
1933 (as State Highway)[2]
Route number(s)
  • A21 (2024–present)
    (Dandenong–Cranbourne)
  • M420 (1998–present)
    (Lynbrook–Lang Lang)
  • A440 (2003–present)
    (Lang Lang–Sale)
  • Concurrencies:
  • Metro Route 12 (1989–present)
    (through Dandenong South)
  • A21 (2024–present)
    (Lynbrook–Cranbourne)
  • B21 (2024–present)
    (through Cranbourne)
Former
route number
  • B440 (1998–2003)
    (Lang Lang–Sale)
  • State Route 180 (1985–1998)
    Entire route
Major junctions
West end Princes Highway
Dandenong South, Melbourne
 
East end Princes Highway
Sale, Victoria
Location(s)
Major settlementsCranbourne, Koo Wee Rup, Lang Lang, Korumburra, Leongatha, Foster, Yarram, Longford
Highway system
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South Gippsland Highway is a partially divided highway connecting the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne through the South Gippsland region of in Victoria, Australia to the town of Sale. The highway serves as a gateway from Melbourne to many attractions including Wilsons Promontory and Phillip Island as well as being an important road for farmers in Gippsland.

  1. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 3 December 1913. p. 5155. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Twentieth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1933". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 10 November 1933. p. 4.
  3. ^ "South Gippsland Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 October 2021.