Murray Valley Highway
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| Length | 671 km |
| General direction | Northwest-Southeast |
| From |  Sturt Highway,Euston, New South Wales |
| via | Robinvale, Swan Hill, Kerang, Echuca, Yarrawonga, Wodonga, Tallangatta |
| To | Alpine Way, NSW border east of Corryong, Victoria |
| Allocation | Sturt Highway - NSW/Vic. Border:
 NSW/Vic. Border - Alpine Way:  Formerly  |
| Major Junctions |  Mallee Highway Loddon Valley Highway Northern Highway Goulburn Valley Highway Hume Freeway Kiewa Valley Highway Omeo Highway |
The Murray Valley Highway[1][2] (
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[3]) follows the south side of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia. It effectively follows most of the northern boundary of Victoria. The western end of route B400 is the Murray River bridge at Robinvale, although the Murray Valley Highway crosses that bridge as National Route 16 to connect with the Sturt Highway 2km further north. Historically, the Murray Valley Highway continued west to connect with the Calder Highway at Hattah instead of crossing the river. The eastern end is in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range at Corryong. Continuing further east crosses the border into New South Wales on the Alpine Way.
Most of the highway is fairly straight and flat, much of it through irrigated farmland. It becomes hillier and more winding east of Wodonga, with a quite long and steep mountain pass near Koetong, between Tallangatta and Corryong.
The major towns along the route are Robinvale, Swan Hill, Kerang, Cohuna, Echuca, Nathalia, Strathmerton, Cobram, Yarrawonga, Rutherglen, Wodonga, Tallangatta and Corryong.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Murray Valley Highway, Hotkey. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
- ^ Murray Valley Highway, ExplorOz. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
- ^ Ozroads: National Route 16, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
