Great Alpine Road | |
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Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 303.7 km (189 mi)[3] |
Gazetted | November 1914 (as Main Road)[1] 1947/48 (as State Highway)[2] |
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Major junctions | |
Northwest end | ![]() Wangaratta, Victoria |
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Southeast end | ![]() Bairnsdale, Victoria |
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Major settlements | Myrtleford, Ovens, Bright, Harrietville, Mount Hotham, Dinner Plain, Omeo, Swifts Creek, Ensay}, Bruthen |
Highway system | |
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The Great Alpine Road is a country tourist road in Victoria, Australia, running from Wangaratta in the north to Bairnsdale in the east, passing through the Victorian Alps.[4] The road was given its current name because it was considered the mountain equivalent to Victoria's world-famous Great Ocean Road in the south-west of the state.[citation needed] The road usually remains open during winter; however, vehicles travelling between Harrietville and Omeo are required to carry diamond-pattern[5] snow chains during the declared snow season.[6]
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