Great Alpine Road | |
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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] |
| Route number(s) |  B500 (1996–present) |
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| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end |  Wangaratta RoadWangaratta, Victoria |
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| Southeast end |  Princes HighwayBairnsdale, Victoria |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Myrtleford, Ovens, Bright, Harrietville, Mount Hotham, Dinner Plain, Omeo, Swifts Creek, Ensay}, Bruthen |
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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]
- ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 25 November 1914. p. 5287. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Fifth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1948". Country Roads Board. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1948. p. 7.
- ^ Google (10 October 2021). "Great Alpine Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Travel Victoria, Great Alpine Road