Loddon Valley Highway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 124 km (77 mi) |
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| Major junctions | |
| North end | |
| for full list see major intersections | |
| South end | |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Serpentine, Eaglehawk |
| Highway system | |
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B260 (1998-present)
State Route 141 (1986-1998)The Loddon Valley Highway runs roughly north-west from Bendigo to Kerang on the Murray Valley Highway. Previously assigned State Route 141, it was later designated as B260.
After passing through the hills around Bendigo and Eaglehawk, the highway joins the Loddon River at Serpentine, then follows along the east side of that river all the way to Kerang.
The Loddon Valley Highway constitutes part of the direct route from Melbourne to the popular Murray River holiday areas around Swan Hill.
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Gannawarra | Kerang | 0 | 0.0 |  Murray Valley Highway (B400) – north to Kerang, Swan Hill / east to Cohuna, Echuca | Northern terminus: continues as Murray Valley Highway northbound |
| Loddon | Durham Ox | 40.6 | 25.2 |  Boort–Pyramid Road (C267) east – Pyramid Hill, Cohuna | C267 northern concurrency terminus |
| 42.3 | 26.3 | Boort–Pyramid Road (C267) west – Boort, Wycheproof | C267 southern concurrency terminus | ||
| Jarklin | 52.5 | 32.6 |  Boort–Mitiamo Road (C334) – Mitiamo, Echuca | ||
| Serpentine | 75.2 | 46.7 |  Bridgewater–Serpentine Road (C274) – Bridgewater On Loddon, Dunolly | ||
| Greater Bendigo | Eaglehawk | 119 | 74 |  Bendigo–Pyramid Road (C336) – Pyramid Hill | |
| California Gully | 120 | 75 |  Sandhurst Road (C329) – Heathcote, Kilmore | Traffic light intersection | |
| Long Gully | 122 | 76 |  Holdsworth Road (C333) – White Hills, Echuca | ||
| 123 | 76 |  Golden Square–Long Gully Road (C323) – Golden Square, Marong | Traffic light intersection | ||
| Ironbark | 124 | 77 |  Calder Highway (A79) – west to Marong, Mildura / south to Bendigo, Melbourne | Southern terminus at traffic light intersection: continues as Calder Highway southbound | |
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See also
References
- ^ State Route Numbering System - The former route numbering in rural Victoria, Main Roads Victoria. Retrieved on 14 September 2013.
- ^ Google (3 April 2015). "Loddon Valley Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 April 2015.