Mallee Highway
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Mallee Highway[4] (formerly Ouyen Highway in Victoria) is a highway in south-eastern South Australia and north-western Victoria, running mostly across the Mallee plains. It forms part of the shortest route between Adelaide and Sydney.
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Mallee Highway –Victoria | |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 374 km (232 mi)[1] |
Opened | 1947 (as Ouyen Highway) 1990 (as Mallee Highway) |
Route number(s) | B12 (1997/1998–present) |
Former route number | National Route 12 (1955–1997/1998) |
Major junctions | |
West end | Dukes Highway Tailem Bend, South Australia |
East end | Tooleybuc Road VIC/NSW border |
Location(s) | |
Region | Murray and Mallee,[2] Loddon Mallee[3] |
Major settlements | Lameroo, Pinnaroo, Murrayville, Walpeup, Ouyen, Manangatang |
Highway system | |
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