Omeo Highway

Omeo Highway
Omeo Highway crossing the Cobungra River at Anglers Rest, Victoria (Formerly )
Length	157 km (98 mi)
Direction	North-South
From	Murray Valley Highway, Tallangatta, Victoria
via	Eskdale, Mitta Mitta, Anglers Rest
To	Great Alpine Road, Omeo, Victoria
Major junctions	for full list see major intersections

The Omeo Highway^[1] is a 157 kilometre (km) road in eastern Victoria, Australia, connecting north-east Victoria to Gippsland over parts of the Victorian Alps.

From the north, the road begins at a turn-off on the Murray Valley Highway about 5 km east of Tallangatta, and proceeds south above the floodplain of the Mitta River to the settlements of Eskdale, and Mitta Mitta. The road is unsealed, steep and twisty for a distance of 20.5 km, from 36 km south of Mitta Mitta to 7 km south of the locality of Glen Wills, although it is passable by conventional 2wd vehicles in summer.^[2][3]

Omeo Highway crossing the Bundara River heading north, near Anglers Rest

The sealed road resumes between Glen Wills and Glen Valley localities, passes through Shannonvale and Anglers Rest, and terminates in the town of Omeo at a junction with the Great Alpine Road. The section of the Great Alpine Road from Omeo to Bruthen was formerly also part of the Omeo Highway.^[4] The total length of the current road is approximately 161 km.

The northernmost section of the highway is relatively lightly travelled, as most traffic from Wodonga takes an alternative initial route along the Kiewa Valley Highway and Lockharts Gap Road, meeting the Omeo Highway near Eskdale.

There are no substantial settlements between Mitta Mitta and Omeo, and therefore fuel is unavailable. Conditions in the mountains can change quickly and be harsh, particularly during winter. Snow is not uncommon in the winter season and may cause the road to be closed.

There are excellent scenic views along most of the road, making it popular with tourists.

Major Intersections and Towns

Bogong High Plains Rd turnoff on the Omeo Hwy at Shannonvale

Omeo Highway
Northbound	Distance to Tallangatta (km)	Distance to Bairnsdale (km)	Southbound
T-Intersection (clockwise from highway) Murray Valley Highway to Tallangatta and Wodonga Murray Valley Highway to Corryong and Jindabyne
End Omeo Highway	5	278	Start Omeo Highway
Wodonga Lockharts Gap Road _	33	250	Wodonga Lockharts Gap Road _
Eskdale	43	240	Eskdale
Dartmouth Dartmouth Road _	58	225	Dartmouth Dartmouth Road _
Mitta Mitta	61	222	Mitta Mitta
Falls Creek, Mount Beauty Bogong High Plains Road	123	160	Falls Creek, Mount Beauty Bogong High Plains Road
Benambra, Corryong Benambra-Corryong Road _	158	125	Benambra Benambra-Corryong Road _
Omeo	161	122	Omeo
Start Omeo Highway			End Omeo Highway
T-Intersection (clockwise from highway) Great Alpine Road to Bruthen and Bairnsdale Bilton Street Great Alpine Road to Mount Hotham and Wangaratta

See also

• Highways in Australia
• Highways in Victoria

References

1. ^ "Map NE Victoria". vic roads. p. p16. http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/36A4D071-9C13-4F35-95B8-B9D68C5B4ABB/0/DriverGuideA4.pdf. Retrieved 09/02/2009.  size 2.4MB
2. ^ "Google Maps Australia". ©2009 Google - Map data ©2009 MapData Sciences Pty Ltd, PSMA. http://maps.google.com.au. Retrieved 08-02-2009. 
3. ^ "Call for Omeo Highway to be fully sealed". ABC News Online (Australian Broadcasting Commission). 2005-12-13. http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/vic/goulburn/200512/s1529997.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-12. 
4. ^ 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map. National Topographic Map Series (1 ed.). Commonwealth of Australia. 1982.