Freeways in Australia


This is a list of freeways in Australia, sorted by states and territories and their corresponding routes. This list includes tollways / toll roads such as the CityLink freeway system in Melbourne. This list has over 70 entries. The only jurisdiction in Australia without freeways is the Northern Territory and Jervis Bay Territory. New South Wales has the largest and densest freeway network in Australia.

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra region

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- Commonwealth Ave
Other Freeways
New South Wales has the largest number and highest density of motorways in Australia, with the majority being located in Sydney City or the metropolitan areas.

Sydney region (Urban Motorways)


No route number

Wollongong region

Memorial Drive

Maitland Region

Kiama Region

, 16% of which is of motorway or dual carriageway standard.

Coffs Harbour + Port Macquarie Region


Barton Highway >20% of which is of motorway or dual carriageway standard.

Under construction


- Rozelle Interchange
or

Brisbane region

In South Australia, expressway may refer to a controlled access highway with no at-grade intersections or a limited access road of slightly lower standard with at-grade intersections at some locations. Currently there are three constructed expressways within Adelaide.
Unlike some other states, South Australia only uses the 'M' designation on grade separated freeways
While the overall quality of Tasmania's highway network has been constructed to a high standard, its grade separated freeway network is limited. In the past, Hobart and Launceston have each had comprehensive transport studies conducted, proposing grade separated freeways running through and around them. While some of these roads have been constructed, the majority are limited access featuring at-grade intersections. Devonport and Burnie are the only major population centres with freeway standard roads linking each other. There has been repeated proposals in recent years to fully upgrade the Midland Highway to grade separated freeway standards.


This List is limited to Tasmania's freeway-standard roads.

Hobart region

Victoria has the second largest number and second highest density of motorways in Australia, with the majority being located in Melbourne City or the metropolitan areas. While most of Australia has a low population density over a large area, where towns are sparse or located a significant distance from each other; Victoria has towns located throughout the entire state, with large numbers of inhabitants, in both urban and rural areas such as Ballarat or Bendigo.
at Lara
city
. Inbound carriageway, approaching Mount Macedon and its exit.
, approaching the CityLink toll section in Melbourne.
junction.

Melbourne region (Urban freeways)



Note: 'East' and 'West' sections are officially part of the same freeway and route corridor.


Under construction

- Mordialloc Freeway - To be completed by late 2021

In planning

Western Australia has three freeways – Kwinana Freeway, Mitchell Freeway, and Graham Farmer Freeway – as well as sections of several highways which are subject to control of access and only have grade-separated intersections. Such highways may be described as freeway-standard or expressway-standard. The routes in brackets show the route number once alpha numeric routes are used.