Hamilton Highway

The Hamilton Highway[2] in western Victoria, Australia (state route B140) runs from the Princes Highway in Geelong west to the town of Hamilton through the towns of Inverleigh, Cressy, Lismore, Derrinallum, Darlington, Mortlake, and Penshurst.

Hamilton Highway Victoria
East end West end
Coordinates	38.147°S 144.353°E / -38.147; 144.353 (East end) 37.743°S 142.052°E / -37.743; 142.052 (West end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	231 km (144 mi)
Route number(s)	B140 (1998-present) Entire route
Former route number	State Route 106 (1986-1998) Entire route[1]
Major junctions
East end	Princes Highway Newtown, Geelong
	Geelong Ring Road Hopkins Highway
West end	Glenelg Highway Hamilton, Victoria
Location(s)
Major settlements	Penshurst, Mortlake, Lismore, Cressy, Fyansford
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Victoria

The Geelong end of the highway was once routed along Hyland Street Fyansford, until the construction of Deviation Road between 1931-32 with unemployment labour during the Great Depression. Opened in 1933, it was cut into the hillside, the surface was originally of concrete construction. The road opened 54 years after the first petition by Fyansford residents for such a road.[3]

In Hamilton, the Glenelg Highway continues across the South Australian border to Mount Gambier rendering the Hamilton Highway a popular alternative route for the Melbourne to Mount Gambier trip (being roughly 50 km shorter than a trip down Highway 1).