Main Roads Victoria: F80

		F80
		F80 via South Eastern Freeway
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Citylink Southern Link looking east from MacRobertson bridge, Burnley. This section of Citylink once formed part of route F80.
September 2008

Designated Names Name List - Column 1 & 2 Successive Route Number Column 3	South Eastern Freeway (now Citylink Southern Link)	Batman Avenue, Melbourne - Toorak Road, Toorak	National Route 1
Distance in Kilometres	6
Eastern Terminus	Toorak Road, Toorak
Western Terminus	Batman Avenue, Melbourne
Lifespan	Mid 1970's - 1988

F80 was one of the first Freeway Routes to be introduced in Melbourne. The South Eastern Freeway between Batman Avenue and Toorak Road received this number in the mid 1970's, most likely around 1973, replacing Metropolitan Route 80 which was introduced in 1965.

During F80's lifespan, it has been reported that remnants of Metropolitan Route 80 remained along the route and on approaching roads, giving rise to speculation that F80 may have been haphazardly signed.

It was decommissioned in 1988 when the South Eastern Freeway was linked to the Mulgrave Freeway via the construction of the South Eastern Arterial.

Further Reading:
National Route 1
M1 Monash Freeway