Length:

10 km

Termini:

Northern: Calder Hwy (A79) and Marong-Serpentine Rd (unnumbered), Marong

Southern: Calder Hwy (A79), Beilharz Rd (unnumbered), Ravenswood St (unnumbered) and Bickfords Rd (unnumbered), Ravenswood

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Marong, Lockwood, Lockwood South and Ravenswood

Current: A790

Former: 79

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

6200

General Information:

A790 is a bypass route around the city of Bendigo. It's undivided rural highway and passes through farmland and forested regions.

2007: Shoulder sealing and overtaking lane improvements along the Calder Alternative Highway from Lockwood South to Lockwood. ²

Ravenswood to Marong

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at Lockwood at the junction with Bendigo-Maryborough Rd (C277) and Lockwood Rd (C277), October 2007.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

A790 trailblazer at Lockwood South on Crusoe Rd approaching Calder Alternative Hwy (A790), April 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

A790 trailblazer at Lockwood South on Crusoe Rd approaching Calder Alternative Hwy (A790), April 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at Lockwood South at the junction with Crusoe Rd, October 2007.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner Calder Alternative Hwy (A790) and Maldon-Lockwood Rd (C283) at Lockwood South, April 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner Calder Alternative Hwy (A790) and Maldon-Lockwood Rd (C283) at Lockwood South, April 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

Marong to Ravenswood

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Marong, 2004.

Image © Jamie Scuglia