Australian Capital Territory Canberra region
Federal Highway - Between state border with New South Wales, and Antill Street roundabout. M23 designation diverts at the Majura Parkway interchange, while Federal Highway continues as A23. Majura Parkway Monaro Highway - Between Majura Parkway and Lanyon Drive. Upgrades of the road are currently underway to extend the Freeway section of the Highway to Johnson Drive in the South of Canberra.
Other freeways (no route number) Adelaide Avenue Yarra Glen Capital Circle Gungahlin Drive Extension Parkes Way Tuggeranong Parkway
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New South Wales
New South Wales has the largest number and second highest density of motorways in Australia (behind Victoria), with the majority being located in Sydney City or the metropolitan areas.
Sydney region (urban motorways)
Speed limit varies between 60 km/h and 110 km/h.
Gore Hill Freeway Warringah Freeway Sydney Harbour Tunnel (tolled for southbound traffic) Cahill Expressway Eastern Distributor (tolled for northbound traffic) Southern Cross Drive General Holmes Drive, the Airport Tunnel
Lane Cove Tunnel (tolled) M2 Hills Motorway
M4 Motorway (tolled east of Church Street, Parramatta) Rozelle Interchange Anzac Bridge Western Distributor Bradfield Highway (toll)
M5 Motorway (tolled)
Westlink M7 Motorway (tolled)
M8 Motorway (tolled)
NorthConnex (tolled)
M12 Motorway
Gladesville Bridge, Hunters Hill – This bridge was built as part of the North Western Expressway, a road which was ultimately never built.
M31 Hume Motorway
Unnumbered freeway-grade roads
Cross City Tunnel (tolled) Burns Bay Road (South of Lane Cove West) – This route was built as part of the F3 but was cancelled. Captain Cook Bridge – The only bit of F6 inside Sydney as a proposed extension but cancelled Syd Einfeld Drive (The only part of F7)
Hunter and Central Coast region (rural and urban motorways) Speed limit varies between 60 km/h and 110 km/h.
M1 Pacific Motorway (Sydney to Newcastle) (Formerly known as the F3 & 1)
Hunter Expressway
A37 Newcastle Inner City Bypass
South Coast region (rural and urban motorways)
M1 Princes Motorway
Memorial Drive (Wollongong) – Most of this road is freeway grade – (The south 4 km of the road and the north 3 km of the road are, the central bit is not though)
Princes Highway, 16% of which is of motorway or dual carriageway standard.
Rural region (rural motorways)
Speed limit varies between 90 km/h and 110 km/h.
Pacific Motorway (Northern NSW, from Ballina to QLD border) Pacific Highway, 100% of which is of motorway or dual carriageway standard, except for through Coffs Harbour – but still two lanes as arterial standards in each direction.
Federal Highway
Barton Highway – 21% of which is of motorway or dual carriageway standard, with the remainder under construction and proposed for completion by the end of 2023. See freeway route here
Hume Motorway Hume Highway, 100% of which is dual carriageway standard.
Great Western Highway – Lithgow to Mount Lambie
Under construction
Western Harbour Tunnel (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnels, connecting WestConnex with the Warringah Freeway)Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade
Barton Highway duplication project (To be completed by mid 2023)
Newcastle Inner City Bypass Stage 5
In planning
Southconnex – M6 Motorway (Sydney) (F6 extension)
Outer Sydney Orbital – Estimated to be completed in 2040.
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Northern Territory While the Northern Territory does not have any official freeways, parts of the Stuart Highway and the Tiger Brennan Drive are freeway grade roads with grade separate intersections.
See full freeway route here
Tiger Brennan Drive Weddell Freeway - in planning
Queensland
Brisbane region
Bruce Highway (Bald Hills to Curra) Gateway Motorway (Eight Mile Plains to Bald Hills) Pacific Motorway (NSW/QLD Border to Eight Mile Plains)
Ipswich Motorway (Goodna to Dinmore) Warrego Highway (Dinmore to Muirlea) Logan Motorway (M2 Gailes to Drewvale, Electronically Tolled) Gateway Motorway (M2 Drewvale to Eight Mile Plains, Electronically Tolled)
Inner City Bypass (Hale Street to Ludwyche Road) Pacific Motorway Riverside Expressway Gympie Arterial Road Hale Street
Port of Brisbane Motorway
Legacy Way (M5) Western Freeway Centenary Motorway
Logan Motorway (Drewvale to Loganholme, Electronically Tolled)
Ipswich Motorway (Goodna to Rocklea) Airport Link Tunnel (M7 Electronically Tolled) Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7) (M7 Electronically Tolled)
Cunningham Highway (Riverview to Yamanto)
'No shield' Southern Cross Way Inner City Bypass (Lutwyche Road to Kingsford Drive)
Motorway grade roads
Moreton Bay Road (Freeway grade from Chandler to Capalaba)
Mount Lindesay Highway (Freeway grade from Drewvale to North MacLean – see full route here )
Former motorways
Story Bridge Expressway
Gold Coast region
Pacific Motorway
Coomera Connector (Stage 1 opening late-2025)
Smith Street Motorway
Sunshine Coast region
Bruce Highway
Sunshine Motorway
Regional Queensland
Bruce Highway (Bald Hills to Kybong, Townsville Ring Road)
Toowoomba Bypass Warrego Highway (Helidon Spa to Charlton; A2/ Helidon Spa to Mort Street Electronically tolled) Gore Highway (Charlton to Athol)
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South Australia
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.
Unlike some other states, South Australia only uses the 'M' designation on grade separated freeways
Princes Highway (SE Freeway to Tailem Bend) South Eastern Freeway Port Wakefield Road (Expressway grade road from Virginia to Port Wakefield)
Northern Expressway North–South Motorway (incomplete, under construction in stages) Southern Expressway
Port River Expressway Salisbury Highway – freeway grade from Port Wakefield Road to North–South Motorway
Gawler Bypass – freeway grade road
Under construction
North–South Motorway: River Torrens to Darlington upgrade of South Road under construction
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Tasmania
While 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 have been repeated proposals in recent years to fully upgrade the Midland Highway to grade-separated freeway standard.
This List is limited to Tasmania's freeway-standard roads.
Hobart region
Brooker Highway (Rosetta to Granton) Midland Highway (Brighton Bypass)
Tasman Highway (Tasman Bridge to Hobart Airport)
Southern Outlet (Hobart to Kingston)
Channel Highway (Kingston Bypass)
Rural region
Bass Highway (Burnie to Devonport and Prospect to Illawarra Main Road) Midland Highway (South Launceston to Breadalbane)
Victoria
Victoria has the second largest number (behind New South Wales) and highest density of freeways 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 (many of which are major) such as Ballarat or Bendigo. In addition to the roads listed below, Victoria has a number of dual carriageway standard Highways that are given an "M" designation. Whilst these roads are not officially Freeway standard, many of them may have a number of grade-separated intersections along the route. These routes are not listed below.
Melbourne region (urban freeways) Freeways within Greater Melbourne, speed limit varies between 60 km/h and 100 km/h.
CityLink (Southern Link, Fully electronically tolled) Monash Freeway Princes Freeway (East) (from Narre Warren to Pakenham, continues past Pakenham as Rural Freeway) Princes Freeway (West) (from Laverton North to Werribee, continues past Werribee as Rural Freeway) West Gate Freeway (Electronically tolled for heavy vehicles just west of Millers Road. Hyde Street ramps are fully electronically tolled for all vehicles) Note: "East" and "West" sections of Princes Freeway are officially part of the same freeway and route corridor.
CityLink (Western Link, Fully electronically tolled) Tullamarine Freeway
Eastern Freeway EastLink (Fully electronically tolled) Frankston Freeway
West Gate Tunnel (Fully electronically tolled)
Western Freeway (from Derrimut to Melton West, continues past Melton West as Rural Freeway) – Not entirely freeway standard, In Rockbank there is residential property, business and local road access with 90 km/h speed limit.
Mornington Peninsula Freeway
Hume Freeway (from Thomastown to Wallan, continues past Wallan as Rural Freeway) – Not entirely freeway standard, In Kalkallo there is residential property, business and local road access with 80 km/h speed limit.
Calder Freeway (from Essendon North to Sunbury, continues past Sunbury as Rural Freeway) – Not entirely freeway standard, In Calder Park there is business and local road access with 80 km/h speed limit.
Metropolitan Ring Road Western Ring Road
South Gippsland Freeway
Other freeway grade roads
These roads are officially designated by the Victorian Government as Freeways and may include some freeway signage, but are generally not considered part of the Melbourne freeway network.
Airport Drive (from Western Ring Road to Sharps Road, officially Freeway grade road)
Batman Avenue (from CityLink to Exhibition Street, officially Freeway grade road, Fully electronically tolled)
Sunbury Road (from Tullamarine Freeway to south of Oaklands Road, officially Freeway grade road)
Ringwood Bypass (from EastLink to Ringwood Street, officially Freeway grade road)
Rural region (rural freeways) On freeways outside of Greater Melbourne, the speed limit varies between 80 km/h and 110 km/h.
Princes Freeway (East) (continues at Pakenham towards Melbourne as Urban Freeway) – Not entirely freeway standard, In Yarragon and Trafalgar there is residential property, business and local road access with 60 km/h speed limit. Princes Freeway (West) (continues at Werribee towards Melbourne as Urban Freeway) Geelong Ring Road (officially part of Princes Freeway)
Note: "East" and "West" sections of Princes Freeway are officially part of the same freeway and route corridor.
Western Freeway (continues at Melton West towards Melbourne as Urban Freeway)
Hume Freeway (continues at Wallan towards Melbourne as Urban Freeway) – Not entirely freeway standard, In Avenel and West Wodonga there is local road access with 80 km/h speed limit.
Goulburn Valley Freeway
Calder Freeway (continues at Sunbury towards Melbourne as Urban Freeway)
Under construction
North East Link – Under major construction, expected to be complete in 2028.
Western Highway Duplication (Buangor to Stawell) – Commenced early construction in 2017, currently on hold due to environmental concerns
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Western Australia