Talk:Princes Highway

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Contents 1 Name of article 2 Article development 3 History 4 Melbourne & Sydney but there's a lot in the middle 5 Route number missing

[edit] Name of article

Is this the Princes Highway, by any chance? Who calls it "Highway 1"? Dysprosia 04:19, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The National Highway is a lot more than the Princes Highway - National Highway is nationwide, the Princes Highway is a subsection of the National Highway/Highway 1, in SA/Vic only (from memory) --Chuq 04:25, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Princes Highway is in NSW too. I believe it extends up QLD and in WA too, but I'd have to dig up an old road map to be 100% sure. Dysprosia 04:25, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Ok.. haven't driven that far recently ;) In any case they are certainly not the same thing. However 'National Highway' is certainly a better name than 'Highway 1', so I will rename the page to that.--Chuq 04:27, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I think it should be left at Princes Highway, since this is the most well known name - if I would have read "National Highway" I would have gone "...huh?". Why are they not the same thing? (I think I need to dig up that map...) Dysprosia 04:30, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

It seems the name and article 'National Highway (Australia)' already exists, with a lot more information that what I could write about it! Regarding Princes Hwy being different - See here - http://www.dotars.gov.au/transprog/road/nat_hwy/state.htm --Chuq 04:32, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

No no, you're right, I just checked, the Princes Hwy extends to about Adelaide and changes name from there. It needs to be merged with the preexisting National Highway (Australia)... Dysprosia 04:35, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Article development

Added a drive though. Needs stats on length etc. Needs comments on road conditions, Needs history. Needs photos. - Gaz 14:46, 17 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] History

I have added a bit of history but am having a little bit of trouble reconciling. For example http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/p/p8.htm#princesH doesn't reconcile with http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/1920s.htm which mentions the Warragul opening.--User:AYArktos | Talk 20:02, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Melbourne & Sydney but there's a lot in the middle

It seems a bit unbalanced at the moment. There seems to be too much emphasis on the Melbourne and Sydney bits - not enough in the middle.--Arktos ^talk 10:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Route number missing

Can someone insert Alphanumeric State Route C109.

It currently runs in the Werribee region (western Melbourne), and needs an image uploaded. Alternatively tell me how I can create an Alphanumeric Route number.

Thanks Rom rulz424 talk 04:49, 9 July 2007 (UTC)