This is a list of freeways (or motorways/parkways) in Australia, sorted by states and territories and their corresponding routes. This list includes tollways / toll roads such as the CityLink freeway system in Melbourne. This list has over 70 entries. The only jurisdiction in Australia without freeways is the Northern Territory. Victoria has the largest and densest freeway network in Australia.
Adelaide Avenue
Capital Circle
Gungahlin Drive Extension
Majura Parkway
Parkes Way
Tuggeranong Parkway
Yarra Glen
New South Wales has the second largest number and second highest density of motorways in Australia, with the majority being located in Sydney City or the metropolitan areas.
Gore Hill Freeway
Warringah Freeway
Sydney Harbour Tunnel (fully electronically tolled for southbound traffic)
Cahill Expressway
Eastern Distributor (fully electronically tolled for northbound traffic)
Southern Cross Drive
General Holmes Drive, the Airport Tunnel
Lane Cove Tunnel (fully electronically tolled)
M2 Hills Motorway (fully electronically tolled)
Cross City Tunnel (fully electronically tolled)
M4 Western Motorway
Western Distributor
M5 South-West Motorway (fully electronically tolled)
M5 East Motorway
Westlink M7 (fully electronically tolled)
Pacific Motorway (Northern NSW, from Ballina to QLD border)
Pacific Motorway (Sydney to Newcastle) (Formerly known as the F3)
Pacific Highway, 70% of which is of freeway or dual carriageway standard.
Princes Motorway (Formerly known as the F6)
Princes Highway, 16% of which is of freeway or dual carriageway standard.
Hunter Expressway
Federal Highway
Hume Motorway
Newcastle Inner City Bypass
NorthConnex (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnel, connecting the M1 Pacific Motorway to M2 Hills Motorway) - To be Complete by 2019.
WestConnex (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnels, connecting the M4 Western Motorway to M5 East) - To be Complete by 2023.
Western Sydney Airport Motorway (Major multimillion-dollar freeway, connecting the future Western Sydney Airport to M7 Westlink) - Currently in Planning Phase.
Bruce Highway
Gateway Motorway (Gateway Bridge crossing over Brisbane River)
Pacific Motorway
Ipswich Motorway (Goodna to Dinmore)
Logan Motorway (Electronically Tolled)
Gateway Motorway (Electronically Tolled)
Inner City Bypass
Pacific Motorway
Riverside Expressway
Gympie Arterial Road
Port of Brisbane Motorway
Centenary Motorway
Western Freeway
Ipswich Motorway (Goodna to Archerfield)
Airport Link Tunnel (Electronically Tolled)
Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7) (Electronically Tolled)
Deagon Deviation
Pacific Motorway
Smith Street Motorway
Bruce Highway
Sunshine Motorway
Douglas Arterial Road (part of the greater Townsville Ring Road)
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. Currently there are three constructed expressways within Adelaide.
Princes Highway
South Eastern Freeway
North-South Motorway
Southern Expressway
Port River Expressway
Salisbury Highway
Gawler Bypass - freeway grade road
Max Fatchen Expressway
Northern Connector (proposed new road connecting the M2 North-South Motorway to M20 Max Fatchen Expressway) - Preliminary works commenced in early 2016, major construction to start in 2016 and be completed by the end of 2019.
River Torrens to Torrens Road upgrade of 4km of South Road due to complete by the end of 2018.
Darlington upgrade on South Road.
While the overall quality of 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 has been repeated proposals in recent years to fully upgrade the Midland Highway to grade separated freeway standards.
This List is limited to Tasmania's freeway-standard roads.
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)
Bass Highway (Burnie to Devonport and Prospect to Illawarra Main Road)
Midland Highway (South Launceston to Breadalbane)
Victoria has the largest number and highest density of freeways in Australia, with the majority being located in Melbourne City or the metropolitan areas.
The reason behind Victoria having a high density of arterial roads, highways and freeways, is due to a low population density over a large area (like most of Australia), where towns are sparse or located a significant distance from each other; but with Victoria having 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.
CityLink (Southern Link, Fully electronically tolled)
Monash Freeway
Princes Freeway (from Werribee-Main Road or Duncans Road)
West Gate Freeway (also )
CityLink (Western Link, Fully electronically tolled)
Tullamarine Freeway
Eastern Freeway
EastLink (Fully electronically tolled)
Frankston Freeway
Mornington Peninsula Freeway
Peninsula Link
Metropolitan Ring Road
Western Ring Road
South Gippsland Freeway
Western Port Highway
Princes Freeway (West)
(Melbourne to Werribee section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Geelong Ring Road
Princes Freeway (East)
(Narre Warren to Pakenham section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Note: 'East' and 'West' sections are officially part of the same freeway and route corridor.
Western Freeway
(Deer Park Bypass section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Hume Freeway
(Lalor to Kalkallo section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Goulburn Valley Freeway
Calder Freeway (also )
(Melbourne to Taylors Lakes section is classified as an 'Urban Freeway'.)
Princes Highway Duplication (Winchelsea to Colac) - Expected to be Complete by mid 2019.
Princes Highway Duplication (Traralgon to Sale) - Expected to be Complete by mid 2019.
Western Distributor (Major multibillion-dollar tollway/tunnel, connecting the M1 West Gate Freeway to M2/State Route 43 Citylink) - Currently in Planning Phase - Expected to be Complete by 2022.
Western Highway Duplication (Buangor to Stawell) - Currently Suspended - Expected to commence construction in early 2017.
Kwinana Freeway (also )
Mitchell Freeway
Reid Highway (Tonkin Highway to Erindale Road)
Roe Highway (Tonkin Highway to Kwinana Freeway)
Roe Highway (Kalamunda Rd to Tonkin Highway)
Roe Highway (Morrison Road to Great Eastern Highway Bypass)
Tonkin Highway (Collier Rd to Hale Road)
Tonkin Highway (Mills Road to Champion Drive)
Leach Highway (Airport Drive to Welshpool Road)
Graham Farmer Freeway
Tonkin Highway (Northlink section) upgrade to freeway grade from Collier Rd with interchanges at Collier Rd, Morley Dve and Benara Rd through to Reid Highway and upgrade with widening south of Collier Rd to tie in with the Tonkin section of the recently completed Gateway project.
Perth Freight Link Stage 1 - Construction Currently Suspended - Began Construction in late 2016 and is expected to be complete by mid 2019.
Swan Valley Freeway (Tonkin and Reid Interchange to Great Northern Highway at Muchea)
