Mountain Highway (also known as Wantirna - Sassafras Road) is a 18 km west - east highway located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Mountain Highway starts from Burwood Highway on the border of Wantirna/Wantirna South and runs eastward through Wantirna Bayswater and The Basin, then uphill to Sassafras. Between Burwood Highway and Dorset Road, the road is a fairly straight dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction and minor inclines and declines, with the section between Stud Road and Scoresby/Bayswater Road having three in each direction. From Dorset Road to Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, the road is a two lane single carriageway, with the section of road through the Dandenong Ranges National Park (Forest Road - Mount Dandenong Tourist Road) being steep and windy and with an approximate 1 in 20 (5%) grade, which appeals to motorcyclists and cyclists. Speed limits range from 80 km/h from Burwood Highway to Bayswater, and 70 km/h between Bayswater and Sassafras. Through Bayswater's town centre, a 60 km/h limit applies. In The Basin, a 60 km/h limit applies through the residential area east of Forest Road and a 50 km/h limit applies within the centre of the town. The approach to Mount Dandenong Tourist Road in Sassafras is also 60 km/h.
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