Somerton Road
VICPrimary road11.1 km74 segments58
5.5Sports
7.6Safety
11.1 kmTotal length
74Segments
186Grey spot segments
Somerton Road is a 11 km sealed primary route in Victoria, Australia. It scores 6.5/10 for caravans with straight corners and excellent surface.
7-day forecast
Vehicle scores
5.5/10
5.2/10
5.9/10
4.5/10
6.5/10
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 74 segments
Excellent (8+)1%Good (6-8)18%Fair (4-6)59%Poor (<4)23%
Sports score IQR: 4.3 - 5.9
Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed70%Unsealed30%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Curviness
0.0
Speed
10.0
Road classPrimary road
5.0
Traffic
5.5
Elevation
7.0
Crash history
Aggregated across all 74 segments· 13 years of data
186
Grey spots
Crash record linkage not yet available for VIC. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.
When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance
Wet road crashes
Crashes that occurred in wet conditions
Night crashes
Crashes that occurred after dark
Based on 13 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.
Traffic volume
Annual average daily traffic
16,252vehicles per day (median)
Coverage: 100% of segments have AADT data. Based on traffic count surveys - actual volumes vary by season.
Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
7.6/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure37%
Night driving risk34%
Wind exposure51%
Sun glare risk99%
Wildlife strike risk11%
Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.
Segments
Top 186 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#109542250Asphalt0.34 km8.18.08.1#108962654Asphalt0.38 km7.87.57.9#109396390Paved0.17 km7.17.07.2#109263023Asphalt0.22 km7.16.87.5#109666276Asphalt0.36 km6.86.46.8#109176579Asphalt0.24 km6.66.26.9#109212232Asphalt0.02 km6.56.17.0#109548103Asphalt0.26 km6.46.06.8#109263022Asphalt0.02 km6.46.06.8#108755862Asphalt0.08 km6.45.96.9#108755858Asphalt0.58 km6.35.96.7#109780965Asphalt0.13 km6.36.06.7#108617292Asphalt0.18 km6.25.86.6#109417885Asphalt0.06 km6.25.86.6#109750254Asphalt0.05 km6.25.86.7#109212233Asphalt0.02 km6.25.86.6#109531542Asphalt0.06 km6.25.86.6#108755863Asphalt0.24 km6.25.86.6#109531543Asphalt0.07 km6.25.86.6#109531540Asphalt0.38 km6.25.86.6#109078829Asphalt0.01 km6.25.86.7#109750253Asphalt0.01 km6.25.86.7#109666278Asphalt0.01 km6.25.86.7#109750237Asphalt0.02 km6.25.86.7#108604869Asphalt0.05 km6.15.86.5#109683478Asphalt0.02 km6.15.76.6#109683479Asphalt0.03 km6.15.76.6#109750259Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.6#109666275Asphalt0.15 km6.15.76.5#109750256Asphalt0.02 km6.15.76.6#109542288Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.6#109750235Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.6#109078831Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.6#108823593Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.6#109525254Asphalt0.03 km6.15.76.6#108755860Asphalt0.11 km6.05.56.2#109531545Asphalt0.20 km5.95.56.2#108823596-0.26 km5.95.86.0#109531541Asphalt0.58 km5.95.56.2#109531546Asphalt0.20 km5.95.56.2#108755859Asphalt0.51 km5.95.56.2#109546912Asphalt0.01 km5.95.56.3#108823597Asphalt0.04 km5.95.56.3#109750260Asphalt0.02 km5.95.56.3#109750258Asphalt0.03 km5.95.56.3#109750250Asphalt0.02 km5.95.56.3#109750252Asphalt0.04 km5.95.56.3#109666277Asphalt0.03 km5.95.56.3#109750245Asphalt0.02 km5.95.56.3#109750238Asphalt0.03 km5.95.56.3#109092545Asphalt0.05 km5.95.56.3#109688545Asphalt0.10 km5.85.56.1#108823589Asphalt0.02 km5.85.56.1#108604870Asphalt0.08 km5.85.56.3#109548101Asphalt0.05 km5.85.46.4#108617291Asphalt0.24 km5.85.46.0#108755861Asphalt0.04 km5.85.35.9#109531544Asphalt0.01 km5.85.35.9#109548102Asphalt0.00 km5.85.35.9#109666279Asphalt0.32 km5.85.36.0#109702146-0.59 km5.75.76.0#108604922Asphalt0.06 km5.75.46.3#109780967Asphalt0.02 km5.75.46.3#109666282Asphalt0.13 km5.75.35.9#109524534Asphalt0.02 km5.75.35.8#108823595Asphalt0.01 km5.75.25.9#109750240Asphalt0.07 km5.75.25.9#109750239Asphalt0.06 km5.65.25.9#109750241Asphalt0.16 km5.65.25.9#109750242Asphalt0.22 km5.65.25.9#109750246Asphalt0.01 km5.65.25.9#109750244Asphalt0.06 km5.65.25.9#109683477Asphalt0.09 km5.65.25.9#109666280Asphalt0.06 km5.65.25.9#109542247Asphalt0.07 km5.65.25.9#109542248Asphalt0.01 km5.65.25.9#109688546Asphalt0.06 km5.65.26.1#108604919Asphalt0.03 km5.65.36.3#109803185Asphalt0.02 km5.55.26.0#109750249Asphalt0.01 km5.55.15.7#108604917Asphalt0.06 km5.55.26.1#109750248Asphalt0.02 km5.55.05.6#109750255Asphalt0.02 km5.55.05.6#109550105Asphalt0.11 km5.55.05.6#108604923Asphalt0.05 km5.55.05.6#109109210Asphalt0.03 km5.55.05.6#109546911Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109109209Asphalt0.06 km5.55.05.6#109666281Asphalt0.09 km5.55.05.6#109750234Asphalt0.02 km5.55.05.6#109750261Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109750233Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109750236Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109750247Asphalt0.02 km5.55.05.6#109750257Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109750262Asphalt0.03 km5.55.05.6#109750264Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109750251Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109750243Asphalt0.02 km5.55.05.6#109078830Asphalt0.01 km5.55.05.6#109524533Asphalt0.02 km5.55.05.7#109803152Asphalt0.06 km5.45.05.7#108604918Asphalt0.06 km5.35.05.8#109509829-0.38 km5.35.35.6#109750263Asphalt0.01 km5.34.85.4#109524532Asphalt0.02 km5.34.85.4#109803153Asphalt0.23 km5.34.95.5#109803193Paved0.02 km5.25.05.8#109803194Paved0.05 km5.24.95.4#109688540Asphalt0.08 km5.14.85.3#109803186-0.02 km5.14.95.5#109688542Asphalt0.19 km5.14.75.4#109688548-0.28 km5.04.85.0#109688547-0.03 km5.04.75.0#109688541Asphalt0.01 km4.94.55.1#108604921Asphalt0.01 km4.94.55.1#108604920Asphalt0.01 km4.94.55.1#109396389Paved0.12 km4.94.65.4#109803190Paved0.01 km4.84.55.5#108654924Asphalt0.23 km4.77.17.8#109659486-0.12 km4.74.44.8#109688543-0.12 km4.74.44.8#109803147-0.02 km4.64.55.1#109803195Paved0.05 km4.64.35.2#109509830-0.11 km4.64.54.9#109803192Paved0.07 km4.64.35.2#109509826-0.12 km4.54.45.0#109509828-0.09 km4.54.44.8#109558482-0.12 km4.54.45.0#109095239-0.12 km4.54.45.0#109509824-0.03 km4.54.45.0#109688544-0.07 km4.54.34.5#109803189Paved0.02 km4.54.24.8#109803146-0.11 km4.44.34.8#109702147-0.09 km4.44.34.7#109803149-0.13 km4.34.24.7#109803148-0.05 km4.34.24.7#109803191Paved0.02 km4.34.04.8#109368058Asphalt0.07 km4.36.47.6#109803150-0.18 km4.34.24.5#109803188Paved0.02 km4.23.84.5#109509823-0.02 km4.13.94.3#109803151-0.09 km4.13.94.3#108604880Asphalt0.05 km4.16.07.2#108604924Asphalt0.15 km4.06.07.0#108653391Asphalt0.15 km4.06.07.1#108604875Asphalt0.05 km3.95.87.0#108604876Asphalt0.50 km3.95.87.0#108653392Asphalt0.06 km3.95.76.9#109509825-0.01 km3.93.74.0#109509827-0.01 km3.93.74.0#109095238-0.02 km3.93.74.0#109509822-0.02 km3.93.74.0#108755856Asphalt0.05 km3.95.76.8#108604873Asphalt0.39 km3.95.66.7#108604874Asphalt0.42 km3.85.56.6#108654922Asphalt0.04 km3.85.56.8#108604878Asphalt0.06 km3.85.46.7#108604877Asphalt0.17 km3.85.56.6#109701566-0.19 km3.65.56.2#109293423Asphalt0.01 km3.55.06.3#108654923Asphalt0.02 km3.45.06.4#108822083Asphalt0.01 km3.34.65.6#109701567-0.07 km3.14.65.4#109534063-0.16 km3.14.75.5#109534067-0.20 km3.04.65.3#108823594-0.05 km3.04.55.5#108617290-0.05 km3.04.55.5#109780966Asphalt0.08 km3.04.35.4#109509836-0.17 km3.04.55.2#109659044-0.14 km2.94.35.2#109509834-0.28 km2.84.25.1#109659046-0.01 km2.74.15.1#109534068-0.25 km2.74.15.0#109659043-0.02 km2.74.05.0#109509838-0.01 km2.74.05.0#109509837-0.14 km2.63.94.7#109810508-0.08 km2.63.94.7#109509835-0.10 km2.63.94.7#109509831-0.02 km2.63.94.7#109539292-0.12 km2.53.94.8#109509832-0.05 km2.53.64.3#109539291-0.02 km2.43.64.3#109509833-0.02 km2.33.44.0#109659045-0.01 km2.33.44.0#109539293-0.01 km2.33.44.0API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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This road is part of VIC's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.
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How long is Somerton Road?+
Somerton Road is approximately 11 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.
Is Somerton Road sealed?+
Yes. Somerton Road is fully sealed for its entire length.
Is Somerton Road good for motorcycles?+
It is passable. Somerton Road scores 5.2/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.
Can I drive Somerton Road in a caravan?+
Yes. Somerton Road scores 6.5/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.
Are there any dangerous sections on Somerton Road?+
Contour has identified 186 grey spots on Somerton Road - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.
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Road data last updated: 23 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.