  albany highway is a generally northwest-southeast highway in the south of western australia which links the state's capital perth with its oldest settlement, albany. the highway is approximately  in length, is designated state route 30 and separates western australia's great southern region from its south west region. outside of perth the highway is a sealed single carriageway with regular overtaking lanes in some undulating areas. thumb|right|250px|approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from shepperton road in perth ==description== ===metropolitan road=== departing perth, the highway commences at the causeway interchange in victoria park and for its first 4&nbsp;km is a two-lane high street serving victoria park's town centre, while nearby four-lane shepperton road serves as the area's main conduit of traffic (it also carries the route 30). at welshpool road, the two roads merge and for 26&nbsp;km albany highway serves as the main route for perth's southeastern region, varying between a four- and six-lane mostly undivided carriageway. due to the highway's evolution, this part of the highway is dominated 
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