diff --git a/modules/net-vpc/routes.tf b/modules/net-vpc/routes.tf
index e0603828f0..fea9fdb80e 100644
--- a/modules/net-vpc/routes.tf
+++ b/modules/net-vpc/routes.tf
@@ -17,7 +17,42 @@
 # tfdoc:file:description Route resources.
 
 locals {
-  _routes = var.routes == null ? {} : var.routes
+  _default_routes = {
+    private = {
+      dest_range    = "199.36.153.8/30"
+      next_hop_type = "gateway"
+      next_hop      = "default-internet-gateway"
+      tags          = null
+      priority      = 1000
+    }
+    private-6 = {
+      dest_range    = "2600:2d00:0002:2000::/64"
+      next_hop_type = "gateway"
+      next_hop      = "default-internet-gateway"
+      tags          = null
+      priority      = 1000
+    }
+    restricted = {
+      dest_range    = "199.36.153.4/30"
+      next_hop_type = "gateway"
+      next_hop      = "default-internet-gateway"
+      tags          = null
+      priority      = 1000
+    }
+    restricted-6 = {
+      dest_range    = "2600:2d00:0002:1000::/64"
+      next_hop_type = "gateway"
+      next_hop      = "default-internet-gateway"
+      tags          = null
+      priority      = 1000
+    }
+  }
+  _requested_default_routes = {
+    for k, v in local._default_routes :
+    "${k}-googleapis" => v
+    if var.create_default_routes[k]
+  }
+  _routes = merge(local._requested_default_routes, coalesce(var.routes, {}))
   routes = {
     gateway    = { for k, v in local._routes : k => v if v.next_hop_type == "gateway" }
     ilb        = { for k, v in local._routes : k => v if v.next_hop_type == "ilb" }
@@ -89,42 +124,42 @@ resource "google_compute_route" "vpn_tunnel" {
   next_hop_vpn_tunnel = each.value.next_hop
 }
 
-resource "google_compute_route" "private" {
-  count            = var.create_default_routes.private ? 1 : 0
-  project          = var.project_id
-  network          = local.network.name
-  name             = "private-googleapis-default"
-  description      = "Terraform-managed."
-  dest_range       = "199.36.153.8/30"
-  next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
-}
+# resource "google_compute_route" "private" {
+#   count            = var.create_default_routes.private ? 1 : 0
+#   project          = var.project_id
+#   network          = local.network.name
+#   name             = "private-googleapis-default"
+#   description      = "Terraform-managed."
+#   dest_range       = "199.36.153.8/30"
+#   next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
+# }
 
-resource "google_compute_route" "private6" {
-  count            = var.create_default_routes.private6 ? 1 : 0
-  project          = var.project_id
-  network          = local.network.name
-  name             = "private6-googleapis-default"
-  description      = "Terraform-managed."
-  dest_range       = "2600:2d00:0002:2000::/64"
-  next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
-}
+# resource "google_compute_route" "private-6" {
+#   count            = var.create_default_routes.private-6 ? 1 : 0
+#   project          = var.project_id
+#   network          = local.network.name
+#   name             = "private-6-googleapis-default"
+#   description      = "Terraform-managed."
+#   dest_range       = "2600:2d00:0002:2000::/64"
+#   next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
+# }
 
-resource "google_compute_route" "restricted" {
-  count            = var.create_default_routes.restricted ? 1 : 0
-  project          = var.project_id
-  network          = local.network.name
-  name             = "restricted-googleapis-default"
-  description      = "Terraform-managed."
-  dest_range       = "199.36.153.4/30"
-  next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
-}
+# resource "google_compute_route" "restricted" {
+#   count            = var.create_default_routes.restricted ? 1 : 0
+#   project          = var.project_id
+#   network          = local.network.name
+#   name             = "restricted-googleapis-default"
+#   description      = "Terraform-managed."
+#   dest_range       = "199.36.153.4/30"
+#   next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
+# }
 
-resource "google_compute_route" "restricted6" {
-  count            = var.create_default_routes.restricted6 ? 1 : 0
-  project          = var.project_id
-  network          = local.network.name
-  name             = "restricted6-googleapis-default"
-  description      = "Terraform-managed."
-  dest_range       = "2600:2d00:0002:1000::/64"
-  next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
-}
+# resource "google_compute_route" "restricted-6" {
+#   count            = var.create_default_routes.restricted-6 ? 1 : 0
+#   project          = var.project_id
+#   network          = local.network.name
+#   name             = "restricted-6-googleapis-default"
+#   description      = "Terraform-managed."
+#   dest_range       = "2600:2d00:0002:1000::/64"
+#   next_hop_gateway = "default-internet-gateway"
+# }
diff --git a/modules/net-vpc/variables.tf b/modules/net-vpc/variables.tf
index f5f93eff03..ba9dcc405f 100644
--- a/modules/net-vpc/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/net-vpc/variables.tf
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ variable "auto_create_subnetworks" {
 variable "create_default_routes" {
   description = "Toggle creation of googleapis private/restricted routes."
   type = object({
-    private     = optional(bool, true)
-    private6    = optional(bool, false)
-    restricted  = optional(bool, true)
-    restricted6 = optional(bool, false)
+    private      = optional(bool, true)
+    private-6    = optional(bool, false)
+    restricted   = optional(bool, true)
+    restricted-6 = optional(bool, false)
   })
   default  = {}
   nullable = false