Flemington Road, Melbourne

Flemington Road is a major thoroughfare in the inner suburbs of North Melbourne and Parkville in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs for 2 km in a northwest–southeast direction, from the southern end of Mount Alexander Road, Flemington, to Haymarket roundabout and the northern end of Elizabeth Street, and provides a main connection between the northern arm of the CityLink tollway and the Melbourne city centre.

Flemington Road

Victoria
Aerial view of the southeastern portion of Flemington Road (running from left to right) in 2010, prior to the construction of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre in the far southeast (bottom-right). Click to enlarge.
General information
TypeRoad
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 60 (2013-present)
(CityLink-Harker Street)
Former
route number
  • National Route 79 (1988-2013)
    CityLink-Harker Street
  • Alt. National Route 1 (1978-1988)
  • National Route 1 (1955-1978)
  • National Highway 8 (1974-2009)
  • National Route 8 (1955-1974)
    Racecourse Road-Harker Street
Major junctions
Northwest endMt. Alexander Road
Travancore, Melbourne
 
Southeast end Elizabeth Street
Melbourne CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Melbourne
Major suburbsNorth Melbourne, Parkville

Facilities

The road provides access to several notable medicine and medical research institutions, as well as other facilities, particularly in the southeastern portion. It is a major healthcare precinct, containing many of inner Melbourne's hospitals. Some of these facilities are listed below, from north-westernmost to south-easternmost:

Transport

Flemington Road consists of four motor vehicle lanes, two in each direction, and two tram tracks, one in each direction. These tracks are within 'Zone 1' and are serviced by Yarra Trams route numbers 57, 58, and 59. The extreme north-west of Flemington Road is adjacent to Flemington Bridge railway station, which is on the Upfield railway line.

Major intersections
LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Mount Alexander Road
CityLink (M2)  – Melbourne Airport
Boundary Road
Racecourse Road/Elliott Avenue
Harker Street
Wreckyn Street/Grattan Street
Boundary Road
Peel Street
Elizabeth Street

See also
  • Flemington Road, Bowen
  •  Australian Roads portal

References
  1. Lockhart, Caris (16 June 2020). "Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences". Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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