Ballarat Road

See also: Western Highway, Victoria

Ballarat Road

Victoria
Ballarat Road, Ravenhall
Ballarat Road is located in Melbourne
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length16 km (9.9 mi)[3]
GazettedDecember 1913 (as Main Road)[1]
July 1925 (as State Highway)[2]
Route number(s) Metro Route 8 (2009–present)
(Ravenhall–Footscray)
Former
route number
  • National Highway M8 (1997–2009)
  • National Highway 8 (1974–1997)
    (Ravenhall–Ardeer)
  • National Highway 8 (1974–2009)
    (Ardeer–Footscray)
  • National Route 8 (1955–1974)
    Entire route
Major junctions
West end Western Freeway
Ravenhall, Melbourne
 
East end Smithfield Road
Footscray, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbsCaroline Springs, Deer Park, Albion, Sunshine, Braybrook
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Ballarat Road is a major urban arterial road in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  1. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 28 January 1914. p. 320. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Twelfth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1925". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 31 December 1925. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Ballarat Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2021.