Ballarat Road

Ballarat Road

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.