La Trobe Street

La Trobe Street Latrobe Street Victoria
La Trobe Street at night, June 2010
General information
Type	Street
Length	2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Opened	1839
Former route number	State Route 32 (1965–1989)
Major junctions
West end	Harbour Esplanade Docklands, Melbourne
	Adderley Street Spencer Street King Street William Street Queen Street Elizabeth Street Swanston Street Russell Street Exhibition Street
East end	Victoria Street Carlton, Melbourne
Location(s)
Suburb(s)	Docklands, Melbourne CBD
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La Trobe Street (also Latrobe Street^[1]) is a major street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly east–west and forms the northern boundary of the central business district. The street was laid out as an extension of the original Hoddle Grid in 1839 and was named after Charles La Trobe.^[2] La Trobe Street extends from Victoria Street in the east to Harbour Esplanade in the west.