Swan Street

Swan Street

Olympic Boulevard

Victoria
Looking west along Olympic Boulevard east of Melbourne Park, just before the tram tracks diverge off-street
Map
Swan Street is located in Melbourne
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length4.2 km (2.6 mi)[1]
Route number(s)
  • Metro Route 20 (1989–present)
    Entire route
  • Concurrencies:
  • Metro Route 21 (1965–present)
    (through Burnley)
Former
route number		 National Route 1 (1988–1999)
(through Melbourne)
Major junctions
West end Alexandra Avenue
Melbourne
 
East end Warren Road
Hawthorn, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbsRichmond, Burnley
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Swan Street (and its western section as Olympic Boulevard) is a major street running through the Melbourne suburbs of Richmond, Cremorne and Burnley. The street was named after the White Swan Hotel, built in 1852 on the corner of Swan and Church Streets.[2]

  1. ^ "Swan Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ City of Melbourne. "PROPOSED RENAMING OF SWAN STREET, MELBOURNE (BETWEEN BATMAN AVENUE AND PUNT ROAD) TO OLYMPIC BOULEVARD" (PDF). www.melbourne.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.