Eastern Freeway (Melbourne)

This article is about the freeway in Melbourne. For the freeway in Mumbai, see Eastern Freeway (Mumbai).

Eastern Freeway

Victoria
Aerial view of the Eastern Freeway looking towards Melbourne CBD
Map
Eastern Freeway (Melbourne) is located in Melbourne
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeFreeway
Length17.9 km (11 mi)[1]
Opened1977–1997
Route number(s) (2008–present)
Former
route number
  • Freeway Route 83 (1977–1989)
    (Clifton Hill–Doncaster)
  • State Route 83 (1989–2008)
    Entire route     [2]
Major junctions
West end Alexandra Parade
Collingwood, Melbourne
 
East end EastLink
Donvale, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)
Major suburbs / townsBulleen, Doncaster, Box Hill North
Highway system
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The Eastern Freeway[2] is an urban freeway in eastern Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. It is one of the most important freeways in terms of commuting to the city, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle Street in the inner suburbs, with EastLink tollway farther east. It consists of between three and six lanes (including the Hard Shoulder Running lane during peak periods) in each direction, also an inbound transit lane reserved for vehicles with two or more occupants during peak hours.

It is continually the widest freeway in Melbourne, with 12 lanes altogether near the Hoddle Street and Alexandra Parade end.

  1. ^ "Eastern Freeway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Route Numbering History". Main Roads Victoria. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.[self-published source]