Elizabeth Street | |
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Elizabeth Street looking south toward Flinders Street station, April 2010 | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Street |
Opened | 1837 |
Route number(s) | ![]() (Parkville–Haymarket roundabout) |
Former route number |
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Major junctions | |
North end | ![]() Parkville, Melbourne |
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South end | ![]() Melbourne CBD |
Location(s) | |
Suburb(s) | Parkville, Melbourne CBD |
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Elizabeth Street is one of the main streets in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. It is presumed to have been named in honour of governor Richard Bourke's wife.[1]
The street is known as a retail shopping precinct. It is connected with key shopping and tourist destinations such as Bourke Street Mall, General Post Office, Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, Emporium Melbourne and Queen Victoria Market.
The intersection of Elizabeth Street and Flinders street has been the site of ongoing social and criminal issues in recent times.[2][3]