Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth Street looking south toward Flinders Street station, April 2010
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Elizabeth Street, Melbourne is located in Melbourne
Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth Street
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Opened1837
Route number(s) State Route 55 (2005–present)
(Parkville–Haymarket roundabout)
Former
route number
  • National Highway 31 (1988–2005)
    (Parkville–Haymarket roundabout)
  • State Route 3 (1965–1989)
    (Parkville–Melbourne)
Major junctions
North end Royal Parade
Parkville, Melbourne
 
South end Flinders Street
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]

  1. ^ Royal Historical Society of Victoria "Melbourne's streets and lanes: what's in a name?" Archived 10 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, brochure published 2004 or later, retrieved 4 April 2013
  2. ^ "Is homelessness on Elizabeth St getting worse?". ABC listen. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ Juanola, Marta Pascual (25 August 2023). "The Elizabeth Street gateway: How crime crept down the city's spine". The Age. Retrieved 25 April 2024.