Exhibition Street

Exhibition Street

Exhibition Street looking north from Bourke Street
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Exhibition Street is located in Melbourne
Exhibition Street
Exhibition Street
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length1 km (0.6 mi)
Opened1837
Former
route number
State Route 46 (1965–1989)
Major junctions
North end Rathdowne Street
Carlton, Melbourne
 
South endBatman Avenue
Melbourne CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Melbourne
Suburb(s)Melbourne CBD
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Exhibition Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. The street is named after the International Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Building in 1880, and was previously known as Stephen Street from 1837. The street runs roughly north–south and was laid out as part of the original Hoddle Grid.[1]

  1. ^ "City of Melbourne - Roads - Exhibition Street". City of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2016.