Heidelberg Road

Heidelberg Road

Heidelberg Road is located in Melbourne
Southwest end
Southwest end
Northeast end
Northeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length4.9 km (3.0 mi)[1]
GazettedMarch 1914[2]
Route number(s) Metro Route 46 (1965–present)
Entire route
Former
route number
Metro Route 2 (1965–1989)
(Alphington–Ivanhoe)
Tourist routes Tourist Route 2 (1989–present)
(Alphington–Ivanhoe)
Major junctions
Southwest end Queens Parade
Clifton Hill, Melbourne
 
Northeast end
Location(s)
Major suburbsClifton Hill, Fairfield, Alphington, Ivanhoe
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Heidelberg Road is a major arterial road through the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.[3][4] It was the first road in Victoria outside the township of Melbourne.[5] Heidelberg Road was the main route for people travelling to Heidelberg, from the mid to late 1800s.[6]

  1. ^ "Heidelberg Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 18 March 1914. p. 1349. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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  5. ^ "Heidelberg Road". Darebin Heritage. Darebin Libraries. 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants (2019). "Heidelberg Road Heritage Review (Stage 1)" (PDF). www.yarracity.vic.gov.au. City of Yarra. Retrieved 20 November 2021.