King Street, Melbourne

King Street

King Street, facing north from Flinders Street
Map
General information
TypeStreet
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s)
  • Metro Route 60 (2013–present)
  • Entire route
Former
route number
  • National Route 79 (1988–2013)
  • Entire route
  • National Route 1 (1955–1988)
  • Entire route
Major junctions
North end
 
South end
Location(s)
Suburb(s)Melbourne CBD
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King Street is a main road in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. It is considered a key hub of Melbourne's nightlife and is home to many pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, and adult entertainment venues.[1]

Part of the original Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837, the road has become a main traffic thoroughfare connecting Southbank and North Melbourne through the city centre. King street is named for Captain Philip Gidley King, the third Governor of New South Wales.[2]

  1. ^ "King St Stripped of alcohol?". ABC News. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ Street Names