Eastern Freeway (Melbourne)

Eastern Freeway

Victoria
Eastern Freeway; Victoria
	Aerial view of the Eastern Freeway looking towards Melbourne
	West end East end
Coordinates	37.794405°S 144.989949°E (West end); 37.803885°S 145.178026°E (East end);
General information
Type	Freeway
Length	17.9 km (11 mi)
Opened	1977–1997
Route number(s)	(2008–present)
Former; route number	Freeway Route 83 (1977–1989); (Clifton Hill–Doncaster); State Route 83 (1989–2008); Entire route ;
Major junctions
West end	Alexandra Parade; Collingwood, Melbourne
	Hoddle Street; Chandler Highway; Bulleen Road; Doncaster Road; Middleborough Road; Springvale Road;
East end	EastLink; Donvale, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Yarra; City of Boroondara; City of Manningham; City of Whitehorse;
Major suburbs / towns	Bulleen, Doncaster, Box Hill North
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in Victoria;

The Eastern Freeway is an urban freeway in eastern Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. It is one of the most important freeways in terms of commuting to the city, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle Street in the inner suburbs, with EastLink tollway farther east. It consists of between three and six lanes (including the Hard Shoulder Running lane during peak periods) in each direction, also an inbound transit lane reserved for vehicles with two or more occupants during peak hours.

It is continually the widest freeway in Melbourne, with 12 lanes altogether near the Hoddle Street and Alexandra Parade end.

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