Flemington Road

Flemington Road is a major thoroughfare in the inner suburbs of North Melbourne and Parkville in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs for 2 km in a northwest–southeast direction, from the southern end of Mount Alexander Road, Flemington, to Haymarket roundabout and the northern end of Elizabeth Street, and provides a main connection between the northern arm of the CityLink tollway and Melbourne's CBD.

Flemington Road

Victoria
Aerial view of the southeastern portion of Flemington Road (running from left to right) in 2010, prior to the construction of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre in the far southeast (bottom right). Click to enlarge.
General information
TypeRoad
Length2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Route number(s) Metro Route 60 (2013–present)
(CityLink–Harker Street)
Former
route number
  • National Route 79 (1988–2013)
    (CityLink–Harker Street)
  • Alt. National Route 1 (1978–1988)
  • National Route 1 (1955–1978)
  • National Highway 8 (1974–2009)
  • National Route 8 (1955–1974)
    (Racecourse Road–Harker Street)
Major junctions
Northwest endMount Alexander Road
Parkville, Melbourne
 
  • CityLink
  • Racecourse Road
  • Elliott Avenue
  • Harker Street
  • Peel Street
Southeast end Elizabeth Street
Melbourne CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Melbourne
Major suburbsNorth Melbourne, Parkville
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