Harbour Esplanade
Harbour Esplanade is a waterfront street and thoroughfare in Docklands, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly north-south from Navigation Drive in the south to Docklands Drive in the north. The road also forms the eastern boundary of the Victoria Harbour inlet and is adjacent to Victoria Dock.
Harbour Esplanade Victoria | |
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| Harbour Esplanade facing south opposite Victoria Dock | |
Harbour Esplanade | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Opened | 2007 |
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| North end | Footscray Road West Melbourne |
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| South end | Navigation Drive Docklands, Melbourne |
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| LGA(s) | City of Melbourne |
| Suburb(s) | Docklands |
The esplanade is a core element of the Docklands urban renewal precinct and is known for housing Docklands Stadium and several converted dock buildings that now serve as pubs and function spaces. Harbour Esplanade is also the location of office buildings and restaurants, whilst the Capital City Trail runs parallel along some of its length.
It has been described as Melbourne's waterfront boulevard and its future potential is compared to the successful Circular Quay in Sydney.