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Statistics:

• Length: 21 km
• Northern Terminus: Maroondah Highway (B360), Healesville
• Southern Terminus: Warburton Highway (B380), Launching Place
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Healesville, Badger Creek, Mount Toolebewong, Don Valley and Launching Place

Route Numbering:

• Current: C506

• Multiplexes: C505
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 5521 1

General Information:

C506 is a rural route in the Yarra Ranges east of Melbourne that passes through residential and bushland surrounds. During the winter months it's an alternative route for C505 (Donna Buang Rd).

Multiplexes along the route include:

• C505, for 5 km, between Badger Creek and Mt Toolebewong

History:

• 1930: Country Roads Board constructed the current Myrtle Creek Bridge replacing a World War 1 structure. 2
• December 2013: Work began on 1200 m of shared paths along Don Rd from Harberts Road to Warburton Highway in Don Valley. 3

Launching Place to Healesville			Healesville to Launching Place
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Dalry Rd in Don Valley, July 2012. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Donna Buang Rd (C506) and Badger Weir Rd at Badger Ck, July 2012. The C505 duplex starts at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign as C506 leaves Don Valley, July 2012. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs at the junction of Don Rd (C506) and Donna Buang Rd (C505) in Badger Ck, July 2012. The C505 duplex begins at this intersection. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs at the junction of Don Rd (C506) and Donna Buang Rd (C505) in Badger Ck, July 2012. The C505 duplex begins at this intersection, July 2012. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Donna Buang Rd (C506) and Badger Weir Rd at Badger Ck, July 2012. The C505 duplex ends at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley
	Trailblazer: C506 trailblazer at Badger Creek, July 2012. Image © Rob Tilley

1 VicRoads Country Directory, Edition 1, ISSN 1037-4876
2 Victorian Heritage Database, Place Details, Myrtle Creek Bridge
3 Yarra Ranges Shire Council, Roads, Drains & Footpaths, Current Projects, Don Road shared footpath, Don Valley

Last updated: 12-Feb-2019 19:02

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