Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Swanston Street, Elgin Street, Johnston Street, Studley Park Road, Cotham Road, High Street, Whitehorse Road & Maroondah Highway (Metropolitan Route 34)

Road Photos & Information: Victoria

Swanston Street, Elgin Street, Johnston Street, Studley Park Road, Cotham Road, High Street, Whitehorse Road & Maroondah Highway (Metropolitan Route 34)

Statistics:

Length: 38 km
Eastern Terminus: Anderson St (Lilydale - Monbulk Road) (C404) at Lilydale
Western Terminus: College Cres (MR83) & Cemetary Rd East (MR83) at Carlton
Miscellaneous: Continues as Maroondah Hwy (B300) at Lilydale
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Carlton, Fitzroy, Kew, Balwyn, Box Hill, Blackburn, Nunawading, Mitcham, Ringwood, Croydon, Croydon North, Chirnside Park and Lilydale

Route Numbering:

Current:
Multiplexes: 1
Road Authority Internal Classification: 5721 (High Street, Princess Street, Cotham Road (MR36 duplex)), 5854 (Johnston Street), 5855 (Studley Park Road), 5926 (Cotham Road), 5996 (Whitehorse Road), 6720 (Maroondah Highway) 2

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 34 is an arterial route in Melbourne's eastern suburbs connecting the Melbourne CBD with the Yarra Valley. The route features tram lines along it in Carlton and also from Kew to Box Hill.

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 2 for 1.5 km at Kew
Metropolitan Route 7 for 100 m at Croydon
Metropolitan Route 9 for 300 m at Ringwood
Metropolitan Route 13 for 150 m at Blackburn
Metropolitan Route 36 (High Street) for 200 m at Kew

History:

1857: Johnson Street Bridge constructed 3
1877: Johnson Street Bridge replaced 3
26 June 2009: Main section of a pedestrian overpass installed over Maroondah Hwy at Ringwood near Eastlink (M3) 4

Lilydale to Carlton		Carlton to Lilydale
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	Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Johnston St (MR34) in Abbotsford, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Maroondah Hwy (MR34) at Nunawading, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Whitehorse Rd (MR34) approaching, Heatherdale Rd, Eastlink (M3) / Ringwood Bypass (MR62) interchange at Mitcham, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at the Whitehorse Rd (MR34) interchange at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley		Heatherdale Road: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the Heatherdale Rd junction, Mitcham, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Mitcham Road: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the Mitcham Rd (MR36) junction, Mitcham, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Maroondah Hwy (MR34) at Mitcham, after Mitcham Rd (MR36), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands		Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: Westbound AD sign on Maroondah Hwy (Whitehorse Rd) at Nunawading, approaching the intersection with Springvale Rd (MR40), September 2009. Image © Rob Tilley		Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Johnston St (MR34) approaching Hoddle St (MR29) at Abbotsford, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley		Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the corner of Johnston St (MR34) and Hoddle St (MR29) in Abbotsford, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley		Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
			Eastlink / Ringwood Bypass: Whitehorse Rd (MR34) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) and Ringwood Bypass (MR62) at Ringwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Melway Street Directory, Edition 37
2 VicRoads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004
3 Engineering History Victoria, Road and Bridge Works
4 Linking Victoria Authority, News & Releases, Maroondah Highway bridge tower now installed, 30 June 2009

Last updated: 03-Jun-2017 0:27

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