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Lower Heidelberg Road, Rosanna Road, Lower Plenty Road, Main Road & Eltham-Yarra Glen Road (Metropolitan Route 44)

Statistics:

• Length: 23 km
• Eastern Terminus: Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd (C726) & Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd (C728) at Kangaroo Ground
• Western Terminus: Upper Heidelberg Road (MR46) & Heidelberg Road (MR46 / TD2), Ivanhoe
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East, Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Viewbank, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Eltham, Research and Kangaroo Ground

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 5672 (Lower Heidelberg Road & Lower Plenty Road), 5790 (Main Road & Eltham-Yarra Glen Road) and 6850 (Rosanna Road) 1

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 44 is a suburban arterial route servicing Melbourne's northeastern suburbs. It passes through mostly residential and commercial areas and some semi-rural zones at the eastern end.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Metropolitan Route 9, for 700 m, between Donaldson Rd & Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Rd (MR9) and Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd (C726) & Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd (C728) at Kangaroo Ground
• Metropolitan Route 46, for 500 m, between Brassy Av and Greensborough Rd (MR46) at Rosanna
• Tourist Drive 2, for 1 km, between Burke Rd North (MR17 / TD2) at Ivanhoe East and Banksia St (MR40 / TD2) at Eaglemont

Ivanhoe to Kangaroo Ground			Kangaroo Ground to Ivanhoe
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Main Rd (MR44) at Lower Plenty approaching Grand Blvd, June 2016. Note the missing MR44 shield. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Fitzsimons Ln in Eltham, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	AD sign: Advance directional sign on Main Rd (MR44) at Eltham approaching Fitzsimons Ln, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Fitzsimons Ln in Eltham, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Fitzsimons Ln in Eltham, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley			Trailblazer: MR44 trailblazer on Rosanna Rd (MR44) in Heidelberg approaching Jika St & Burgundy St, August 2015. MR44 becomes Lower Heidelberg Rd at this junction. Image © Paul Rands
				Banksia Street: Lower Heildelberg Rd (MR44) at the junction with Banksia St (MR40) at Heidelberg, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands

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Last updated: 01-May-2017 6:29

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