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Flemington Road, Harker Street, Curzon Street, King Street & Kings Way (Metropolitan Route 60)

Statistics:

• Length: 6 km
• Northern Terminus: CityLink (MR43) & Mt Alexander Road, Flemington
• Southern Terminus: West Gate Freeway (M1) and Kings Way (ALT-NR1), South Melbourne
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Flemington, Parkville, North Melbourne, Melbourne and South Melbourne

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: (5044) Flemington Road, (5026) Harker Street, (5027) Curzon Street, (5041) King Street and (6510) Kings Way 1

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 60 is an arterial route linking Melbourne's inner city over the Yarra River, and once helped form a major link through the city, prior to the construction of several freeways, to Sydney (via the coast) and Adelaide.

The route is fully divided, with some sections used by tram traffic, and services mostly commercial precincts.

History:

• 1961: Grade separation of King St and Flinders St in Melbourne, as part of the construction of Kings Way. It was the first major grade-separation bridge project in Victoria.  2
• 2005: Demolition of the Flinders St overpass. It was replaced with traffic lights.  2

Click here for photos of the route signposted as NR79.

Preview:	Description:
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Flemington Rd (MR60) approaching CityLink (MR43), Church St and Mt Alexander Rd at North Melbourne, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	CityLink Interchange: Flemington Rd (MR60) at the interchange with CityLink (MR43) and Mt Alexander Rd at North Melbourne, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	End Metropolitan Route 60: End MR60 trailblazer at the interchange with CityLink (MR43) and Mt Alexander Rd at North Melbourne, June 2016. Image © Rob Tilley

1 VicRoads Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version 1, September 2012
2 Minister of Major Projects, Media Release, 21 December 2005, New-look West End Ripe for Million Dollar Makeover

Last updated: 24-May-2017 21:44

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