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Princes Highway West, Elliott Avenue, Macarthur Road, Cemetery Road West, College Crescent, Cemetery Road East, Princes Street and Eastern Highway (Metropolitan Route 83) |
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Metropolitan Route 83 is an arterial route connecting the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne with the western suburbs. It passes through some of Melbourne's oldest inner suburbs.
Some of the route was part of National Route 1, which travelled continuously around Australia. MR83 was truncated with the opening of Eastlink, with MR83 being replaced with M3 along the Eastern Freeway as well as being implemented on Eastlink.
Multiplexes along the route include:
History:
Click here for photos of the Eastern Freeway as MR83
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Kensington on Smithfield Rd (MR8 / MR83) approaching Racecourse Rd (MR8 / MR83) , November 2005. NH8 has since been renumbered as MR8. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Wellington Street: Eastern Hwy (Alexandra Pde) (MR83) at the Wellington St junction, Collingwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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OD3 Trailblazer: Overdimensional Route 3 trailblazer on Eastern Hwy (Alexandra Pde) (MR83) at the Wellington St junction, Collingwood, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Smith Street: Eastern Hwy (Alexandra Pde) (MR83) at the Smith St junction, Fitzroy, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Queens Pde (MR46) Fitzroy, January 2016. The MR46 duplex starts here. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign with topknot in Fitzroy at the corner of Eastern Hwy (MR83) and Brunswick St (MR45), January 2016. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley of this location from November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Eastern Hwy (MR83) in Fitzroy approaching Nicholson St, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Trailblazers: Trailblazer assembly on Princes St (MR83) approaching Rathdowne St (MR46) in Carlton, January 2016. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley of this location from November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Trailblazer: MR83 trailblazer on Princes St (MR83) at Carlton, after Rathdowne St (MR46), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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OD3 Trailblazer: Overdimensional Route 3 trailblazer on Cemetery Rd East (MR83) at Carlton, approaching Swanston St (MR34), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Trailblazers: Trailblazer assembly on Cemetery Road East (MR83) approaching Swanston St (MR34) in Carlton, January 2016. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley of this location from November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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OD3 Trailblazer: Overdimensional Route 3 trailblazer on corner of Cemetery Rd East (MR83), College Cr (MR83) and Swanston St (MR34) at Parkville, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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OD3 Trailblazer: Overdimensional Route 3 trailblazer on College Cr (MR83) at Parkville, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Cemetery Rd West (MR83) approaching Royal Pde (MR55) at Parkville, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Cemetery Road West (MR83) approaching Royal Pde (former NH31, now MR55) in Carlton, January 2016. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley of this location from November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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OD3 Trailblazer: Overdimensional Route 3 trailblazer on Cemetery Rd West (MR83) at Parkville after Royal Pde (M55), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Elliott Av (MR83) approaching Racecourse Rd (MR83) & Flemington Rd (former NR79, now MR60) at Parkville, January 2016. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley of this location from November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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OD3 Trailblazer: Overdimensional Route 3 trailblazer on Elliott Av (MR83), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Elliott Av (MR83) approaching Brens Dr at Parkville, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Brens Drive: Corner of Elliott Av (MR83) and Brens Dr at Parkville, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Elliott Av (MR83) approaching Racecourse Rd (MR83) & Flemington Rd (MR60) at Parkville, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Elliott Av (MR83) approaching Racecourse Rd (MR83) & Flemington Rd (MR60, former NH8 / NR79) at Parkville, January 2016. Click here for a photo by Rob Tilley of this location from November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Trailblazers: Trailblazer assembly on Elliott Av (MR83) approaching Racecourse Rd (MR83) & Flemington Rd (MR60, former NH8 / NR79) at Parkville, November 2005. NH8 has been decommissioned. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with old ALT-NR1 (now MR83) and NH8 (now renumbered to MR60) shields on Racecourse Rd (MR83) approaching Boundary Rd, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Citylink: Racecourse Rd (MR83) at the Citylink interchange at North Melbourne, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Eastwood Street & Oak Crescent: Racecourse Rd (MR83) at the junction with Eastwood St & Oak Cr near Newmarket railway station in Kensington, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Racecourse Rd (MR83) approaching Smithfield Rd (MR83) and the unnumbered section of Racecourse Rd at Kensington, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Racecourse Rd (83 / MR8) at the junction with Smithfield Rd (MR83) and the unnumbered section of Racecourse Rd at Kensington, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Trailblazers: Trailblazer assembly on Smithfield Rd (MR83) approaching Epsom Rd (MR35) at Kensington, November 2005. NH8 has been decommissioned. The MR35 multiplex begins at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Trailblazers: Trailblazer assembly on Smithfield Rd (MR83 / MR35 / MR8) at Kensington, November 2005. NH8 has been decommissioned. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Ballarat Rd (MR83 / MR35 / MR8) approaching Moore St (MR35) at Footscray, November 2005. The MR35 multiplex ends at this junction. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign on Ballarat Rd (MR83) approaching Geelong Rd (former Princes Hwy) (MR83) and Ballarat Rd (Western Hwy) (MR8) split at Footscray, November 2005. This sign has since been replaced and updated. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Ballarat Rd (MR83) at the junction with Geelong Rd (former Princes Hwy) (MR83) and Ballarat Rd (Western Hwy) (MR8) split at Footscray, November 2005. This sign has since been updated. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Black Advance Directional Sign: Old black advance directional sign mentioning MR83 on Anderson Road (MR41) in Sunshine, approaching Sun Crescent and Forrest Street, July 2006. Image © Rob Tilley |
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1 BJ Winzer
2 Viseth Uch (Main Roads Victoria)
Last updated: 31-May-2017 14:04
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