Road Photos & Information: Victoria
Hume Highway, Sydney Road, Royal Parade, Elizabeth Street, Peel Street, Dudley Street & Wurundjeri Way (Metropolitan Route 55)

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The original Hume Highway route started life as Sydney Road, cutting through Melbourne's northern suburbs. The highway was named in 1928 after Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), a famous explorer in the early 19th century who, in 1824, in conjunction with William Hovell first found an overland route between Sydney and the infant colonial outpost of Port Phillip, the original name of Melbourne.

Since the 1960s, the road has either been duplicated, where alignments allow for it, and also large deviations have also been part of the upgrade process. When the Craigieburn Bypass section of the Hume Freeway opened in December 2005, the last non freeway / expressway standard section of the highway in Victoria was bypassed.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

Click here for photos of the route signposted as National Highway 31.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Sydney Rd (MR55) approaching Camp Rd (MR48) and Mahoneys Rd (MR48) at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Dudley St (MR32 & MR55) at West Melbourne, August 2015. MR55 becomes Wurundjeri Way here. Note the incorrect NH55 shield.

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Mahoneys Road & Camp Road:
Corner of Sydney Rd (MR55, Camp Rd (MR48) and Mahoneys Rd (MR48) at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Mahoneys Road & Camp Road:
Corner of Sydney Rd (MR55), Camp Rd (MR48) and Mahoneys Rd (MR48) at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Sydney Rd (MR55) approaching Barry Rd at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Sydney Rd (MR55) approaching Cooper St (MR58) and Somerton Rd (MR35 / MR58) at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Cooper Street & Somerton Road:
Corner of Sydney Rd (MR55), Cooper St (MR58) and Somerton Rd (MR35 / MR58) at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Cooper Street & Somerton Road:
Corner of Sydney Rd (MR55), Cooper St (MR58) and Somerton Rd (MR35 / MR58) at Campbellfield, August 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Hume Hwy (MR55) approaching Potter St (C722) at Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Hume Hwy (MR55) approaching Potter St (C722) at Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Potter Street:
Hume Hwy (MR55) at the interchange with Potter St (C722), Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Craigieburn Road:
Hume Hwy (MR55) at the interchange with Craigieburn Rd (C722), Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Hume Hwy (MR55) approaching Kingswood Dr at Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Hume Hwy (MR55) approaching Amaroo Rd & Grand Blvd at Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Amaroo Road & Grand Boulevard:
Corner of Hume Hwy (MR55), Amaroo Rd and Grand Blvd, Craigieburn, August 2015.

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Start Freeway:
Entrance ramp to Hume Fwy (M31) and northern terminus of MR55 at Craigieburn, August 2015.

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