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Barkly Street, Punt Road, Hoddle Street, Queens Parade & High Street (Metropolitan Route 29)

Statistics:

• Length: 27 km
• Northern Terminus: Memorial Av (MR58) and High St (C729) at Epping
• Southern Terminus: Ormond Esp (MR33) at Elwood
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Elwood, St Kilda, Windsor, Prahran, South Yarra, East Melbourne, Collingwood, Clifton Hill, Northcote, Thornbury, Preston, Reservoir, Thomastown, Lalor and Epping

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: High Street (5205), Queens Parade (5147), Hoddle Street (5850 & 6080) 1

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 29 is a major arterial route linking Melbourne's bayside, CBD and northern suburbs. It also connects with 3 freeway routes: Citylink (M1), Eastern Fwy (M3) and Metroplitan Ring Round (M80).

The route is a mix of undivided and divided road, which along some sections features tramlines, and passes through residential, commercial and industrial zones.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Metropolitan Route 3 for 50 m at St Kilda
• Metropolitan Route 58 for 700 m at Epping

History:

• 11 September 1848: High Street officially gazetted as a road. It is one of the oldest roads in Victoria, the oldest being Heidelberg Road. 2
• 1854-1877: Tolling imposed on High Street. The first toll house was near Merri Creek where Hoddle Street intersects with Queens Parade, but this was found to be unsuitable and the toll house was relocated to south west corner of High and Westgarth streets. Another location included the corner of High Street and Murray Road, Preston. In 1863 this gate was moved further north to near the Preston Arms Hotel. 3
• 1860s: Renaming of Plenty Road to High Street. 2
• 1946: Installation of the first traffic lights along High Street at the Westgarth Street intersection in Northcote. 2
• 1965: Introduction of Metropolitan Route 29. 1
• 1971: Hoddle Street widened. 4
• 23 May 2005: Transit lane becomes operational along the northbound carriageway of Hoddle St. 5

Elwood to Epping			Epping to Elwood
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Hoddle St (MR29) approaching Johnston St (MR34), November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Trailblazer: MR29 trailblazer on Hoddle St (MR29) in Collingwood, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Lane Allocation Sign: Lane allocation sign on Hoddle St (MR29) approaching Eastern Fwy (M3) interchange at Collingwood, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Hoddle St (MR29), Collingwood, approaching Johnston St (MR34), November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Hoddle St (MR29) at Collingwood, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Trailblazer: MR29 trailblazer on Hoddle St (MR29), near Turner St, in Collingwood, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black hand painted AD sign with incorrect shaped shields on Hoddle St (MR29) approaching the interchange with Heidelberg Rd (MR46) at Clifton Hill, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign on Hoddle St (MR29) at Collingwood, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Black Intersection Directional Sign: ID signs on Hoddle St (MR29) at the Heidelberg Rd (MR46) interchange at Clifton Hill, November 2005. Note the pre-metric text on the clearance sign beginning to come through the white paint. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Hoddle St (MR29) in Collingwood approaching Victoria Pde (MR32) and Victoria St (MR32), November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
				Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on Hoddle St (MR29) in Collingwood at the junction with Victoria Pde (MR32) and Victoria St (MR32), November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Hoddle St (MR29), East Melbourne, approaching Bridge Rd (MR30), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of High Street as C729

1 Viseth Uch
2 Darebin City Council, Darebin Libraries Fact sheet, High Street Northcote
3 Darebin Historical Encyclopedia, Toll Gates (1854-1877)
4 Picture Victoria, 1971 The Junction Hotel bites the dust
5 Victorian Government, Ministerial Media Releases, New 'T2' Transit Lane System for Hoddle Street, 13 May 2005

Last updated: 03-Jun-2017 0:38

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