Yarra Bank Highway

Yarra Bank Highway
Victoria
General information
Type Highway
Length 2 km (1 mi)
Route number(s) Metropolitan Route 20
Tourist routes Tourist Drive 2
Major junctions
East end
 
  • Linlithgow Avenue
  • Sturt Street
  • St. Kilda Road (State Route 3) via Southbank Boulevard
West end West Gate Freeway (M1), Southbank, Melbourne
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in Victoria

Yarra Bank Highway is a short 2 kilometres (1 mi) highway in central Melbourne, Australia. It runs parallel to the Yarra River and provides an alternate route to the Domain Tunnel and the Burnley Tunnel on CityLink. It is used by trucks carrying Hazardous Loads prohibited from the tunnels and provides another route when the tunnels are closed for maintenance. Prior to the construction of CityLink the highway provided the main link between the Monash Freeway and the West Gate Freeway.

The highway travels through a short tunnel underneath St. Kilda Road and The Arts Centre, Melbourne.

Otherwise Known As

There are several locally known street names along the route of the Yarra Bank Highway:

See also

Australian roads portal


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