Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare through the northern suburbs of
Melbourne
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, connecting the outer northern fringe to the inner northern suburbs.
Route
Pascoe Vale Road starts at the intersection with Somerton Road in
Coolaroo
Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Coolaroo recorded a population of 3,193 at the 2021 census.
History
Coolaroo is ...
and runs south as a four-lane, dual-carriageway road until the underpass with Camp Road and Johnstone Street in
Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District and the council seat of the City of Hume local government area. Broadmeadows recorded a population of 12,524 at the 2021 census. It i ...
, where it narrows to a four-lane, single-carriageway road. It continues south over the
Western Ring Road
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through
Glenroy, under
CityLink
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and over the
Craigieburn railway line
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through
Strathmore, until the intersection with Fletcher Street in
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
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*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League
*Electoral district of Essendon
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United Kin ...
, where it shares surface tram tracks. It continues south to eventually terminate at
Moonee Ponds Junction
Moonee Ponds Junction is a bus and tram interchange on the junction of Ascot Vale Road / Pascoe Vale Road and Mount Alexander Road in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne (Puckle Street / Dean Street also meets at the same point). It is located approximate ...
, where it meets
Mount Alexander Road
Mount Alexander Road (and its northern section as Bulla Road) is a major road in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs, connecting the northern edges of the city district to just south of Essendon Airport. It was named after its original destina ...
and Ascot Vale Road in
Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley Local government ar ...
.
Tram route 59 passes along the length of Pascoe Vale Road between Fletcher Street in Essendon and Moonee Ponds Junction.
History
Pascoe Vale Road originally ran north from Mount Alexander Road in Moonee Ponds to Camp Road at Broadmeadows. The passing of the ''Country Roads Act of 1958'' (itself an evolution from the original ''Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924''
State of Victoria, ''An Act to make further provision with respect to Highways and Country Roads Motor Cars and Traction Engines and for other purposes'' 30 December 1924
/ref>) provided for the declaration of State Highways and Main Roads, roads partially financed by the State government through the Country Roads Board
The Country Roads Board was a government authority responsible for the construction and maintenance of main roads in the state of Victoria, Australia between 1913 and 1983.
History
The Country Roads Board (CRB) was formed to take over respon ...
(later VicRoads
VicRoads is a government joint venture in the state of Victoria, Australia. In the state, it is responsible for driver licensing and vehicle registration. It is owned and operated through a joint venture between the Victorian government an ...
). A northern extension to the existing declaration of Pascoe Vale Road, from Camp Road to the intersection with Somerton Road in Coolaroo
Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Coolaroo recorded a population of 3,193 at the 2021 census.
History
Coolaroo is ...
, was declared a Main Road on 7 September 1960. Construction to eliminate the railway crossing at the Broadmeadows railway gates, where Camp Road crossed the Broadmeadows railway line and then Pascoe Vale Road, with a road-over-rail overpass in Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District and the council seat of the City of Hume local government area. Broadmeadows recorded a population of 12,524 at the 2021 census. It i ...
, was completed in January 1978.
Pascoe Vale Road was signed as Metropolitan Route 35 between Broadmeadows North and Moonee Ponds in 1965, heading east along Barry Road to eventually meet Hume Highway in Campbellfield. It was extended further north in 1989 along the entire road, heading east along Somerton Road to eventually meet Hume Highway in Coolaroo
Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Coolaroo recorded a population of 3,193 at the 2021 census.
History
Coolaroo is ...
. Metropolitan Route 35 continues south along Ascot Vale Road eventually to Laverton.
The passing of the ''Road Management Act 2004'' granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads re-declared Pascoe Vale Road (Arterial #5819) from Somerton Road in Coolaroo
Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Coolaroo recorded a population of 3,193 at the 2021 census.
History
Coolaroo is ...
to Ascot Vale Road in Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley Local government ar ...
.
Major intersections
Gallery
File:Pascoe Vale Road at Moonee Ponds (1).jpg, Pascoe Vale Road in Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley Local government ar ...
File:Pascoe Vale Road at Moonee Ponds.jpg, Pascoe Vale Road in Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley Local government ar ...
See also
References
Streets in Melbourne
Broadmeadows, Victoria
Transport in the City of Hume
Transport in the City of Merri-bek
Transport in the City of Moonee Valley
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