St Georges Road, Melbourne
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St Georges Road is a main road in the inner northern suburbs of
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, which passes through the suburbs of
Fitzroy North Fitzroy North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Merri-bek, Merri-bek and City of Yarra, Yarra Local government areas of Victo ...
, Northcote, Thornbury and Preston.


Route

St Georges Road starts at the intersection with Murray Road and Spring Street in Preston along a wide dual-carriageway alignment, varying between four and six lanes, heading south to cross Bell Street until meeting Murray Street in Thornbury, where a tram line branches from both Murray Street and the adjacent
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to run in a dedicated median in the middle of the road. It continues south through Northcote until it reaches Merri Parade, where it narrows to a four-lane, single-carriageway road, sharing surface tram tracks. Running south-west, it crosses
Merri Creek Merri Creek is a waterway in southern parts of Victoria, Australia, which flows through the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It begins near Wallan and flows south for 70 km until joining the Yarra River at Dights Falls. The area where th ...
through
Fitzroy North Fitzroy North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Merri-bek, Merri-bek and City of Yarra, Yarra Local government areas of Victo ...
until it ends upon reaching Brunswick Street. Its former south-westward course is continued by a much smaller residential street named St Georges Road South, running south-west until it reaches
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.
Northcote High School Northcote High School is a co-educational, state secondary school in Northcote, Victoria, Australia. It is situated at the southern end of the City of Darebin, on St Georges Road. The school teaches from Years 7 to 12 and has a current popula ...
is situated on St Georges Road. Located nearby is Merri Creek Primary School. Some small shopping areas are located along the road.


History

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 ...
) declared St Georges Road a Main Road in June 1983, from Epping Road at
Reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
along Spring Street to Murray Road in Preston, and then along St Georges Road proper to
Merri Creek Merri Creek is a waterway in southern parts of Victoria, Australia, which flows through the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It begins near Wallan and flows south for 70 km until joining the Yarra River at Dights Falls. The area where th ...
at Northcote; all roads were known (and signposted) as their constituent parts. St Georges Road was signed as Metropolitan Route 45 between Preston and Fitzroy North in 1989. Metropolitan Route 38 runs concurrent along St Georges Road from Merri Parade at Northcote to Holden Street at Fitzroy North from 1965. The passing of the '' Transport Act of 1983'' (itself an evolution from the original ''Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924'') provided for the declaration of State Highways, roads two-thirds financed by the State government through the Road Construction Authority (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 ...
). The State Highway (St Georges Road) was declared a State Highway in December 1990, from Bell Street at Preston and ending at Merri Parade in Northcote; the road was known (and signposted) as St Georges Road along its entire length. The section between Epping Road in Reservoir and Bell Street in Preston remained a declared Main Road, still known (and signposted) as their constituent parts. In the early 1990s, the tram tracks from Merri Place to Miller Street were rebuilt in a dedicated reservation. The passing of the ''Road Management Act 2004'' granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to
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 ...
. In 2004, VicRoads declared the road as State (St Georges) Highway (Arterial #6130), beginning at Bell Street in Preston and ending at Merri Parade in Northcote, while re-declaring the road from Merri Parade over
Merri Creek Merri Creek is a waterway in southern parts of Victoria, Australia, which flows through the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It begins near Wallan and flows south for 70 km until joining the Yarra River at Dights Falls. The area where th ...
as St Georges Road Bridge (Arterial #5878), and the remnants between Preston and
Fitzroy North Fitzroy North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Merri-bek, Merri-bek and City of Yarra, Yarra Local government areas of Victo ...
as St Georges Road (Arterial #5861). As before, the road is still known and signposted as St Georges Road along its entire length. The section along Spring Street between Reservoir and Preston was separated and declared Spring Street (Arterial #5892). Until the mid-2009 there was a large roundabout at the intersection of St Georges Road, Merri Parade and Charles Street which has been replaced with traffic lights. In 2017
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renewed the pipes that run beneath the central reservation as part of the Preston Reservoir to Merri Creek Water Main Renewal Project. This required 80
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to be removed and stored off-site before being replanted.Water main crossings works complete in Melbourne’s north
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