20-399: Beach Road may refer to: Beach Road, Melbourne , Australia Beach Road, Perth , Australia Beach Road, Visakhapatnam , India Beach Road, Singapore See also [ edit ] Beach Street (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with
40-427: A four-lane single carriageway. At the northern edge of Brighton it intersects with and changes name to St. Kilda Street, running south through the suburbs of western Brighton, rejoining the coast outside Royal Brighton Yacht Club and changing name again to Esplanade. It continues further south along the coast until the intersection with South Road just outside Brighton Beach railway station , where it changes name for
60-736: Is a coastal suburban road in Melbourne , Australia that runs along the northeastern shore of Port Phillip Bay , from Bay Street in Port Melbourne to its southern point in Mordialloc . This name covers many consecutive streets and is not widely known to most drivers except for the southernmost section, as the entire allocation is still best known as by the names of its constituent parts: Beach Street , Beaconsfield Parade , Jacka Boulevard , Marine Parade , Ormond Esplanade , St Kilda Street , Esplanade and Beach Road proper. This article will deal with
80-522: Is an urban highway in Melbourne linking CityLink and the Eastern Freeway , itself a sub-section of Hoddle Main Road . Both these names are not widely known to most drivers, as the entire allocation is still best known as by the names of its constituent parts: Hoddle Street , Punt Road and Barkly Street . This article will deal with the entire length of the corridor for sake of completion. The highway
100-597: Is named after the surveyor Robert Hoddle , who planned central Melbourne's Hoddle Grid . Hoddle Main Road starts at the intersection with Queens Parade and High Street in Fitzroy North and heads south as Hoddle Street, crossing Eastern Freeway one kilometre later (and from where the Hoddle Highway declaration officially starts). It continues south until the intersection with Wellington Parade and Bridge Road , changing name to Punt Road. It continues south, passing near
120-834: The Melbourne Cricket Ground , under Citylink in Richmond , across the Yarra River via the Hoddle Bridge through the South Yarra district to where St Kilda Road and Dandenong Road meet at St Kilda Junction (where the highway declaration ends). Hoddle Main Road continues south on the other side of St Kilda Junction as Barkly Street through the St Kilda city centre, to eventually terminate at Marine Parade in Elwood . The elimination of
140-633: 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 the road as Beach Road (Arterial #5840), from Bay Street in Port Melbourne to Nepean Highway in Mordialloc, however the road is still presently known (and signposted) as its constituent parts. [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal Hoddle Highway Hoddle Highway
160-611: 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 the road as Hoddle Highway (Arterial #6080), beginning at the interchange of Hoddle Street with Eastern Freeway at Clifton Hill and ending at St Kilda Road (Nepean Highway) in St Kilda , while re-declaring the remnants between Clifton Hill and Elwood as Hoddle Main Road (Arterial #5880); as before, all roads are still known (and signposted) as their constituent parts. The Hoddle Street – Punt Road – Barkly Street corridor
180-588: The declaration of State Highways and Main Roads, roads partially financed by the State government through the Country Roads Board (later VicRoads ). Hoddle Main Road was declared a Main Road on 7 September 1960, from Queens Parade in Fitzroy North , along Hoddle Street through Richmond , along Punt Road through South Yarra , and along Barkly Street to Elwood . Hoddle Main Road (including all its constituent roads)
200-620: The entire length of the corridor for sake of completion. Beach Road is extremely popular with cyclists . While the Bayside Trail follows the road closely, cyclists with racing bicycles usually use the road itself. According to Bicycle Victoria , over 7,000 riders were recorded using the road on one Saturday in September 2008 [1] . Numerous cycling clubs and less formal groups use the road for training sessions for road racing and triathlon. Cycling advocacy groups are presently campaigning for
220-547: The final time as Beach Road, running along the beaches through Sandringham , Black Rock and Mentone before eventually terminating at Nepean Highway at Mordialloc . The passing of the Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924 through the Parliament of Victoria provided for the declaration of State Highways and Main Roads, roads partially financed by the State government through the Country Roads Board (later VicRoads ). Beach Road
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#1732852800784240-528: The foreshore of the beach along Port Phillip Bay for the next 4 km (2.5 mi). At the intersection with Fitzroy Street at St Kilda , it changes name to Jacka Boulevard and runs past the St Kilda Sea Baths and southern edge of Luna Park , where it changes name again to Marine Parade, still following the coast. It intersects with Barkly Street and Glen Huntly Road just east of Point Ormond, changing name again to Ormond Esplanade, and narrowing to
260-639: The project to Lewis Construction Co. Pty. Ltd., estimated to cost A£ 240,000. Work commenced in February 1956, with the southern portion open to traffic in April 1957, and the remaining sections, including the ramps leading to and from Hoddle Street, opening several weeks later in May 1957. The passing of the Country Roads Act of 1958 (itself an evolution from the original Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924 ) provided for
280-563: The railway crossing at the Clifton Hill railway gates, where Heidelberg-Eltham Road (known today as Heidelberg Road) crossed the Hurstbridge and Whittlesea (now Mernda ) railway lines and then Hoddle Street, was approved by the Victorian government on 19 May 1955, instructing the Country Roads Board (later VicRoads ) to proceed with the construction of a road overpass. The Board contracted
300-515: The removal of on-street parking on weekend mornings. Beach Road has also been the subject of a local council and community campaign to limit truck traffic. Beach Road starts as Beach Street at the intersection with Bay Street in Port Melbourne (just east of Princes Pier ) and heads southeast as a dual carriageway road, changing name to Beaconsfield Parade shortly after (near the Port Melbourne Life Saving Club) and running along
320-467: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beach_Road&oldid=938164181 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Beach Road, Melbourne Beach Road
340-706: Was declared a Main Road in May 1935, from South Road in Brighton to Nepean Highway in Mordialloc. After the passing of the Country Roads Act of 1958 (itself an evolution from the original Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924 ), the declaration was extended north on 7 September 1960, from Bay Street in Port Melbourne , along Beach Street, Beaconsfield Parade, Lower Esplande (later renamed to Jacka Boulevard), Marine Parade, Ormond Esplanade, St Kilda Street and Esplanade to join with Beach Road proper, but roads within this northern extension were still sign-posted as its constituent parts. Beach Road (including all its constituent roads)
360-712: Was designated in the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan as the F2 Freeway. Part of the F2 Freeway would have connected St Kilda Junction to the Metropolitan Ring Road at the Hume Freeway (Craigieburn Bypass), via the Hoddle Highway and Merri Creek. In 1987, Hoddle Street was the site of a deadly shooting spree known as the Hoddle Street massacre . The perpetrator, 19-year-old army recruit Julian Knight , killed seven people and injured 19 others during his rampage. He
380-735: Was signed as Metropolitan Route 29 between Fitzroy North and Elwood in 1965. The passing of the Transport Act of 1983 updated the definition of State Highways. Hoddle Highway was declared a State Highway by VicRoads in September 1994 within Hoddle Main Road, from Victoria Street in Richmond to the St Kilda Junction in St Kilda , later extended north to the interchange with Eastern Freeway in January 1995; all roads were known (and signposted) as their constituent parts. The passing of
400-415: Was signed as Metropolitan Route 33 between Port Melbourne and Mordialloc in 1965. Metropolitan Route 26 previously ran concurrent along Beaconsfield Parade and Beach Street from Kerferd Road at Albert Park , past Bay Street at Port Melbourne eventually along Howe Parade to Williamstown Road; Metropolitan Route 26 was later truncated to terminate at Kerferd Road and Beaconsfield Parade in 1989. The passing of
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