Yarra Bank Highway

Yarra Bank Highway

Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Yarra Bank Highway
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route = Yarra River Tourist Route 2
exits = Linlithgow Avenue
Sturt Street
via"' Southbank Boulevard

Yarra Bank Highway is a short convert|2|km|mi|0|lk=on 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:

*Power Street (from the West Gate Freeway to City Road)
*City Road (from Power Street to the St. Kilda Road underpass)
*Alexandra Avenue (from the St. Kilda Road underpass to the Swan Street Bridge)
*Swan Street Bridge (from Alexandra Avenue to the Batman Avenue / Olympic Boulevard intersection)

See also

*List of Melbourne highways


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