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St Georges Road
(State (St Georges) Highway)

Victoria
St Georges Road; (State (St Georges) Highway); Victoria
	St Georges Road in Fitzroy North
	North end South end
Coordinates	37°44′15″S 144°59′59″E / 37.737553°S 144.999774°E (North end); 37°47′15″S 144°58′49″E / 37.787570°S 144.980340°E (South end);
General information
Type	Road
Length	5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Route number(s)	Metro Route 45 (1989–present); Entire route; Concurencies:; Metro Route 38 (1965–present); (Merri Parade to Holden Street);
Major junctions
North end	Spring Street; Preston, Melbourne
	Murray Road; Bell Street; Normanby Avenue; Merri Parade; Holden Street;
South end	Brunswick Street; Fitzroy North, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Thornbury, Northcote

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St Georges Road is a main road in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, which passes through the suburbs of Fitzroy North, 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 Preston Workshops 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 through Fitzroy North 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 Nicholson Street.

Northcote High School 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 (later VicRoads) declared St Georges Road a Main Road in June 1983,^[2] from Epping Road at Reservoir along Spring Street to Murray Road in Preston, and then along St Georges Road proper to Merri Creek 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^[3] (itself an evolution from the original Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924^[4]) provided for the declaration of State Highways, roads two-thirds financed by the State government through the Road Construction Authority (later VicRoads). The State Highway (St Georges Road) was declared a State Highway in December 1990,^[5] 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.^[6]^[7]^[8]

The passing of the Road Management Act 2004^[9] granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads declared the road as State (St Georges) Highway (Arterial #6130), beginning at Bell Street at Preston and ending at Merri Parade in Northcote,^[10] while re-declaring the road from Merri Parade over Merri Creek as St Georges Road Bridge (Arterial #5878),^[11] and the remnants between Preston and Fitzroy North as St Georges Road (Arterial #5861);^[12] as before, the road is still presently known (and signposted) as St Georges Road along its entire length. The section along Spring Street between Reservoir and Preston was separated and declared as Spring Street (Arterial #5892).^[13]

Until the middle of 2009 there was a large roundabout at the intersection of St Georges Road, Merri Parade and Charles Street which has now been replaced by traffic lights. In 2017 Melbourne Water renewed the pipes that run beneath the central reservation as part of the Preston Reservoir to Merri Creek Water Main Renewal Project.^[14]^[15] This required 80 palm trees to be removed and stored off-site before being replanted.^[16]

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References

^ "St Georges Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 30 June 1983. p. 1978. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ State of Victoria, An Act to Re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Transport including the Law with respect to Railways, Roads and Tramways... 23 June 1983
^ 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
^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 19 December 1990. pp. 3783, 3785. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ St Georges Road Northcote - Reconstruction with Tram Track Reservation Transit Australia January 1990 page 6
^ St Georges Road Track Relocation - Stage 1 Completed Transit Australia December 1991 pages 270-273
^ Completion of Melbourne's St Georges Road Project Transit Australia August 1992 pages 174-176
^ State Government of Victoria. "Road Management Act 2004" (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 955. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 835. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 821. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 848. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Newsletter July 2017 Melbourne Water
^ Preston Reservoir to Merri Creek water main renewal project Melbourne Water
^ Water main crossings works complete in Melbourne’s north Utility Magazine 20 December 2017

[gmaps-1] "St Georges Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[vicgovgaz83-2] "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 30 June 1983. p. 1978. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[3] State of Victoria, An Act to Re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Transport including the Law with respect to Railways, Roads and Tramways... 23 June 1983

[4] 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

[vicgovgaz90-5] "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 19 December 1990. pp. 3783, 3785. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[6] St Georges Road Northcote - Reconstruction with Tram Track Reservation Transit Australia January 1990 page 6

[7] St Georges Road Track Relocation - Stage 1 Completed Transit Australia December 1991 pages 270-273

[8] Completion of Melbourne's St Georges Road Project Transit Australia August 1992 pages 174-176

[roadact-9] State Government of Victoria. "Road Management Act 2004" (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[vicreg-sgh-10] VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 955. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[vicreg-sgrb-11] VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 835. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[vicreg-sgr-12] VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 821. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[vicreg-ss-13] VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 848. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[14] Newsletter July 2017 Melbourne Water

[15] Preston Reservoir to Merri Creek water main renewal project Melbourne Water

[16] Water main crossings works complete in Melbourne’s north Utility Magazine 20 December 2017

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-*{{AUshield|S|38}} State Route 38 {{small|(1965-present)<br />(Merri Parade to Holden Street)}}
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 ==History==
+The [[Country Roads Board]] (later [[VicRoads]]) declared '''St Georges Road''' a Main Road in June 1983,<ref name="vicgovgaz83">{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1983&class=general&page_num=1969&state=V&classNum=G64&id= |title=Victorian Government Gazette |date=30 June 1983 |pages=1978 |publisher=State Library of Victoria |access-date=30 December 2021 }}</ref> from Epping Road at [[Reservoir, Victoria|Reservoir]] along Spring Street to Murray Road in [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]], and then along St Georges Road proper to [[Merri Creek]] at [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]]; all roads were known (and signposted) as their constituent parts.
-St Georges Road was signed as State Route 45 between Preston and Fitzroy North in 1989. State Route 38 runs concurrent along St Georges Road from Merri Parade at Northcote to Holden Street at Fitzroy North from 1965.
+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 ''Road Management Act 2004''<ref name="roadact">{{cite web |author=State Government of Victoria |title=Road Management Act 2004 |url=https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-08/04-12aa062%20authorised.pdf |publisher=Government of Victoria |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018233332/https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-08/04-12aa062%20authorised.pdf |archivedate=19 October 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to [[VicRoads]]: in 2004, VicRoads declared the road as '''State (St Georges) Highway''' (Arterial #6130), beginning at [[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]] at [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]] and ending at Merri Parade in [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]],<ref name="vicreg-sgh">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=955 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> while re-declaring the road from Merri Parade over [[Merri Creek]] as '''St Georges Road Bridge''' (Arterial #5878),<ref name="vicreg-sgrb">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=835 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> and the remnants between [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]] and [[Fitzroy North, Victoria|Fitzroy North]] as '''St Georges Road''' (Arterial #5861)<ref name="vicreg-sgr">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=821 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> The road is still presently known (and signposted) as St Georges Road along its entire length.
+The passing of the ''[[Transport Act 1983|Transport Act of 1983]]''<ref>[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/ta1983153.pdf State of Victoria, ''An Act to Re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Transport including the Law with respect to Railways, Roads and Tramways...'' 23 June 1983]</ref> (itself an evolution from the original ''Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924''<ref>[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/hava1924204/ 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, roads two-thirds financed by the State government through the [[Road Construction Authority]] (later [[VicRoads]]). The '''State Highway (St Georges Road)''' was declared a State Highway in December 1990,<ref name="vicgovgaz90">{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1990&class=general&page_num=3743&state=V&classNum=G50&id= |title=Victorian Government Gazette |date=19 December 1990 |pages=3783, 3785 |publisher=State Library of Victoria |access-date=30 December 2021 }}</ref> from [[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]] at [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]] and ending at Merri Parade in [[Northcote, Victoria|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.<ref>St Georges Road Northcote - Reconstruction with Tram Track Reservation ''[[Transit Australia]]'' January 1990 page 6</ref><ref>St Georges Road Track Relocation - Stage 1 Completed ''Transit Australia'' December 1991 pages 270-273</ref><ref>Completion of Melbourne's St Georges Road Project ''Transit Australia'' August 1992 pages 174-176</ref>
+The passing of the ''Road Management Act 2004''<ref name="roadact">{{cite web |author=State Government of Victoria |title=Road Management Act 2004 |url=https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-08/04-12aa062%20authorised.pdf |publisher=Government of Victoria |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018233332/https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-08/04-12aa062%20authorised.pdf |archivedate=18 October 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to [[VicRoads]]: in 2004, VicRoads declared the road as '''State (St Georges) Highway''' (Arterial #6130), beginning at [[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]] at [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]] and ending at Merri Parade in [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]],<ref name="vicreg-sgh">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=955 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> while re-declaring the road from Merri Parade over [[Merri Creek]] as '''St Georges Road Bridge''' (Arterial #5878),<ref name="vicreg-sgrb">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=835 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> and the remnants between [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]] and [[Fitzroy North, Victoria|Fitzroy North]] as '''St Georges Road''' (Arterial #5861);<ref name="vicreg-sgr">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=821 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref> as before, the road is still presently known (and signposted) as St Georges Road along its entire length. The section along Spring Street between Reservoir and Preston was separated and declared as '''Spring Street''' (Arterial #5892).<ref name="vicreg-ss">{{cite web |author=VicRoads |title=VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015 |url=https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Victoria |page=848 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501042521/https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C |archivedate=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2021 }}</ref>
 Until the middle of 2009 there was a large roundabout at the intersection of St Georges Road, Merri Parade and Charles Street which has now been replaced by traffic lights. In 2017 [[Melbourne Water]] renewed the pipes that run beneath the central reservation as part of the Preston Reservoir to Merri Creek Water Main Renewal Project.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200409080939/https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.app.mw-yoursay.files/5815/0085/3985/M40_NEWSLETTER_JULY_2017.pdf Newsletter July 2017] Melbourne Water</ref><ref>[https://www.melbournewater.com.au/what-we-are-doing/works-and-projects-near-me/all-projects/preston-reservoir-merri-creek-water-main Preston Reservoir to Merri Creek water main renewal project] Melbourne Water</ref> This required 80 [[Arecaceae|palm trees]] to be removed and stored off-site before being replanted.<ref>[https://utilitymagazine.com.au/water-main-crossings-works-complete-in-melbournes-north/ Water main crossings works complete in Melbourne’s north] ''Utility Magazine'' 20 December 2017</ref>
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Road infrastructure in Melbourne}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Georges Road, Melbourne}}
 [[Category:Streets in Melbourne]]
+[[Category:Transport in the City of Darebin]]
+[[Category:Transport in the City of Yarra]]
+[[Category:Fitzroy, Victoria]]
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v t e Road infrastructure in Melbourne
Freeways	Princes Freeway West Gate Freeway CityLink Southern Link Monash Freeway CityLink Western Link Tullamarine Freeway Eastern Freeway EastLink Frankston Freeway Western Freeway Mornington Peninsula Freeway Hume Freeway Calder Freeway M80 Ring Road South Gippsland Freeway
Highways/Primary Arterial Roads	Plenty Road Nepean Highway Maroondah Highway Warburton Highway Western Port Highway Alexandra Parade Burwood Highway Bell Street / Springvale Road Bulleen Road Cheltenham Road / Lower Dandenong Road Dandenong Bypass Dandenong Road / Geelong Road Dingley Bypass Greensborough Highway Frankston–Dandenong Road / Stud Road Hoddle Street / Punt Road Moorooduc Highway Ringwood Bypass St Georges Road Warrigal Road Yarra Bank Highway
Secondary/Other Arterial Roads	Craigieburn Road Fitzsimons Lane Hallam Road Airport Drive Ballarat Road Burke Road Boronia Road Canterbury Road Chandler Highway Clayton Road / Middleborough Road Donnybrook Road Dorset Road Epping Road Flemington Road Glenferrie Road Heidelberg Road Koo Wee Rup Bypass Maribyrnong Road Melton Highway Mickleham Road Mountain Highway Mount Alexander Road Pascoe Vale Road St Kilda Road Sydney Road Thompson Road Westall Road Yan Yean Road
Bridges and tunnels	Bolte Bridge Burnley Tunnel Charles Grimes Bridge Domain Tunnel King Street Bridge Melba Tunnel Mullum Mullum Tunnel West Gate Bridge
Proposals	1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan Dingley Arterial (partially completed) East West Link Healesville Freeway Mornington Peninsula Freeway (southern extension) North East Link (under construction) Outer Ring Road West Gate Tunnel (under construction) West Gate Distributor
Streets in Melbourne Highways in Melbourne VicRoads Transport in Melbourne

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