Ballarat Road, Melbourne
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Ballarat Road Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′38″S 144°49′49″E / 37.77722°S 144.83028°ECoordinates: 37°46′38″S 144°49′49″E / 37.77722°S 144.83028°E |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 8 |
| West end |
 Western Freeway (M8), Ravenhall, Melbourne
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 Western Ring Road (M80)
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| East end |
 Princes Highway (State Route 83), Footscray, Melbourne
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| Major suburbs | Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Albion, Sunshine, Braybrook |
Ballarat Road (in its westernmost part the Western Highway) is a major urban arterial road in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Previously known as the Western Highway, the road is signed as State Route 8. The Deer Park Bypass (completed 2009) carries the National Highway M8 designation while the Ballarat Road from Caroline Springs through Deer Park has the blue Route 8 shield. Route 8 continues on Ballarat Road across the Western Ring Road (opened 1996) to the inner suburb of Footscray. The freeway was originally designated in the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan as part of the F12 Freeway corridor.
Ballarat Road starts at the Footscray junction of Princes Highway (Geelong Road) in Footscray and continues west through Maidstone, Braybrook, Sunshine, Albion, Cairnlea, Deer Park, Burnside, and Caroline Springs. The major junctions along the route include the Western Ring Road and the Deer Park Bypass.
Tram route 82 runs along the Footscray section of Ballarat Road, between Gordon & Droop Streets. The Melton railway line from Southern Cross runs parallel to Ballarat Road from Sunshine about 1 km to the south, with stations at Albion, and Deer Park. Several bus routes run along Ballarat Road at various points (routes 215, 216, 220, 223, 256, 400, 406, 408, 410 and 456) with 456 continuing on the Western Freeway to Melton.
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