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Burke Road, Melbourne

Burke Road
Victoria
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Burke Road, looking north from Camberwell Junction
Type Road
Length 12 km (7.5 mi)
North end Lower Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe East, Melbourne
 
South end Princes Highway, Caulfield, Melbourne
Major suburbs Kew East, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Malvern East

Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It runs from Ivanhoe to Caulfield and includes the major shopping district at Camberwell. Burke Road was originally known as Boundary, West Boundary or New Cross Road.

The road is aligned with the western boundary of Elgar's Special Survey, and does not conform to the 1 mile (1.6 km) interval cadastral survey grid for Melbourne.

Tram route 72 runs along the road between Malvern and Cotham roads.

Australia road sign W5-29.svg

Coordinates: 37°49′40″S 145°3′27″E / 37.82778°S 145.05750°E / -37.82778; 145.05750



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