Sydney Road

Sydney Road Victoria
Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the CBD
Type	Road
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 55
North end	Hume Freeway, Craigieburn, Melbourne
	Craigieburn Road, Somerton Road, Cooper Street, Camp/Mahoneys Roads, Western Ring Road, Bell Street, Brunswick Road
South end	Royal Parade, Parkville, Melbourne
Major suburbs	Somerton, Campbellfield, Coburg, Brunswick

Sydney Road (in its northernmost part also known as the Hume Highway) is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Sydney Road starts at the northern end of Royal Parade at the boundary of Parkville and Brunswick and continues north through Brunswick, Coburg, Coburg North, Hadfield, Fawkner, Campbellfield, Somerton and Craigieburn, where it joins the Hume Freeway.

The section passing through Brunswick and Coburg, between Park Street at its southern end and Bell Street near the site of the former Pentridge prison, at its northern end, is Melbourne's longest continuous shopping strip, with an abundance of small businesses and a variety of restaurants and coffee shops, clothing stores, places of worship, and community services. It is well known for its wedding fashion shops, discount shopping and a number of specialist food stores.

Tram route 19 runs along the inner section of Sydney Road, starting at Bakers Road in Coburg North and ending in Elizabeth Street at Flinders Street station in the city. The Upfield railway line from the city loop runs parallel to Sydney Road about 200m to the west, with stations at Jewell, Brunswick, Anstey, Moreland and Coburg. The road has historically been signed as Route 31, but since the opening of the Craigieburn Bypass has been relegated to Route 55.

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