Ballarat Road

Ballarat Road

Victoria
Ballarat Road; Victoria
	Ballarat Road, Ravenhall
	West end East end
Coordinates	37°45′12″S 144°43′51″E / 37.753196°S 144.730886°E (West end); 37°47′42″S 144°54′46″E / 37.795078°S 144.912801°E (East end);
General information
Type	Road
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Gazetted	December 1913 (as Main Road); July 1925 (as State Highway)
Route number(s)	Metro Route 8 (2009–present); (Ravenhall–Footscray)
Former; route number	National Highway M8 (1997–2009); National Highway 8 (1974–1997); (Ravenhall–Ardeer); National Highway 8 (1974–2009); (Ardeer–Footscray); National Route 8 (1955–1974); Entire route;
Major junctions
West end	Western Freeway; Ravenhall, Melbourne
	Western Ring Road; Geelong Road;
East end	Smithfield Road; Footscray, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Albion, Sunshine, Braybrook
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Ballarat Road is a major urban arterial road in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 28 January 1914. p. 320. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Twelfth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1925". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 31 December 1925. p. 3.
^ "Ballarat Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

Ballarat Road Victoria

Ballarat Road, Ravenhall
West end East end
Coordinates	37°45′12″S 144°43′51″E / 37.753196°S 144.730886°E / -37.753196; 144.730886 (West end) 37°47′42″S 144°54′46″E / 37.795078°S 144.912801°E / -37.795078; 144.912801 (East end)
General information
Type	Road
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)^[3]
Gazetted	December 1913 (as Main Road)^[1] July 1925 (as State Highway)^[2]
Route number(s)	Metro Route 8 (2009–present) (Ravenhall–Footscray)
Former route number	National Highway M8 (1997–2009) National Highway 8 (1974–1997) (Ravenhall–Ardeer) National Highway 8 (1974–2009) (Ardeer–Footscray) National Route 8 (1955–1974) Entire route
Major junctions
West end	Western Freeway Ravenhall, Melbourne
	Western Ring Road Geelong Road
East end	Smithfield Road Footscray, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Albion, Sunshine, Braybrook
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