Bridge Road, Melbourne

Bridge Road

Bridge Road facing west
General information
Type	Road
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Opened	~1850
Major junctions
West end	Hoddle Street / Punt Road (State Route 29), Richmond, Melbourne
	Church Street Burnley Street Yarra Boulevard (Tourist Drive 2)
East end	Church Street (State Route 36), Hawthorn, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Richmond, Burnley, Hawthorn
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Bridge Road is a major shopping strip in Melbourne, Australia. It is best known for its abundance of clothing factory outlets, which makes it a popular tourist attraction. There are also many stores featuring up-and-coming local fashion designers, cafes and other restaurants.

Geography

Bridge Road runs for 2 kilometres roughly east-to-west in the suburb of Richmond. The road is positioned from its crossroads with Hoddle Street and Wellington Parade in the west to its fork into Church Street and Burwood Road in the east.

The City of Yarra town hall and Epworth Hospital are amongst the landmarks of Bridge Road. Hawthorn Bridge, which crosses the Yarra River, is also along Bridge Road.

History

Bridge Road is classified as a heritage area as its history dates back to 1837, two years after the European settlement of the colony of Victoria. The first land sales in the area took place on August 1, 1839.^[1]

Historical plaques are placed on many buildings and provide a glimpse into the development of Bridge Road.

The majority of the existing 19th-century buildings in Bridge Road are shops which date from the 1870s and 1880s. The horse-drawn omnibuses which brought shoppers to the area were replaced by cable trams in 1885, which in turn were replaced by an electrified tram service in 1916. Shortly afterwards Cinema Richmond opened in 1919 adjacent to the Town Hall.

Tram Routes

Tram routes 48 and 75 pass through Bridge Road.

References

↑ "About Us | Bridge Road". www.bridgerd.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-17.

External links

http://www.bridgerd.com.au

Landmarks in the Melbourne City Centre

Note: this includes landmarks in the Melbourne City Centre and its fringe areas, not the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area

City precincts	Arts Precinct Chinatown Docklands Government Precinct Greek Precinct Little Italy Paris End RMIT City Southbank/Wharf Sports and Entertainment Precinct University of Melbourne

Shopping	Block Arcade Bourke Street Bridge Road Brunswick Street Chapel Street Centre Place Collins Street Degraves Street DFO South Wharf Elizabeth Street Flinders Lane GPO Melbourne Harbour Town Docklands Little Collins Street Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Myer Emporium Pran Central Queen Victoria Market Queen Victoria Village Royal Arcade Swanston Street

Entertainment	Tramcar Restaurant Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex Luna Park Melbourne Aquarium Melbourne Visitor Shuttle Melbourne Zoo See also: Theatres in the Melbourne City Centre

Public galleries	Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Australian Centre for the Moving Image Ian Potter Museum of Art NGV Australia NGV International RMIT Gallery See also: Museums in Melbourne

Institutions	General Post Office Government House Melbourne Observatory Melbourne Town Hall Old Melbourne Gaol Old Melbourne Magistrates' Court Old Melbourne Mint Old Treasury Building Parliament House State Library of Victoria Supreme Court of Victoria Victoria Barracks

Structures	Arts Centre Eureka Tower Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Melbourne Star Royal Exhibition Building Shrine of Remembrance St Paul's Cathedral St Patrick's Cathedral

Sports venues	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park) Calder Park Raceway Docklands Stadium (Etihad Stadium) Flemington Racecourse Kooyong Stadium Margaret Court Arena Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue (Hisense Arena) Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) Lakeside Stadium National Ice Sports Centre (O'Brien Group Arena) Rod Laver Arena Royal Melbourne Golf Club Princes Park (Ikon Park) Sandown Raceway State Netball and Hockey Centre

Parks and spaces	Albert Park and Lake Alexandra Gardens Birrarung Marr Carlton Gardens City Square Federation Square Fitzroy Gardens Flagstaff Gardens Kings Domain Queen Victoria Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Park Treasury Gardens Yarra Park

Transport	Bolte Bridge Capital City Trail City Circle Tram CityLink Flinders Street station Melbourne Airport Melbourne Central station Melbourne Seaport Southern Cross station Trams in Melbourne West Gate Bridge Yarra River

See also: Museums in Melbourne Parks and gardens of Melbourne Theatres in the Melbourne City Centre

Coordinates: 37°49′3.23″S 144°59′25.18″E / 37.8175639°S 144.9903278°E / -37.8175639; 144.9903278

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