Road Photos & Information: Victoria
Kororoit Creek Road, Ferguson Street, Douglas Parade, Hyde Street, Francis Street, Whitehall Street, Hopkins Street, Moore Street, Ballarat Road, Smithfield Road, Epsom Road, Ascot Vale Road, Pascoe Vale Road, Mount Alexander Road, Kellaway Avenue, Pascoe Vale Road and Somerton Road (Metropolitan Route 35)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 40 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Sydney Rd (MR55) and Cooper St (MR58), Somerton
- Southern: Fitzgerald Rd (MR40), Old Geelong Rd (unnumbered) and Leakes Rd (unnumbered), Laverton North
- Miscellaneous:
- Declared Names: Kororoit Creek Rd, Ferguson St, Douglas Pde, Hyde St, Docklands Hwy, Hopkins-Whitehall St, Hopkins St, Moore St, Princes Hwy, Epsom Rd, Ascot Vale Rd, Pascoe Vale Rd and Somerton Rd
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Laverton North, Altona, Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood, Yarraville, Footscray, Kensington, Flemington, Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Strathmore, Pascoe Vale, Oak Park, Glenroy, Broadmeadows, Coolaroo, Roxburgh Park and Somerton
Route Numbering:
- Current: 35
- Multiplexed with: 39 50 58 83 11
- Former: 1 1 8 8
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- Arterial 5199 (Spotswood to Yarraville)
- Arterial 5207 (Newport to Spotswood)
- Arterial 5455 (Footscray)
- Arterial 5456 (Footscray)
- Arterial 5602 (Kensington)
- Arterial 5763 (Kensington to Moonee Ponds)
- Arterial 5819 (Moonee Ponds to Coolaroo)
- Arterial 5833 (Laverton North to Williamstown)
- Arterial 5880 (Footscray)
- Arterial 5960 (Coolaroo to Somerton)
- Arterial 6120 (Yarraville to Footscray)
- Arterial 6500 (Footscray to Kensington)
General Information:
Metropolitan Route 35 is an arterial route servicing Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. A mix of divided and undivided roadway, it links several industrial centres with freeways and freight facilities. It also passes through residential and commercial areas.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- Metropolitan Route 39, for 1 km, Altona.
- Metropolitan Route 50, for 1.7 km, between Yarraville and Footscray.
- Metropolitan Route 58, for 2 km, between Roxburgh Park and Somerton.
- Metropolitan Route 83, for 2 km, between Footscray and Kensington.
- Tourist Drive 11, for 7 km, between Altona and Williamstown, and between Williamstown and Spotswood.
History:
- 1849: Operation of a punt over Maribyrnong River at Footscray began by Michael Lynch. 2
- 1935: Construction of the third Lynch's Bridge over Maribyrnong River at Footscray. 2
Somerton to Laverton North
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Pascoe Vale Rd (MR35) at Coolaroo, August 2015.
Image © Paul Rands
1 VIC Government, Department of Transport and Planning Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version: 2, 29 February 2024.
2 VIC Government, Heritage Council Victoria, Victorian Heritage Database, Lynch's Bridge over Maribyrnong River
2 VIC Government, Heritage Council Victoria, Victorian Heritage Database, Lynch's Bridge over Maribyrnong River