Road Photos & Information: Victoria
Maidstone St, Kororoit Creek Road, Grieve Parade, Princes Highway, McDonald Road, Somerville Road, Paramount Road, Dempster Street, Gwelo Street, Sredna Street, Sunshine Road, Ashley Street, Churchill Avenue, Hampstead Road, Wests Road, Cordite Avenue, Canning Street, Military Road, Milleara Road, Keilor Park Drive, Sharps Road, Melrose Drive and Mickleham Road (Metropolitan Route 39)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 38 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Mickleham Rd (C739) and Somerton Rd (MR58), Greenvale
- Southern: Queen St (MR41) and Maidstone St (TD11), Altona
- Miscellaneous:
- Declared Names: Maidstone Street, Kororoit Creek Road, Grieve Parade, Princes Highway, McDonald Road, Somerville Road, Maribyrnong-Tottenham Road, Churchill Avenue, Ascot Vale-Keilor Road, Keilor Park Drive, Sharps Road, Melrose Drive and Mickleham Road
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Altona, Altona North, Brooklyn, Tottenham, West Footscray, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Keilor Park, Tullamarine, Westmeadows, Attwood and Greenvale
Route Numbering:
- Current: 39
- Multiplexed with: 32 35 38 41 48 56 83
- Former: 1 30 38 40 41 48
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- Arterial 5053 (Tullamarine)
- Arterial 5054 (Keilor East to Tullamarine)
- Arterial 5142 (Brooklyn)
- Arterial 5441 (Tullamarine)
- Arterial 5446 (Altona North to Brooklyn)
- Arterial 5451 (Altona to Altona North)
- Arterial 5458 (Brooklyn to Tottenham)
- Arterial 5459 (West Footscray to Maidstone)
- Arterial 5820 (Tullamarine to Greenvale)
- Arterial 5833 (Altona North)
- Arterial 5864 (Maribyrnong to Keilor East)
- Arterial 5950 (Tottenham to West Footscray and Maidstone to Maribyrnong)
- Arterial 6500 (Brooklyn)
General Information:
Metropolitan Route 39 is in Melbourne's western and northwestern suburbs. It's a mix of divided and undivided roads, passing through residential, commercial, industrial and semi-rural zones.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- Metropolitan Route 32, for 100 m, West Footscray.
- Metropolitan Route 35, for 1 km, Altona.
- Metropolitan Route 38, for 2 km, at Maidstone.
- Metropolitan Route 41, for 700 m, Brooklyn.
- Metropolitan Route 48, for 700 m, Westmeadows.
- Metropolitan Route 56, for 400 m, Altona North.
- Metropolitan Route 83, for 1.6 km, Brooklyn.
History:
- 1989: Introduction of Metropolitan Route 39.2
- 2005-2006: Duplication of Mickleham Road. 3
Altona to Greenvale
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on the unnumbered segment of Melrose Dr at Tullamarine, approaching the interchange with Western Ring Rd (M80) and the MR39 section of Melrose Dr, November 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Melrose Dr (MR39) approaching Broadmeadows Rd and Mickleham Rd (MR39) at Tullamarine, November 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
1 VIC Government, Department of Transport and Planning Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version: 2, 29 February 2024.
2 Viseth Uch.
3 VIC Government, Ministerial Media Releases, Next Stage Of Mickleham Road Duplication Announced, 27 April 2006.
2 Viseth Uch.
3 VIC Government, Ministerial Media Releases, Next Stage Of Mickleham Road Duplication Announced, 27 April 2006.