Length:

23 km

Termini:

Eastern: Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd (C726) and Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd (C728), Kangaroo Ground

Western: Heidelberg Rd (MR46 / TD2) and Upper Heidelberg Rd (MR46), Ivanhoe

Miscellaneous:

Declared Names: Main Heidelberg-Eltham Rd, Greensborough Hwy and Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East, Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Viewbank, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Eltham, Research, Kangaroo Ground,

Current: 44

Multiplexed with: 9 46 2

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

Arterial 5762 (Ivanhoe to Heidelberg and Rosanna to Lower Plenty)

Arterial 5790 (Lower Plenty to Kangaroo Ground)

Arterial 6850 (Heidelberg to Rosanna)

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 44 is a suburban arterial route servicing Melbourne's northeastern suburbs. It passes through mostly residential and commercial areas and some semi-rural zones at the eastern end.

Metropolitan Route 9, for 700 m, Kangaroo Ground.

Metropolitan Route 46, for 500 m, Rosanna.

Tourist Drive 2, for 800 m, between Ivanhoe East and Eaglemont, and for 1.3 km between Eaglemont and Heidelberg.

Ivanhoe to Kangaroo Ground

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Main Rd (MR44) at Lower Plenty approaching Grand Blvd, June 2016. Note the missing MR44 shield.

Image © Rob Tilley

AD sign:

Advance directional sign on Main Rd (MR44) at Eltham approaching Fitzsimons Ln, June 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the roundabout with Fitzsimons Ln in Eltham, June 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Kangaroo Ground to Ivanhoe

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the roundabout with Fitzsimons Ln in Eltham, June 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the roundabout with Fitzsimons Ln in Eltham, June 2016.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

MR44 trailblazer on Rosanna Rd (MR44) in Heidelberg approaching Jika St & Burgundy St, August 2015. MR44 becomes Lower Heidelberg Rd at this junction.

Image © Paul Rands

Banksia Street:

Lower Heildelberg Rd (MR44) at the junction with Banksia St (MR40) at Heidelberg, August 2015.

Image © Paul Rands

¹ VIC Government, Department of Transport and Planning Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version: 2, 29 February 2024.