Yarra Bank Highway
Yarra Bank Highway (numerous constituent roads) | |
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West end East end | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Gazetted | May 1993 |
| Route number(s) | Metro Route 20 (1989–present) (Southbank–Melbourne) |
| Former route number |
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| Tourist routes | Tourist Drive 2 (1989–present) (Southbank–Melbourne) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | West Gate Freeway Southbank, Melbourne |
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| East end | Olympic Boulevard Melbourne |
| Highway system | |
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Yarra Bank Highway is a short urban highway in central Melbourne, Australia. It runs parallel to the Yarra River and provides an important alternate route to CityLink's Domain and Burnley Tunnels, used by trucks carrying hazardous loads prohibited from the tunnels, and provides another route when the tunnels are closed for maintenance. Prior to the construction of CityLink, the highway provided the main link between the Monash and West Gate Freeways. This name covers many consecutive streets and is not widely known to most drivers, as the entire allocation is still best known as by the names of its constituent parts: Power Street, City Road, Alexandra Parade and Olympic Boulevard.