Burwood Highway
Burwood Highway Toorak Road | |
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| Burwood Highway through Burwood East | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 29.7 km (18 mi) |
| Gazetted | October 1913 (as Main Road) 1959/60 (as State Highway) |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number | Metro Route 26 (1965–1998) (Upper Ferntree Gully–Belgrave) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Toorak Road Hawthorn, Melbourne |
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| East end | Monbulk Road Belgrave–Gembrook Road Belgrave, Melbourne |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Burwood, Wantirna South, Ferntree Gully, Upwey |
| Highway system | |
Burwood Highway (and its western section as Toorak Road) is a major transportation link with Melbourne's eastern fringe at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges, linking the suburbs of Hawthorn and Belgrave. The highway is considered a major link for people who live in the Dandenong Ranges and acts as one of the major feeder roadway in the area along with Canterbury Road, Ferntree Gully Road, EastLink and Wellington Road.