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Maroondah Highway
Highway in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maroondah Highway (also known as Whitehorse Road from Deepdene to Mitcham[5]) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and a highway connecting the north-eastern fringes of Melbourne to Mansfield,[6] at the lower alpine region of Victoria, Australia.
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Maroondah Highway through Ringwood North | |
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Type | Highway |
Length | 187.5 km (117 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | October 1913 (as Main Road)[2] 1947/48 (as State Highway)[3] |
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Southwest end | ![]() Deepdene, Melbourne |
Northeast end | ![]() Mansfield, Victoria |
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Region | Greater Melbourne, Hume[4] |
Major settlements | Nunawading, Ringwood, Lilydale, Coldstream, Healesville, Buxton, Alexandra, Merton |
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Maroondah Link Highway links Cathkin (on Goulburn Valley Highway) and Yarck[7] (on Maroondah Highway), allowing an easier link to Melba Highway via Yea for Melbourne traffic.