Yarra Bank Highway
Yarra Bank Highway is a short 2 kilometres (1 mi) highway in central Melbourne, Australia. It runs parallel to the Yarra River and provides an alternate route to the Domain Tunnel and the Burnley Tunnel on CityLink. It is 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 Freeway and the West Gate Freeway.
Yarra Bank Highway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  Metropolitan Route 20 |
| Tourist routes |  Tourist Drive 2 |
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| West end |  West Gate Freeway (M1), Southbank, Melbourne |
| Highway system | |
The highway travels through a short tunnel underneath St. Kilda Road and The Arts Centre, Melbourne.
Otherwise Known As
There are several locally known street names along the route of the Yarra Bank Highway:
- Power Street (from the West Gate Freeway to City Road)
- City Road (from Power Street to the St. Kilda Road underpass)
- Alexandra Avenue (from the St. Kilda Road underpass to the Swan Street Bridge)
- Swan Street Bridge (from Alexandra Avenue to the Batman Avenue / Olympic Boulevard intersection)
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