Bridge Road, Melbourne

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Bridge Road
General direction West-East
From Hoddle Street/Punt Road, Richmond, Melbourne
To Church Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne
Major Junctions Church Street
Burnley Street
Yarra Boulevard
Bridge Road near the junction with Lennox St, looking east
Bridge Road near the junction with Lennox St, looking east

Bridge Road is a major shopping strip in Melbourne, Australia. It is most well known for its abundance of clothing factory outlets, which makes it a popular tourist attraction. There are also many stores of up-and-coming local fashion designers.

The City of Yarra town hall and Epworth Hospital are also situated on Bridge Road.

[edit] Geography

Bridge Road roughly runs from east-west, in the suburb of Richmond. The road travels from its crossroads with Hoddle Street and Wellington Parade in the west until it branches into Church Street and Burwood Road in the east.

Hawthorn Bridge which bridges the Yarra River is part of this road.

[edit] Tram Routes

Tram routes 48 and 75 pass through Bridge Road.

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