Road Photos & Information: Victoria
High Street and High Street Road (Metropolitan Route 24)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 24 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Burwood Hwy (MR26) and Lewis Rd, Wantirna South
- Western: Princes Hwy (Queens Rd) (ALT-NR1), Melbourne
- Miscellaneous:
- Declared Names: Lorne Street and High Street
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Melbourne, Prahran, Armadale, Malvern, Glen Iris, Ashburton, Ashwood, Mount Waverley, Glen Waverley and Wantirna South
Route Numbering:
- Current: 24
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- Arterial 5801
General Information:
Metropolitan Route 24 is a route in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. It's a mix of divided and undivided road, with trams running along its corridor between Glen Iris and Melbourne.
History:
- 1926: Reconstruction of High Street, Prahran, using a foundation of reinforced concrete. 2
- 1965: Metropolitan Route 24 introduced. 3
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Melbourne to Wantirna South
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Glen Iris, September 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Glen Iris, approaching Summerhill Rd, September 2025.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on High Street Rd (MR24) at Wantirna South approaching Stud Rd (MR9), January 2017.
Image © Huang-Milton Collection
Stud Road:
Corner of High Street Rd (MR24) and Stud Rd (MR9), Wantirna South, January 2017.
Image © Huang-Milton Collection
1 VIC Government, VicRoads Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version 1, September 2012.
2 VIC Government, Picture Victoria, 1926 High Street road work.
3 Viseth Uch
2 VIC Government, Picture Victoria, 1926 High Street road work.
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