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Dorset Road

General information
TypeRoad
Length12.8 km (8.0 mi)[1]
Route number(s) Metro Route 5 (1989–present)
Major junctions
North endExeter Road
Croydon, Melbourne
 
South end Burwood Highway
Ferntree Gully, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)

Dorset Road is a major urban arterial road in the outer-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Major intersections

LGALocation[1]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
MaroondahCroydon0.00.0Exeter Road – Croydon NorthNorthern terminus of road & Metro Route 5
Maroondah Highway (Metro Route 34) – Ringwood, Lilydale
Hull Road – Mooroolbark
Mount Dandenong Road (Metro Route 62) – Ringwood, Mount Dandenong
Bayswater North Canterbury Road (Metro Route 32) – Canterbury, Montrose
KnoxBoronia Mountain Highway (Metro Route 28) – Wantirna, Sassafras
Boronia Road (Metro Route 36) – Boronia, The Basin
Ferntree Gully Burwood Highway (Metro Routes 22/26 west, Metro Routes 5/22/26 east) – Burwood, Ferntree GullySouthern terminus of road
Metro Route 5 continues east along Burwood Highway

References

  1. ^ a b c Google (14 June 2022). "Dorset Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 June 2022.