Spencer Street

Spencer Street

Victoria
Spencer Street; Victoria
	The intersection of Spencer and Collins Street, looking north west toward Southern Cross station
General information
Type	Street
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s)	Metro Route 50 (1989–present); Entire route;
Former; route number	Metro Route 33 (1965–1989); Entire route;
Tourist routes	Tourist Route 2 (1989–present); (through Melbourne);
Major junctions
NW end	Dynon Road; West Melbourne;
	Dryburgh Street; Dudley Street; La Trobe Street; Lonsdale Street; Bourke Street; Collins Street; Flinders Street;
SE end	Clarendon Street; Southbank, Melbourne;
Location(s)
Suburb(s)	Melbourne CBD

Spencer Street is a major street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The street was gazetted in 1837 as the westernmost boundary of the Hoddle Grid.

Spencer Street is named for John Spencer, former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom.

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