SEPTEMBER 2007 Height Clearance Under Structures for Permit Vehicles INFORMATION BULLETIN Height Clearance A vehicle must not travel or attempt to travel: Under Structures for (a) beneath a bridge or overhead Permit Vehicles structure that carries a sign with the words “LOW CLEARANCE” or This information bulletin shows the “CLEARANCE” if the height of the clearance between the road surface and vehicle, including its load, is equal to overhead structures and is intended to or greater than the height shown on assist truck operators and drivers to plan the sign; or their routes. (b) beneath any other overhead It lists the roads with overhead structures structures, cables, wires or trees in alphabetical order for ready reference. unless there is at least 200 millimetres Map references are from Melway Greater clearance to the highest point of the Melbourne Street Directory Edition 34 (2007) vehicle. and Edition 6 of the RACV VicRoads Country Every effort has been made to ensure that Street Directory of Victoria. the information in this bulletin is correct at This bulletin lists the locations and height the time of publication. The height clearance clearance of structures over local roads figures listed in this bulletin, measured in and arterial roads (freeways, highways, and metres, are a result of field measurements or main roads) in metropolitan Melbourne sign posted clearances. Re-sealing of road and arterial roads outside Melbourne. While pavements or other works may reduce the some structures over local roads in rural available clearance under some structures. areas are listed, the relevant municipality Some works including structures over local should be consulted for details of overhead roads are not under the control of VicRoads structures. and any changes may not have been brought to the attention of VicRoads. Responsibility VicRoads does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the It is the responsibility of the operator currency, accuracy, correctness, reliability, and driver of a vehicle to ensure that the usability, or any other aspect, of the clearance under overhead structures, information presented in this publication. cables, wires and trees is sufficient to enable VicRoads does not accept any liability for safe passage. any loss or damage which may be incurred as a result of using or relying on the material set out in this publication. Plan your route to avoid low bridges 2 LEGEND CENT CENTRE LANE EASTB EAST BOUND CARRIAGEWAY GANTRY STRUCTURE USUALLY SUPPORTING A SIGN OVER A ROAD LIGHTS TRAFFIC LIGHTS OVER ROAD MAP REF MELWAY GREATER MELBOURNE STREET DIRECTORY EDITION 34 or RACV VICROADS COUNTRY STREET DIRECTORY OF VICTORIA EDITION 6 NTHB NORTH BOUND CARRIAGEWAY PED/OPASS PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS OVER ROAD PIPE PIPELINE OVER ROAD R.O.W. RIGHT OF WAY STHB SOUTH BOUND CARRIAGEWAY STK/OPASS LIVESTOCK OVERPASS TBA TO BE ADVISED TRAM TRAM LINE OVER ROAD TRUSS BRIDGE WITH STEEL CANOPY VMS VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN VRCD RACV VICROADS COUNTRY STREET DIRECTORY OF VICTORIA EDITION 6 WESTB WEST BOUND CARRIAGEWAY F ROADS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION A VicRoads permit is required to transport high loads 3 Maximum Height Clearance Under Structures ROAD LOCATION TYPE LANE HEIGHT LANE HEIGHT CROSS REFERENCE/COMMENTS MAP REF ALBERT ROAD SOUTH MELBOURNE RAIL NTHB 3.7 STHB 4 NORTH OF CANTERBURY ROAD 57G4 ALBERT STREET HAWTHORN RAIL 3.7 3.7 NORTH OF BURWOOD ROAD 45G10 ALEXANDRA AVENUE MELBOURNE ROAD 4.9 4.9 UNDER ST KILDA RD 43J10 ALEXANDRA AVENUE MELBOURNE LIGHTS 4.8 4.8 LINLITHGOW AVENUE 43K10 ALEXANDRA AVENUE SOUTH YARRA RAIL 4 4 WEST OF CHURCH STREET 58D1 ALEXANDRA PARADE FITZROY/COLLINGWOOD ROAD EASTB 5.6 WESTB 5.2 OVERHANGING SIGN ON ONE LANE. 5.5 M UNDERSIDE 44D3 ALVIE ROAD MOUNT WAVERLEY RAIL 3.7 3.7 MILLER CRESCENT 70D1 ARDEN STREET NORTH MELBOURNE ROAD 5.4 5.4 WESTERN LINK 2AC8 ASCOT VALE ROAD ASCOT VALE RAIL NTHB 4.4 STHB 4.4 THE CRESCENT 28J10 ASHBY GROVE EAGLEMONT RAIL 2.9 2.9 SHERWOOD ROAD 31H7 ASHLEY STREET TOTTENHAM RAIL 4.1 4.1 SUNSHINE ROAD 41E4 AUBURN ROAD AUBURN RAIL 4.4 4.4 NORTH OF BURWOOD ROAD 45F10 AVENEL ROAD SEYMOUR ROAD 5.3 5.3 HUME FREEWAY 61D1 VRCD BACCHUS MARSH-BALLIANG RD ROWSLEY RAIL 23.3 13.3 NORTH OF PARWAN CREEK 77H5 VRCD BAIRNSDALE-PAYNESVILLE RD BAIRNSDALE RAIL/ROAD 3.2 3.2 PRINCES HIGHWAY 689M7VRCD BALMAIN STREET RICHMOND RAIL 3.5 3.5 WEST OF CHURCH STREET 44E12 BANDIANA LINK ROAD WODONGA ROAD NTHB 7.9 STHB 7.2 HUME FREEWAY SOUTH BOUND 653P3VRCD BANDIANA LINK ROAD WODONGA ROAD NTHB 7.0 STHB 6.0 HUME FREEWAY NORTH BOUND 653P3VRCD BARKLY STREET ST KILDA LIGHTS 5.3 5.3 ALMA ROAD 58B9 BARRABOOL ROAD BELMONT PED/OPASS 4.7 4.7 MACINTYRE FOOTBRIDGE 451J8 BASS HIGHWAY LANG LANG ROAD NTHB 5.4 STHB 5.8 SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY 96A6 VRCD BATMAN AVENUE MELBOURNE OVERPASS 5.4 5.4 2FK6 BAY ROAD MOORABBIN RAIL EASTB 4.3 WESTB 4.2 WEST OF NEPEAN HIGHWAY 77G11 BEACH STREET FRANKSTON ROAD 5.0 5.0 FRANKSTON FREEWAY 102G2 BEACONSFIELD AVENUE BEACONSFIELD RAIL 2.2 2.2 WOOD STREET 131H1 BEECHWORTH-CHILTERN ROAD CHILTERN ROAD NTHB 5.7 STHB 5.5 HUME FREEWAY 35B4VRCD BELGRAVE-GEMBROOK ROAD EAST BELGRAVE RAIL EASTB 4.5 WESTB 4.5 WIDTH BETWEEN KERBS 4 METRES 75H10 BELL STREET PRESTON PED/OPASS EASTB 5.7 WESTB 5.53 EAST OF VICTORIA STREET 30K2 BELL-BANKSIA LINK HEIDELBERG ROAD EASTB WESTB 6.4 UPPER HEIDELBERG ROAD 31J4 BELLAIRS AVENUE FOOTSCRAY ROAD 5.2 5.2 SOMERVILLE ROAD 42B8 BENDIGO-MURCHISON ROAD GOULBURN GANTRY NTHB 5.2 STHB 5.2 5.3 METRES AT CENTRE 270H10 VRCD BLACKBURN ROAD SYNDAL RAIL 7.5 7.5 COLEMAN PARADE 70J1 BLACKBURN ROAD GLEN WAVERLEY PED/OPASS NTHB 5.2 STHB 5.2 SOUTH OF SEATON COURT 70J3 BLACKSHAWS ROAD WILLIAMSTOWN ROAD 4.7 4.7 MELBOURNE ROAD 55J2 BLOOMSBURG STREET COLLINGWOOD RAIL 4 4 SOUTH OF LANGRIDGE STREET 44D6 BLOOMFIELD ROAD ASCOT VALE RAIL 2.9 2.9 ASCOT VALE ROAD 28J10 F BORONIA ROAD WANTIRNA ROAD 5.4 5.4 EASTLINK 63E5 BOULTON PARADE MELBOURNE GANTRY EASTB 6.2 CITY LINK OFF RAMP TO PUNT ROAD 2GE10 BOUNDARY ROAD NORTH MELBOURNE PED/OPASS 5.3 5.3 MARK STREET 43B2 BOUNDARY ROAD LAVERTON NORTH ROAD EASTB 5.6 WESTB 5.5 WESTERN RING ROAD 40C8 BREAKWATER ROAD GEELONG RAIL 3.9 3.9 BARWON RIVER 466C1 BROUGHAM STREET GEELONG RAIL 2.7 2.7 BETWEEN MERCER ST AND LATROBE TCE 452A2 BRUNEL ROAD SEAFORD PED/OPASS 5.3 5.3 AUSTIN ROAD 99G4 BRUNTON AVENUE EAST MELBOURNE PED/OPASS 6.1 6.1 WEST OF MCG 2GC7 BRUNTON AVENUE EAST MELBOURNE STH.STAND EASTB 4.7 0 MCG / OVERHANGING 2 LANES 2GC7 BRUNTON AVENUE EAST MELBOURNE PED/OPASS NTHB 7.4 STHB 7.4 MCG 2GD8 BRUNTON AVENUE EAST MELBOURNE PED/OPASS NTHB 5.9 STHB 5.9 EAST OF MCG 2GE8 BUCKLEY STREET FOOTSCRAY ROAD 4.8 4.8 GEELONG ROAD 41K5 BURGUNDY STREET HEIDELBERG RAIL 5.9 5.9 EAST OF STUDLEY ROAD 31K4 BURGUNDY STREET HEIDELBERG PED/OPASS 5.9 5.9 WEST OF STUDLEY ROAD 31J4 BURGUNDY STREET HEIDELBERG PED/OPASS 4.2 4.2 WEST OF STUDLEY ROAD/SERVICE ROAD 31J4 BURNLEY STREET RICHMOND ROAD 3.8 3.8 MADDEN GROVE/ SERVICE ROAD 2HD11 F BURWOOD HIGHWAY WANTIRNA SOUTH ROAD 5.4 5.4 EASTLINK 63D9 F Under construction September 2007 4 ROAD LOCATION TYPE LANE HEIGHT LANE HEIGHT CROSS REFERENCE/COMMENTS MAP REF BURWOOD HIGHWAY UPPER FERNTREE GULLY RAIL EASTB 4.9 WESTB 4.9 EAST OF ROLLINGS ROAD 74G6 CALDER FREEWAY NIDDRIE ROAD EASTB 5.9 WESTB 5.5 TULLAMARINE FREEWAY 16A10 CALDER FREEWAY NIDDRIE 5.9 WESTB 6.1 MATTHEWS AVENUE 16A10 CALDER FREEWAY NIDDRIE ROAD/TRAM EASTB 5.6 0 MATTHEWS AVENUE (UNDER TRAMWAY) 16A10 CALDER FREEWAY NIDDRIE ROAD EASTB 5.3 WESTB 5.3 GRANGE RD/KEILOR RD 15K10 CALDER FREEWAY NIDDRIE ROAD 0 WESTB 5.4 UNDER GRANGE RD EXIT RAMP 15K10 CALDER FREEWAY NIDDRIE PED/OPASS EASTB 6.1 WESTB 6.1 WEST OF GRANGE ROAD 15H9 CALDER FREEWAY EAST KEILOR ROAD EASTB 5.1 WESTB 5.8 WOORITE PLACE 15F9 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR SIGN EASTB 6.2 WESTB 5.8 FRANCIS STREET 15C8 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR PED/OPASS EASTB 5.3 WESTB 5.3 COLLISON STREET 15D8 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR ROAD EASTB 6.3 WESTB 5.5 KEILOR PARK DRIVE 15B8 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR SIGN EASTB 5.3 WESTB 5.5 15A8 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR SIGN EASTB 5.7 WESTB 6.2 GREEN GULLY ROAD 14H5 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR ROAD EASTB 6.6 WESTB 5.9 OVERNEWTON ROAD 14E3 CALDER FREEWAY KEILOR ROAD EASTB 5.7 WESTB 5.7 MELTON HIGHWAY 14C1 CALDER FREEWAY DIGGERS REST ROAD NTHB 5.9 STHB 5.9 BULLA-DIGGERS REST ROAD 352E7 CALDER FREEWAY DIGGERS REST ROAD NTHB 6.0 STHB 5.5 VINEYARD ROAD 351K1 CALDER FREEWAY THE GAP ROAD 5.5 5.5 THE GAP ROAD 78C3 VRCD CALDER FREEWAY GISBORNE ROAD NTHB 5.7 STHB 5.6 GISBORNE-MELBOURNE ROAD 60B9VRCD CALDER FREEWAY GISBORNE ROAD NTHB 6.1 STHB 5.9 GISBORNE-KILMORE ROAD 197K10 CALDER FREEWAY KYNETON ROAD 5.5 5.5 KYNETON MAIN ROAD 59J6 CALDER FREEWAY KYNETON ROAD 5.5 5.5 HEATHCOTE-KYNETON ROAD 59J5 CALDER FREEWAY KYNETON ROAD 5.3 5.3 MOLLISON ROAD 288G7 VRCD CANTERBURY ROAD BOX HILL PED/OPASS 5.4 5.4 WEST OF MIDDLEBOROUGH ROAD 47F12 CANTERBURY ROAD CANTERBURY RAIL EASTB 4.9 WESTB 4.9 MALING ROAD 46D11 CARLISLE STREET ST KILDA RAIL 3.8 3.8 WEST OF HOTHAM STREET 58E11 CHARLES GRIMES BRIDGE ROAD SOUTH MELBOURNE SIGN STHB 5.3 TWO LANES WEST SIDE 43D11 CHARLES GRIMES BRIDGE ROAD SOUTH MELBOURNE SIGN STHB 5.3 FULL ROAD WIDTH 43D11 F CHELTENHAM ROAD DANDENONG ROAD 5.4 5.4 EASTLINK 89J9 CHELTENHAM ROAD DANDENONG RAIL 3.8 3.8 EAST OF HAMMOND ROAD 90D8 CHELTENHAM ROAD DANDENONG SIGN EASTB 5.7 EAST OF HAMMOND ROAD 90D8 CHILTERN-BEECHWORTH ROAD CHILTERN ROAD 5.5 5.5 HUME FREEWAY 315P5 VRCD CITYLINK-MONASH FWY MELBOURNE GANTRY EASTB 4.6 WESTB 4.6 TOLL POINT NO.