Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. The origin of its name is uncertain, but the most likely explanation is that it was named for the wife of Governor Bourke (for whom Bourke Street is named). From the south, the street runs from Flinders Street Station past the western end of the Bourke Street Mall, with the Queen Victoria Market to the west at the northern end of the CBD. The street terminates in a large, complex roundabout at the northern end, which connects to Peel Street to the south-west, Flemington road to the north-west, Royal Parade, the beginning of the Hume Highway, the main route to Sydney to the north, and Grattan street to the East. This complex, high-traffic roundabout is further complicated by the trams travelling through it on several different routes. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 52,118 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Bourke KCB was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia between 1831 and 1837. ... Bourke Street Mall Bourke Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ... The Queen Victoria Market is a Melbourne, Australia landmark. ... A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ... The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Street cars in New Orleans A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see light rail. ...

As well as Flinders Street station at the southern end, there is a train station on the City Loop at the Melbourne Central shopping centre (the entrance is near the corner of Latrobe and Elizabeth), and has regular route 19 trams to Coburg North, route 59 trams to Airport West and route 57 trams to Maribyrnong. Coburg North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram B2. ... Airport West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, airports; it is actually to the south of Melbourne Airport. ... Tram Z3. ... Maribyrnong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

As might be expected, there are a large number of retail shops on Elizabeth Street. As well as the Melbourne Central shopping centre, Elizabeth Street is home to a number of photography retailers, and a considerable number of motorcycle dealers. The street has been the home of motorcycle retailing in inner Melbourne since 1903, the longest-existing such area in the world. Melbourne Central is a large shopping, office, and public transport hub in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ...

External links

• 2003 celebration of the centenary of motorcycle trading on Elizabeth Street