Melbourne Road Network Map
Melbourne is centered on Robert Hoddle's 1837 grid of wide streets intersected by narrow service laneways, now celebrated for street art, cafes, and the world's largest tram network.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
Melbourne
Urban Grid Pattern
Strict Hoddle Grid & Sprawling Radial Freeways
Estimated Road Ways
50,000+
Geographic Bounding Box
-38.05, 144.75 to -37.60, 145.25
Primary Arterial Corridors
Collins Street, Bourke Street, Flinders Street, CityLink, Swanston Street
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Melbourne roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Melbourne', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Melbourne roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Melbourne?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.