Russell Street, Melbourne

Russell Street Victoria
Former Russell Street Police Headquarters
Russell Street
Coordinates	37°48′43″S 144°58′03″E / 37.8119251°S 144.9676339°E / -37.8119251; 144.9676339
General information
Type	Street
Length	1.1 km (0.7 mi)
Opened	1837
Major junctions
North end	Lygon Street Carlton, Victoria
	Victoria Street La Trobe Street Lonsdale Street Bourke Street Collins Street
South end	Flinders Street Melbourne CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Melbourne
Suburb(s)	Melbourne CBD
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Russell Street is a main street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly north-south and was laid out as a core feature of the Hoddle Grid in 1837.^[1]

Russell Street is named after John Russell, British Home Secretary and leader of the House of Commons in Lord Melbourne's cabinet. Russell himself was also a future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.^[2][3]