diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index 9e4514698..9cd7dd85a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -974,6 +974,9 @@ export interface RouteData {
 export type SerializedRouteData = Omit<RouteData, 'generate' | 'pattern'> & {
 	generate: undefined;
 	pattern: string;
+	_meta: {
+		trailingSlash: AstroConfig['trailingSlash'];
+	};
 };
 
 export type RuntimeMode = 'development' | 'production';
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts
index 1a4a0d291..8c821f608 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function buildManifest(
 					.filter((script) => script.stage === 'head-inline')
 					.map(({ stage, content }) => ({ stage, children: content })),
 			],
-			routeData: serializeRouteData(pageData.route),
+			routeData: serializeRouteData(pageData.route, astroConfig.trailingSlash),
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts
index 3f29fddd3..4958e9abd 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import type { LogOptions } from '../../logger/core';
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
-import { compile } from 'path-to-regexp';
 import slash from 'slash';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { warn } from '../../logger/core.js';
 import { resolvePages } from '../../util.js';
+import { getRouteGenerator } from './generator.js';
 
 interface Item {
 	basename: string;
@@ -88,34 +88,6 @@ function getTrailingSlashPattern(addTrailingSlash: AstroConfig['trailingSlash'])
 	return '\\/?$';
 }
 
-function getGenerator(segments: RoutePart[][], addTrailingSlash: AstroConfig['trailingSlash']) {
-	const template = segments
-		.map((segment) => {
-			return segment[0].spread
-				? `/:${segment[0].content.slice(3)}(.*)?`
-				: '/' +
-						segment
-							.map((part) => {
-								if (part)
-									return part.dynamic
-										? `:${part.content}`
-										: part.content
-												.normalize()
-												.replace(/\?/g, '%3F')
-												.replace(/#/g, '%23')
-												.replace(/%5B/g, '[')
-												.replace(/%5D/g, ']')
-												.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
-							})
-							.join('');
-		})
-		.join('');
-
-	const trailing = addTrailingSlash !== 'never' && segments.length ? '/' : '';
-	const toPath = compile(template + trailing);
-	return toPath;
-}
-
 function isSpread(str: string) {
 	const spreadPattern = /\[\.{3}/g;
 	return spreadPattern.test(str);
@@ -271,7 +243,7 @@ export function createRouteManifest(
 				const component = item.file;
 				const trailingSlash = item.isPage ? config.trailingSlash : 'never';
 				const pattern = getPattern(segments, trailingSlash);
-				const generate = getGenerator(segments, trailingSlash);
+				const generate = getRouteGenerator(segments, trailingSlash);
 				const pathname = segments.every((segment) => segment.length === 1 && !segment[0].dynamic)
 					? `/${segments.map((segment) => segment[0].content).join('/')}`
 					: null;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/generator.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/generator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27039950c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/generator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import type { AstroConfig, RoutePart } from '../../../@types/astro';
+
+import { compile } from 'path-to-regexp';
+
+export function getRouteGenerator(
+	segments: RoutePart[][],
+	addTrailingSlash: AstroConfig['trailingSlash']
+) {
+	const template = segments
+		.map((segment) => {
+			return segment[0].spread
+				? `/:${segment[0].content.slice(3)}(.*)?`
+				: '/' +
+						segment
+							.map((part) => {
+								if (part)
+									return part.dynamic
+										? `:${part.content}`
+										: part.content
+												.normalize()
+												.replace(/\?/g, '%3F')
+												.replace(/#/g, '%23')
+												.replace(/%5B/g, '[')
+												.replace(/%5D/g, ']')
+												.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+							})
+							.join('');
+		})
+		.join('');
+
+	const trailing = addTrailingSlash !== 'never' && segments.length ? '/' : '';
+	const toPath = compile(template + trailing);
+	return toPath;
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/serialization.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/serialization.ts
index dfae7e63e..f5cce5697 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/serialization.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/serialization.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,27 @@
-import type { RouteData, SerializedRouteData, RoutePart } from '../../../@types/astro';
+import type { RouteData, SerializedRouteData, AstroConfig } from '../../../@types/astro';
 
-function createRouteData(
-	pattern: RegExp,
-	params: string[],
-	component: string,
-	pathname: string | undefined,
-	type: 'page' | 'endpoint',
-	segments: RoutePart[][]
-): RouteData {
+import { getRouteGenerator } from './generator.js';
+
+export function serializeRouteData(
+	routeData: RouteData,
+	trailingSlash: AstroConfig['trailingSlash']
+): SerializedRouteData {
 	return {
-		type,
-		pattern,
-		params,
-		component,
-		// TODO bring back
-		generate: () => '',
-		pathname: pathname || undefined,
-		segments,
+		...routeData,
+		generate: undefined,
+		pattern: routeData.pattern.source,
+		_meta: { trailingSlash },
 	};
 }
 
-export function serializeRouteData(routeData: RouteData): SerializedRouteData {
-	// Is there a better way to do this in TypeScript?
-	const outRouteData = routeData as unknown as SerializedRouteData;
-	outRouteData.pattern = routeData.pattern.source;
-	return outRouteData;
-}
-
-export function deserializeRouteData(rawRouteData: SerializedRouteData) {
-	const { component, params, pathname, type, segments } = rawRouteData;
-	const pattern = new RegExp(rawRouteData.pattern);
-	return createRouteData(pattern, params, component, pathname, type, segments);
+export function deserializeRouteData(rawRouteData: SerializedRouteData): RouteData {
+	return {
+		type: rawRouteData.type,
+		pattern: new RegExp(rawRouteData.pattern),
+		params: rawRouteData.params,
+		component: rawRouteData.component,
+		generate: getRouteGenerator(rawRouteData.segments, rawRouteData._meta.trailingSlash),
+		pathname: rawRouteData.pathname || undefined,
+		segments: rawRouteData.segments,
+	};
 }