M14 (Johannesburg)

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Metropolitan route M14 shield
Metropolitan route M14
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length11.3 km (7.0 mi)
Major junctions
West end R29 in Jeppestown
Major intersections M33 in Malvern
M52 in Malvern East
M53 in Primrose Hill
East end M37 in Primrose
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Highway system
M13 M16

The M14 is a short metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, South Africa.[1] The route connects Jeppestown (just east of the Johannesburg CBD) with Primrose in northern Germiston.

Route[edit]

The M14 begins at a T-junction with the R29 (Main Reef Road) in the Jeppestown suburb of Johannesburg.[2]: 108  The M14 heads east as Jules Street into Malvern.[2]: 109  It crosses the M33 (Monmouth Street; 31st Street) before continuing east through Malvern East.[2]: 15  It then continues north-east as Geldenhuis Road and meets the M52 (Van Buuren Road) before continuing east-north-east, now as Cydonia Road, to fly over the N3/N12 highway (Eastern Bypass) and enter the city of Germiston, first passing through the suburb of Primrose Hill.[2]: 110  It becomes Gorst Avenue, then Churchill Avenue, to pass through Primrose and reach its end at an intersection with the M37 (A.G. de Witt Drive; Shamrock Road).[2]: 85 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.