Metropolitan routes in Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth, like most South African cities, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered.[1]

Port Elizabeth metropolitan 1 route marker
Port Elizabeth metropolitan 20 route marker

Table of M roads

No. Direction Description of Route Suburbs Street Names
M1 East/West N2 (at level of Bluewater Bay) - R102 (at level of Amsterdamhoek) Bluewater Bay, Amsterdamhoek Weinronk Way, Hillcrest Dr., Riverside Dr., Tippers Creek, Amsterdamhoek Dr.
M3 East/West N2 (at level of Deal Party) - R102 (same) Deal Party John Tallant Rd.
M4 North/South, then NW/SE then East/West R102 (at Deal Party, south of M3) - N2 (interchange, freeway starts) - M5 (interchange) - M7 (interchange) - M9 (freeway ends) - M13 - M11 - M13 - ends in Schoenmakerskop at intersection with M18 Deal Party, North End, Central, South End, Humewood, Summerstrand, Schoenmakerskop Baxter St., Burman Rd., Settlers Freeway, Humewood Rd., Beach Rd., Marine Dr.
M5 NE/SW M4 (at level of North End) - R102 - M10 - M26 - R102 (Mill Park) North End, Mount Croix, Mill Park Mount Rd.
M6 East/West R75 (Despatch; cosigned with M19) - M19 (Eastern Despatch) - R75 (Western Despatch) - R334 / M20 (Uitenhage) Despatch, Uitenhage Main St., Botha St., Union Ave., Caledon Ave.
M7 East/West M4 (North End) - R102 - R102 (Mill Park) - M18 - M12 (cosigned for 1 block) - M15 (cosigned for 2 blocks) - N2 (interchange) - R102 (Linton Grange) North End - Central - Mill Park - Walmer - Springfield - Lorraine - Sunridge Park - Framesby - Linton Grange Albany Rd., Roseberry Ave., Target Kloof Rd., River Rd., Outspan Rd., 8th Ave., Main Rd., 17th Ave., Circular Dr., Kragga Kamma Rd., Samantha Way, Bramlin St.
M8 NE/SW N2 (Sidwell) - R75 - M10 - M26 - R102 (Newton Park) Sidwell, Korsten, Perridgevale, Newton Park Kempston Rd., C. J. Langhenhoven Dr.
M9 East/West M4 (South End) - M11 - M18 - M12 - leaves town to Seaview - M15 (area of Colleen Glen) South End, Walmer, Greenshields Park, Charlo, Mount Pleasant, Seaview Walmer Blvd., Heugh Rd., Buffelsfontein Rd.
M10 SE/NW (mostly) R102 (North End) - M5 - M8 - N2 - changes to NE/SW as Nooitgedacht Road - M14 - resumes SE/NW - M19 - M22 - R334 / M20 North End, Sydenham, Sidwell, Gelvandale, Cleary Park, Salsoneville, Loonatville, Booysen Park - Khayamnandi - Despatch - Uitenhage Harrower Rd., Standford Rd., Nooitgedacht Rd., Old Uitenhage Rd., Algoa Rd., Durban St.
M11 East/West M4 (Humewood) - M13 - Port Elizabeth Airport - M9 (Walmer) Humewood, Forest Hill, Walmer La Roche Dr., Allister Miller Dr., 3rd Ave
M12 North/South N2 (Cotswold) - M26 - R102 - M7 - M9 Cotswold, Newton Park, Mangold Park, Walmer Downs, Walmer, Springfield, Charlo Disa Ave., William Moffett Expressway, 17th Ave.
M13 SE/NW M4 (Humewood) - M11 - M4 (Summerstrand) Humewood, Forest Hill, Summerstrand Driftsands Dr., Strandfontein Rd., Admiralty Way
M14 East/West R367/M19 (Perseverance) - R75 - R368/M16 - M10 Perseverance, Kwamagxaki, Govan Mbeki, Kleinskool, Kwanoxolo, Booysen's Park Main Rd., Old Uitenhage Rd.
M15 East/West N2 (Sunridge Park) - M7 - M7 - leaves town - M9 - N2 (out of town) Sunridge Park, Lorraine, Kamma Park, Theescombe Kragga Kamma Rd., Seaview Rd.
M17 North/South R335 (Motherwell) - R367/M19 (Swartkops) Motherwell, Swartkops Dibanisa Rd.
M18 North/South M7 (Walmer) - M9 - M4 Walmer, Port Elizabeth, Schoenmakerskop 10th Ave., Victoria Dr.
M19 ESE/WNW R102 (Swartkops) - M17 - M14 - R75 - M6 (co-signed) - M6 - R75 - M10 (Despatch) Swartkops, Perseverance, Despatch Trunk Rd., Main St., Botha St.
M26 East/West M5 (North End) - M8 - M12 (Newton Park) North End, Kensington, Adcockvale, Newton Park Diaz Rd., Burt Dr.

See also

References

  1. ^ Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (PDF). National Department of Transport. p. xi. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.