M7 (Johannesburg)
Metropolitan route M7 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport | ||||
Length | 37.2 km (23.1 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Hill Road, Zonkizizwe | |||
M53 Kaunda Street, Zonkizizwe M61 Vereeniging Road, Alrode South M80 J.G. Strydom Rd Albertsdal R59 Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway, Brakendowns R554 Swartkoppies Road, Mulbarton M68 True North Road, Mulbarton M95 Bellairs Drive, Glenvista M68 Columbine Avenue, Suideroord N12 Southern Bypass, Suideroord M38 South Rand Road, Gillview M34 Turf Club Street, Turffontein M27 Booysens Road, Booysens M70 Ophir Booysens Rd, Booysens R41 Main Reef Road, Fordsburg R24 Albertina Sisulu Road, Mayfair M10 Smit Street, Pageview M18 Enoch Sontonga Avenue, Vrededorp | ||||
North end | M17 / M71 Barry Hertzog Avenue, Cottesloe | |||
Location | ||||
Country | South Africa | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M7 is a
Route
The M7 begins at a t-junction with Hill Road east of Zonkizizwe. It goes westwards as Dihlabakela Road, meeting the southern terminus of the
From the R554 junction, the M7 continues north-west and passes through
The M7 continues north, passing between the suburbs of
It briefly follows the
: 107It enters Fordsburg and after 180 m, it turns right onto 6th Avenue and then left onto Mint Road where it T-junctions with Subway and Carr Street after 350 m.[3]: 107 It turns left onto Subway Street, heading north and crossing under railway lines before reaching a T-junction with the M10 Smit Street.[3]: 107 Turning right onto Smit Street, it is briefly co-signed with the M10 before turning left onto Solomon Street and entering Vrededorp, where it meets the M18 Enoch Sontonga Avenue and becomes Annet Road, passing the University of Johannesburg's Bunting Road Campus before ending at an intersection with the M71 Barry Hertzog Avenue and M17 Empire Road.[3]: 81