M21 (Pretoria)
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M21 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | ||||
| Length | 53.4 km (33.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South-west end |  R513 near De Wildt | |||
 N4 near De Wildt R566 near Ga-Rankuwa M20 near Mabopane M39 in Winterveld M43 in Soshanguve M35 in Soshanguve | ||||
| North-east end |  R101 in Hammanskraal | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Ga-Rankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve, Hammanskraal | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The M21 road is a long metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Ga-Rankuwa with Hammanskraal via Mabopane and Soshanguve.[1][2][3][4]
Route
The M21 route begins at a junction with the R513 route (Brits Road) just south of De Wildt in the North West Province. It heads northwards to cross the N4 highway (Platinum Highway; westbound only) just east of the N4's Brits Toll Plaza. It continues north to meet the R566 route at De Wildt before entering the township of Ga-Rankuwa in Gauteng as Kware Street.[5]
It heads north-north-east through the centre of Ga-Rankuwa to pass through Hebron (where it meets the north-western terminus of the M20 route) as the Molefe Makinta Highway (formerly Lucas Mangope Highway[6]) before passing through Mabopane. In the town of Winterveld, the M21 bends to the east-north-east and meets the M39 route before passing through the northern part of Soshanguve, where it meets the M35 route.[5]
After Soshanguve, the M21 turns northwards into Nuwe Eersterus, then eastwards at the Mogogelo Road junction, to reach the township of Hammanskraal, where it makes a right turn and becomes Herry Gwala Avenue before crossing the Apies River and reaching its end at a junction with the R101 route (Old Warmbaths Road).[5]
References
- ^ "RDDA South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis". National Department of Transport. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Tshwane Bus Routes - A0" (PDF).
- ^ "City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Pretoria Map". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ a b c Google (2022-11-29). "M21 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Tshwane Metro to proceed with street name changes | SAnews". www.sanews.gov.za. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2023-08-09.