Ethekwini (Durban metropolitan area), like most South African metropolitan areas, 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][2][3][4]

Durban metropolitan 1 route marker
Durban metropolitan 20 route marker

Table of M roads

No. Direction Description of Route Suburbs Street Names Other
M1 North/South then East/West M13 / M31 (Westmead) – N3 – M34 – M22 – M20 – N2 – R102 (Mobeni West) Westmead, Ashley, Caversham Glen, Mariannhill, Mariannridge, Intake, Savannah Park, Crossmoor, Moorton, Arena Park, Westcliff, Havenside, Mobeni Heights, Mobeni West Henry Pennington Rd, Higginson Highway, Grimsby Rd Part highway
M4 North/South N2 (Merebank, Start highway) – M7 – M11 – R102 (start cosigned) – N3 – M13 – M15 – R102 (end cosigned) – M12 – M17 (Start highway) – M21 – M41 – M12 – M27 – M43 (End highway) – N2 – R102 (near Shaka's Head) Merebank, Austerville, Mobeni East, Clairwood, Rossburgh, uMbilo Industrial, Congela, Maydon Wharf, Esplanade, Warwick, Old Fort, Blue Lagoon, Prospect Hall, Broadway, Virginia, Glenashley, La Lucia, uMhlanga Rocks, eMdloti, La Mercy, Desainagar, Tongaat Beach, Genazano, Zimbali, Ballito Inkosi Albert Luthuli Fwy, West Street / Smith Street, Warwick Avenue / Market Rd (R102), Williams St / leopold St (R102), Old Fort Rd / Ordinance Rd, Prince Alfred St / Stanger Street, Ruth First Fwy, Leo Boyd Hwy, Ballito Dr Part highway
M5 North/South then East/West Starts at Kwa-Mashu – M32 – M19 – M31 – M13 – M34 – M7 – M10 – M10 (cosigned) – M7 – R102 (uMbilo) KwaMashu, Newlands, Ntuzuma, Kwa-Dabeka, Berkshire Downs, Falcon Industrial Park, Cowies Hill Park, Sarnia, Moseley Park, Glen Park, Moseley, Northdene, Escombe, Malvern, Hillary, Bellair, Sea View, Rossburgh, uMbilo Dinkelman Rd, Otto Volek Rd, Stapleton Rd, Underwood Rd, Main Rd, Sarnia Rd
M7 East/West M13 / M19 (Hatton Estate, Start highway) – N3 – M34 – M5 – N2 (end of Highway) – M10 – R102 (start cosign) – M5 – R102 (end cosign) – M4 – M16 (cosigned) – ends at Brighton Beach Hatton Estate, Farningham Ridge, Moseley Park, Northdene, Escomb, Malvern, Hillary, Carrington Heights, Rossburgh, Sea View, Clairwood, Wentworth, Brighton Beach M7 Freeway, Solomon Mahlangu Dr, Old Mission Rd, Brighton Rd, Grays Inn Rd Part highway
M8 North/South M9 (Glenwood) – M11 – M13 – M15 – M17 (Essenwood) Glenwood, Bulwer, Musgrave, Essenwood ZK Matthew's}Rd, Bulwer Rd, Cleaver Rd, Botanic Gardens Rd, cowey Rd
M9 East/West M32 / M10 (Wiggins) – M8 – R102 – ends at Congella Wiggins, Glenwood, Congella Francisco Rd
M10 East/West then north–south M5 (Escombe) – M22 – M20 – M5 (cosigned) – M7 – M9/M32 – M13 (cosigned) – M15 – M17 – M19 (Springfield) Escombe, Queensmead, Mount Vernon, Hillary, Bellair, uMkumbaan, Wiggins, Cato Crest, Waterval Park, Sparks, Sydenham, Springfield Stella Rd, Sarnia Rd (M5), Wakesleigh Rd, Vusi Mzemela Rd, jam smuts Hwy (M13), Brickfield Rd, Alpine Rd
M11 East/West M8 (Bulwer) – R102 – M4 (Esplanade) Bulwer, Esplanade Che Guevara Rd
M12 North/South M4 (Old Fort) – M17 – M41 – M4 (uMhlanga Rocks) Old Fort, Stamford, Blue Lagoon, Prospect Hill, Broadway, Glen Hills, Glen Anil, Sunningdale, Somerset Park, uMhlanga Ridge, uMhlanga Rocks NMR Ave, Kenneth Kaunda Rd, uMhlanga Rocks Dr
M13 East/West N3 (near Assagay, Start highway) – M46 - R103 – M39 – M39 – M1/M31 – M7/M19 – M5 – N3 – M31 – N3 – M32 – M15 (End highway) – N3 – M10 (cosigned) – R102/M4 (Warwick) Assagay, St Helier, Gillitts, Kloof, Fields Hill, Padfield Park, Manor, Westmead, Ashley, Hatton Estate, Cowies Hill Park, Woodside, Grayleigh, Beverley Hills, Sherwood, Watervall Park, Westridge, Bulwer, Warwick King Cetshwayo Hwy, King Dinuzulu Rd, Cannongate Rd/Chris Ntuli Rd Part highway
M15 East/West R102 / M4 (Warwick) – M8 – M10 – M13 (Sparks) Warwick, Essenwood, Sydenham, Sparks Cross St / grey St, Gladys Manzi Rd, John Zikhali Rd, ridge Rd, South Rd, Moses Kotane Rd, Locksley Dr
M16 Southwest / Northeast R102 (Montclair) – M7 (cosigned) – ends at Fynnlands Montclair, Jacobs, Clairwood, Grosvernor, Fynnlands Bluff Rd
M17 East/West M10 (Morningside) – M17 – R102 – M12 – M4 (Old Fort) Morningside, Windermere, Essenwood, Old Fort Hendry Rd, Earl Haig Rd, Springfield Rd, Argile Rd
M19 East/West M7 / M13 (Hatton Estate, Start highway) – M31 – M32 – M5 – M32 – N2 (End highway) – M10 – R102 (Puritan Hills) Hatton Estate, Pinetown CBD, Falcon Industrial Park, Atholl Heights, Reservoir Hills, Palmiet, Springfield, Puritan Hills St Johns Ave, M19 Hwy, Umgeni Rd Part highway
M20 North/South M10 (Mount Vernon) – M1 (Bayview) Mount Vernon, uMhlatuzana, Bayview Hillary Rd, Chatsworth Main Rd
M21 North/South then East/West M25 (Phoenix Industrial) – M45 – N2 – R102 – M4 (Prospect Hill) Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Siyanda, Newlands West, Steelcastle, Newlands East, Parlock, Springfield Flats, Riverside, Prospect Hil Malandela Rd, Inanda Rd, Riverside Rd
M22 North/South M10 (Queensmead) – M1 (Westcliff) Queensmead, Kharwastan, Westcliff Carrick Rd, Erica Ave, Astral Dr
M25 East/West Starts in eMachobeni – M27 – M26 - M21 – R102 (cosigned) – N2 (near Avoca Hills) eMachobeni, Glebe, Congo, Langalibalele, Mshayazafe, Newtown, eZimangweni, eMzomusha, Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Duff's Road Curnick Ndlovu Hwy
M26 North/South R102 (Palmview) – M25 (Phoenix Industrial) Palmview, Shastri Park, Brookdale, Northcroft, Starwood, Whetstone, Redfern, Phoenix Industrial Gopalall Hurbans Rd, JG Champion Dr, Phoenix Hwy, Industrial Park Rd
M27 North/South then East/West M25 (Congo) – R102 – N2 – M4 – ends in eMdloti Congo, amaTikwe, Tafula, Goqokazi, eKafuleni, Trenance Park, Dawncrest, Cordoba Gardens, Mountview, Brindhaven, Lotusville, Southridge, Waterloo, eMdloti Mafukuzela Hwy, Jabu Ngcobo Dr
M29 North/South then East/West M5 (Sea View) – R102 (Mobeni) Sea View, Coedmore, Yellowwood Park, Woodlands, Mobeni Coedmore Rd, Kenyon Howden Rd
M30 East/West R603 (near uMbumbulu) – M35 – R102 (uMlazi) uMbumbulu, uMlazi Griffiths Mxenge Hwy
M31 East/West M1 / M13 (Westmead) – M19 – M32 – M5 – M13 (Cowies Hill Park) Westmead, Pinetown CBD, Cowies Hill Park Josiah Gumede Rd
M32 East/West M31 (Pinetown CBD) – M19 – M39 – M5 – M19 – M13 – N3 – M10/M9 (Wiggins) Pinetown CBD, Pineside, The Wolds, Clermont, Atholl Heights, Grayleigh, Beverley Heights, Blackhurst, Wiggins, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Glenwood, Congella, Maydon Wharf Beviss Rd, Qashana Khuzwayo Rd, Roger Sishi Rd, Jan Hofmeyr Rd, St James Ave, Harry Gwala Rd, Rick Turner Rd
M33 East/West R103 (Hillcrest) – M39 – M39 (Kloof CBD) Hillcrest, Belvedere, Waterfall, Forest Hills, Everton, Kloof CBD iNanda Rd, Link Rd, Bridle Rd, Kloof Falls Rd, Church Rd, Old Main Rd
M34 North/South M5 (Moseley Park) – M7 – M1 (Savannah Park) Moseley Park, Highlands Hills, Nirvana Hills, Shallcross, Savannah Park Hans Dettman Hwy
M35 East/West R603 (near Folweni) – N2 – M30 (uMlazi) Folweni, Malukazi, Lotus Park, Isipingo Hills, Isipingo Rail, uMlazi Sbu Magwanyane Dr, Wanda Cele Rd
M37 East/West R603 (near Adams Mission) – N2 – R102 (Amanzimtoti) Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, Amanzimtoti Moss Kolnik Dr
M39 East/West M33 (Kloof CBD) – M13 – M13 – M33 – M32 (The Wolds) Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, Amanzimtoti Moss Kolnik Dr
M41 East/West M4 (La Lucia) – M12 – N2 – R102 (Mt Edgecombe) La Lucia, uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia, Mt Edgecombe M41
M43 East/West R102 (oThongathi) – N2 – M4 (Westbrook) oThongathi, Westbrook uShukela Dr (Watson Highway)
M45 North/South R102 (Parkhill) – N2 – M21 (KwaMashu) Parkhill, Kenville, Melkhoute, KwaMashu Queen Nandi Dr
M46 North/South N3 (near Assagay) – M59 - M13 – R103 (Assagay) Assagay, Hillcrest Kassier Rd
M47 North/South Herrwood Dr (uMhlanga Ridge) – N2 - Umganu Rd (Cornubia) uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia uMhlanga Ridge Blvd
M59 East/West Starts in Outer West Durban – M46 (near Hillcrest) Cliffdale Rd
M65 East/West R102 (near Nyaninga) – N2 (near La Mercy) Dube Blvd

See also

References

  1. ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "South Africa - Road numbering systems". sites.google.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Heading". www.kzntransport.gov.za. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality - Contact Details". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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