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East London
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metropolitan area), 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.
These roads naturally interact with East London 's N and R roads. The
N2 is a highway that runs from east to west through the town on its northern perimeter. It is South Africa's coastal highway linking East London to
Port Elizabeth
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(via
Grahamstown
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) and
Durban
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. It intersects with the
N6 coming from
Bloemfontein
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to the north. This road changes name to the
R72 and becomes a highway leading to East London's city centre, after which it veers east/west and becomes the alternative coastal road to Port Elizabeth (via
Port Alfred) . The
R102 roughly parallels the N2, and is co-signed with the M5, M11 and M10. The
R346 runs from King William's Town and ends at the R72 just east of the town.
Table of M roads
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Numbered Routes in South Africa
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Roads in South Africa