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R554 (South Africa)
The R554 is a Regional Route in Gauteng, South Africa. The road connects the southern suburbs of Soweto with Springs on the East Rand via Lenasia, Alberton and Brakpan. Route Its western terminus is an interchange with the M68 and the N12 Moroka Bypass, just south of Soweto (south of Protea Glen), as Abu Baker Asvat Drive. The route runs south to Lenasia and then turns east in the town centre. It intersects with the R553 and passes over the N1 adjacent to the Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve east of Lenasia. At a four-way intersection in Johannesburg South (north of Walkerville), the eastbound road becomes the R550. The R554 is then cosigned with the intersecting R82 for 800 metres northwards, crossing the Klip River, before the R554 becomes its own road eastwards. The R554 heads east-north-east as Swartkoppies Road through Kibler Park, Mayfield Park and Patlynn to enter Alberton. In Alberton, it passes over the R59 Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway and reaches a junctio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Roads And Transport (Gauteng)
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is a government department, department of the Government of Gauteng. It is responsible for the development of the transport system in the Gauteng province of South Africa, and for constructing and maintaining buildings and other Nonbuilding structure, structures for the other departments of the provincial government. One of their key functions is to develop and maintain all Regional routes (South Africa), Regional routes and Provincial routes (South Africa), Provincial routes (& some National routes (South Africa), National routes) within the Gauteng province as well as most Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg, metropolitan routes in Johannesburg and Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria, metropolitan routes in Pretoria. They are also responsible for passing any transport authority bill or road traffic amendment bill in the province. The Department's strategic goals are a to maintain an integrated public transport system that provides custo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerville, Gauteng
Walkerville is a village in Gauteng, South Africa, about south of Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ... on the R82 road. References https://walkervillesa.co.za/#:~:text=Walkerville%20offers%20the%20peace%20and,major%20conurbation%20that%20is%20Johannesburg External links Walkerville Website Populated places in the Midvaal Local Municipality {{Gauteng-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R21 (South Africa)
The R21 is a major north–south provincial route (with a freeway portion designated as a National Road) in eastern Gauteng Province, South Africa. Built in the early 1970s, it remains one of two freeways (the other being the N1) linking Pretoria with Johannesburg, via the R24. As the eastern of the two freeways, it links the Pretoria city centre with OR Tambo International Airport and Boksburg. Between the Solomon Mahlangu Drive on-ramp in Monument Park, Pretoria, and the N12 interchange in Boksburg, the R21 is an 8 lane highway and motorway (freeway), with 4 lanes in each direction. It has off-ramps leading to Irene, Olifantsfontein, Benoni, and Kempton Park. The route intersects the N1 highway ( Eastern Pretoria Bypass; Danie Joubert Freeway) near Centurion, the R24 near the airport, the N12 and N17 in Boksburg, and the N3 near Vosloorus on the East Rand, where it ends. The section from the N12 to the N3 is not a freeway. The R21 is also designated as the P157. The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boksburg
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, Willem Eduard Bok, W. Eduard Bok. The R29 (South Africa), Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel (1887) was used as a staging post. Boksburg has been part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since 5 December 2000, which forms the local government of most of the East Rand. The Mining Commissioner Montague White built a large dam which, empty for years, was dubbed White's Folly until a flash flood in 1889 silenced detractors. The 150,000-square-metre dam is now the Boksburg Lake, and is surrounded by lawns, trees, and terraces. History Prior to 1860, the present municipal area of Boksburg and its immediate environs comprised mainly the highveld farms called Leeuwpoort, Klippoortje, Klipfontein and Drie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germiston
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as the municipal seat of Ekurhuleni, hosting the municipal council and administration. Originally a mining town established in 1886 at the start of the Witwatersrand Gold Rush, Germiston has since developed into one of the largest manufacturing, trucking and railway hubs in Africa, and is a major centre of the South African steel industry. History Germiston was established in the early days of the gold rush when two prospectors, John Jack from the farm of Germiston, Glasgow, Germiston near Glasgow and August Simmer from Vacha, Germany, Vacha in Germany, struck paydirt on the farm of ''Elandsfontein''. In August 1886, the pair were on their way to the Eastern Transvaal when they ''outspanned'' (rested their pack animals) on the farm ''Elandsfon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N3 (South Africa)
The N3 is a national route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg and Durban, respectively South Africa's largest and third-largest cities. Johannesburg is the financial and commercial heartland of South Africa, while Durban is South Africa's key port and one of the busiest ports in the Southern Hemisphere and is also a holiday destination. Durban is the port through which Johannesburg imports and exports most of its goods. As a result, the N3 is a very busy highway and has a high volume of traffic. Route The N3 is divided into 12 sections, starting with section 1 in Durban and ending with section 12 in Johannesburg. Between the two cities, the route passes the following towns and cities: Pinetown, Cato Ridge, Pietermaritzburg, Howick, Mooi River, Estcourt, Ladysmith, Van Reenen, Harrismith, Warden, Villiers, Heidelberg and Germiston. It no longer passes through most of these towns, as bypasses have been built around all of them (the N3 does not pass t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M31 (Johannesburg)
The M31 is a metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The road connects the southern suburbs of Alberton with Johannesburg's northern suburbs. The route's eastern bypass in the Johannesburg CBD connects the M2 motorway at the Heidelberg Interchange with M1 North motorway in Houghton and then the route follows the M1 motorway northwards until the M31 ends in Bramley. Route The M31 begins as Ring Road West in Raceview, Alberton, at a junction with the R554/ R103 Heidelberg Road. The Ring Road West heads northwards, forming a semi-ring road on the western side of the Alberton CBD before leaving it and joining the Ring Road East. Ring Road East, which passes through the eastern side of the Alberton CBD, is also designated as the M31. At the merge of Ring Road West and Ring Road East north of the Alberton CBD, the M31 continues north as Voortrekker Road, where it interchanges and crosses the N12 freeway ( Johannesburg Southern Bypass). It changes its n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R103 (South Africa)
The R103 is a Regional Route (South Africa), Regional Route in South Africa that is the designation for some of the old sections of roads that were previously the N3 (South Africa), N3, prior to upgrading. It only has 3 sections, from Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, Hillcrest to Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, Ladysmith, from Warden, Free State, Warden to Villiers, Free State, Villiers and from Heidelberg, Gauteng, Heidelberg to Johannesburg. Route Kwazulu-Natal Its first section begins as a junction with the M13 (Durban), M13 highway (King Cetshwayo Highway) in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, Hillcrest, 30 km north-west of Durban (just north of Winston Park, KwaZulu-Natal, Winston Park and west of Gillitts). The R103 begins as the Old Main Road and leaves Hillcrest in a roughly north-west direction and enters Cato Ridge from the east. In Cato Ridge, the road crosses the N3 at the 53 exit and then follows the south side of the N3, leaving the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, before recrossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R59 (South Africa)
The R59 is a provincial route (South Africa), provincial route in South Africa that connects Hertzogville with Alberton, Gauteng, Alberton (south-east of Johannesburg) via Bothaville, Parys and Vereeniging. The R59 is a freeway from the R57 Junction in Sasolburg until the N12 Reading Interchange in Alberton, signposted as the Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway. Route Free State The R59 begins at a t-junction with the R64 (South Africa), R64 about 18 kilometres west of Dealesville. It heads north for 61 kilometres to the town of Hertzogville, where it meets the R708 (South Africa), R708 at a t-junction next to the Palmietpan and they become co-signed northwards. North of the town, the R59 becomes its own road north-east, heading for 50 kilometres to Hoopstad where on the southerly outskirts, before the Vet River, it meets the northern terminus of the R700 (South Africa), R700 at a t-junction and turns northwards. It crosses the Vet River into Hoopstad, where it meets and becomes cosig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patlynn
Patlynn is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite se .... References Johannesburg Region F {{Johannesburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfield Park, Gauteng
Mayfield Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The area code is 2091. It is home to South Downs Country Club and the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve consisting of veld and koppies (hills) run by the Johannesburg City Parks. It is located south of Johannesburg, in an area of . Home to many species of flora and bird life, it is also home to .... The Klip River runs through the suburb. References Johannesburg Region F {{Johannesburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibler Park
Kibler Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F. Kibler Park has a nature reserve, an 18-hole golf course, top class recreation centre, high profile conference centre and hotel, shopping centres, two filling stations, two private schools, a public primary school, a public high school, pubs, churches, and a fully operational fire station. It is a quiet, farm-type suburb at southern edge of Johannesburg. It is 17 km (15 minutes) south of the Johannesburg CBD The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the densest collection of skyscrapers in Africa, however, due to white flight and urban blight, .... Neighboring suburbs in the immediate vicinity are Risi Park, Patlynn, Mayfield Park, and Alveda Park. References Johannesburg Region F {{Johannesburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
