The M34 road is a
metropolitan route in the
City of Tshwane
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in
Gauteng
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Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...
,
South Africa
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. It is in the city of
Centurion
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, connecting
Eldoraigne
Eldoraigne is a residential suburb east of Centurion
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with
Irene
Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), Greek for "peace".
Irene, and related names, may refer to:
* Irene (given name)
Places
* Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
* Irene, South Dakota, United States
* Irene, Texas, United States
...
via
Clubview,
Die Hoewes and
Doringkloof.
Route
The M34 begins in the suburb of
Eldoraigne
Eldoraigne is a residential suburb east of Centurion
In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion (; , . ; , or ), was a commander, nominally of a century (), a military unit originally consisting of 100 legionaries. The size of ...
(south of Valhalla), at a junction with the
M10 route (Wierda Road). It begins by going southwards as Saxby Avenue before bending eastwards and reaching a junction with the
R114 route (Ruimte Road). It proceeds eastwards to reach a junction with the
R101 route (Old Johannesburg Road) before crossing the
Hennops River
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and entering the suburb of
Clubview as Lyttelton Road.
Just after Clubview, the M34 crosses the
N14 highway (
Ben Schoeman Highway
The Ben Schoeman Freeway or Ben Schoeman Highway is the main freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and consists of portions of the M1, N1, and N14. Opened in 1968, it is named after former Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman, and is undou ...
) as Jean Avenue and enters
Die Hoewes, where it meets the
M19 route (Rabie Street). It heads south-east, meeting the
M25 route (Gerhard Street) and the
M27 route (Lenchen Avenue), through the suburb of
Doringkloof, to fly over the
N1 highway (
Pretoria Eastern Bypass; Danie Joubert Freeway) and reach its end at a junction with the
M36 route (Alexandra Road; Olievenhoutbosch Avenue) in
Irene
Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), Greek for "peace".
Irene, and related names, may refer to:
* Irene (given name)
Places
* Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
* Irene, South Dakota, United States
* Irene, Texas, United States
...
.
References
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Metropolitan routes in Pretoria