The M35 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in

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. It connects Pretoria North with a rural area north of

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Route

The M35 route begins at a junction with the R566 route just north of the Pretoria North suburb. It begins by heading north-north-west for 14 kilometres, flying over the N4 highway (

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; Pretoria Northern Bypass), bypassing the Bon Accord Dam to the west and the Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve to the east, to reach a junction with the M39 route. The M39 joins the M35 and they are one road northwards for 2 kilometres before the M39 becomes its own road westwards towards

Central. The M35 continues northwards for 9 kilometres, through the eastern parts of

, to reach a junction with the M21 route. The M35 continues northwards, bypassing the

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in Nuwe Eersterus, to exit the

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and reach the village of Moeka in the

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, marking its end.

References

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