M13 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M13.svg
Metropolitan route M13
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length7.7 km (4.8 mi)
Major junctions
North/East endM8 ZAF jct.svgM20 ZAF jct.svg M8  / M20 in Cresta
Major intersectionsSA road R512.svg R512 in Fontainebleau
M71 ZAF jct.svg M71 in Ferndale
M27 ZAF jct.svg M27 in Ferndale
South/West endM81 ZAF jct.svg M81 in Hurlingham
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M11 ZAF jct.svg M11 M14 ZAF jct.svg M14

The M13 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Cresta in Randburg with Hurlingham in Sandton. [1]

Route

The M13 begins at Republic Road's intersection with Judges Avenue (M8) and the southern part of Republic Road (M20) in Cresta. [2] :54 It heads north through Windsor East and Windsor passing by the Randpark Golf Club. [2] :53 It then passes north through Randpark and Robin Hills before turning eastwards as it passes the suburbs of Fontainebleau and Malanshof and reaches an intersection with Malibongwe Drive (R512). [2] :32 It crosses the intersection, still as Republic Road and continues east into Ferndale, where it intersects and crosses Bram Fischer Drive (M71) and shortly thereafter Jan Smuts Avenue (M27) in Bordeaux. [2] :32 Staying as Republic Road, the route turns north-east through Hurlingham and ends shortly thereafter as a t-junction at Winnie Mandela Drive (M81). [2] :33

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Street Guide Witwatersrand (11 ed.). MapStudio. 2001. ISBN   1-86809-537-1.