M20 (Pretoria)

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Metropolitan route M20
Route information
Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Length18.9 km (11.7 mi)
Major junctions
South-east endSA road R513.svg R513 in Chantelle
Major intersections
North-west endM21 ZAF jct.svg M21 in Hebron
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M19 ZAF jct.svg M19 M21 ZAF jct.svg M21

The M20 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Akasia with Hebron via Soshanguve. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Route

The M20 route begins in Chantelle, Akasia, at a junction with the R513 route (Rachel De Beer Street). It begins by heading northwards for 5 kilometres as Doreen Avenue, separating the suburb of Chantelle in the west from the suburb of Wonderpark in the east, to fly over the N4 highway (Platinum Highway; Pretoria Northern Bypass) and pass through The Orchards before reaching a junction with the R566 Route in the industrial suburb of Rosslyn. [5]

The M20 continues north-north-west for 7 kilometres, through the northern part of Rosslyn, to enter Soshanguve South, where it reaches a junction with Hebron Road. Here, the M20 becomes Hebron Road towards the north-west. It heads north-west for 7 kilometres, meeting the M17 route, to leave the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and enter the township of Hebron in the Madibeng Local Municipality, where it ends at a junction with the M21 route (Molefe Makinta Highway). [5]

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References

  1. "RDDA South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis". National Department of Transport. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Tshwane Bus Routes - A0" (PDF).
  3. "City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. "Pretoria Map". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 Google (28 September 2022). "M20 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 September 2022.