M3 (Pretoria)

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SA road M3.svg
Metropolitan route M3
Route information
Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Length2.6 km (1.6 mi)
Major junctions
South endM18 ZAF jct.svg M18 near Fountains Valley
Major intersections
North endM4 ZAF jct.svg M4 in Arcadia
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M2 ZAF jct.svg M2 M4 ZAF jct.svg M4

The M3 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It consists of only one road (Nelson Mandela Drive) in the Pretoria CBD. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Route

The M3 begins at a junction with the M18 route (Thabo Sehume Street; Nelson Mandela Drive) about 1.3 kilometres north of the M18's interchange with the R21 route, M5 route and M7 route (known as the Fountains Circle; adjacent to Fountains Valley). The M3 begins by heading north-north-east as Nelson Mandela Drive, parallel to the M5 and following the Apies River, to separate the Pretoria CBD in the west from the Sunnyside suburb in the east, where it meets the M11 route (Scheiding Street; Rissik Street) and the M6 route (Kotze Street; Visagie Street). [5]

Just after meeting the M6, it reaches a junction with the M2 route (Nana Sita Street). Here, the M2 joins the M3 and they are one road north-north-east up to the next junction, where the M2 becomes its own road eastwards (Francis Baard Street from the M3 and Pretorius Street to the M3; one-way streets). The M3 continues northwards, still parallel to the M5 and following the Apies River, separating the Pretoria CBD in the west from the Arcadia suburb in the east, meeting the R104 route (Stanza Bopape Street; Helen Joseph Street), to reach its end at a junction with the M4 route (Johannes Ramokhoase Street; Edmond Street). [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 (21 September 2022). "M3 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 September 2022.