M56 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M56.svg
Metropolitan route M56
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length25.8 km (16.0 mi)
Major junctions
West endM46 ZAF jct.svg M46 in Boksburg CBD
Major intersectionsM43 ZAF jct.svg M43 near Boksburg East Industrial
SA road R23.svg R23 near Benoni South
M45 ZAF jct.svgM46 ZAF jct.svg M45  / M46 in Brakpan CBD
SA road R29.svgSA road R51.svg R29  / R51 in Rowhill, Springs
East endSA road R555.svg R555 in Everest, Springs
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
← M54 ZAF jct.svg M54 → M57 ZAF jct.svg M57

The M56 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] It connects Boksburg with the northern part of Springs via Brakpan. [3]

Route

The M56 begins at a junction with the M46 route (Leeuwpoort Street; Jubilee Road) in the Boksburg CBD, heading eastwards as Leeuwpoort Street. [4] : 114  It turns towards the north-east and becomes Commissioner Street. It then reaches a junction with the M43 route (Van Dyk Road; Atlas Road) to leave Boksburg and immediately after, it turns right to become Lincoln Road to enter the Benoni South Industrial Area. [4] : 115 

The M56 (Lincoln Road) reaches a t-junction with the Industry Road and becomes Industry Road southwards. [4] : 115  At the next roundabout, the M56 becomes Lancaster Road eastwards and reaches a junction with the R23 route (Range View Road). [4] : 116  Here, the M56 joins the R23 and they are one road southwards for 1.8 kilometres before the M56 becomes New Kleinfontein Road eastwards and enters the town of Brakpan adjacent to the Leachville suburb. [4] : 116 

The M56 goes eastwards for 4.5 kilometres to reach a junction with the M45 route (Prince George Avenue) in the Brakpan CBD, adjacent to the Brakpan Indoor Sports Centre. [4] : 117  It becomes Prince George Avenue southwards up to the junction with Voortrekker Street, where it meets the M46 route. [4] : 139  Here, the M45 becomes Voortrekker Road westwards and the M56 becomes Voortrekker Road eastwards. [4] : 139  It heads eastwards to reach a junction with Hospital Road adjacent to the Sherwood Retail Centre. [4] : 118  Here, it becomes Hospital Road south-eastwards. [4] : 118 

Just after the Far East Rand Hospital, the M56 turns to the north-east (still named Hospital Road) and then reaches a junction with the R29 and R51 (Kingsway Road) to enter the northern suburbs of Springs. [4] : 119  The M56 continues eastwards as Cowles Street through the Rowhil suburb before becoming East Geduld Road southwards and Enstra Road eastwards. [4] : 119  It ends shortly thereafter at a junction with the R555 route (Welgedacht Road) in the Everest suburb. [4] : 120 

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References

  1. ↑ "Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents". www.jra.org.za. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.


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