M33 road (Johannesburg)

The M33 is a major road in Johannesburg, South Africa. The southern half of the road connects the light industry areas of City Deep and Rosherville with the M2 motorway while the northern half connects the eastern suburbs of Johannesburg with the northern suburbs.

Metropolitan route M33
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Department of Roads and Transport (Gauteng)
Length8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Major junctions
South end M31 Heidelberg Road, City Deep
 
  • M2 Cleveland Road, Heriotdale
  • R29 Main Reef Road, Cleveland
  • R22 Langermann Drive, South Kensington
  • R24 Albertina Sisulu Road, South Kensington
  • M18 Marcia Street, Cyrildene
  • M16 8th Street, Orange Grove
North end R25 Hathorn Avenue, Sydenham
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
M32M34

Route

Starting as a junction with Heidelberg Road, the M33 begins as Houer Road heading north-east past Transnet's City Deep then turns east entering the outskirts of Rosherville before turning north now as Lower Germiston Road.[1]:109 Leaving Rosherville, it heads north over railway lines becoming Cleveland Road, into the industrial suburb of Heriotdale reaching the Cleveland Road Interchange with the M2 motorway.[1]:110 Shortly after crossing the M2, Cleveland Road intercepts Main Reef Road crossing it as a horseshoe curve then continues northwards into the light industrial suburb of Cleveland becoming 31st Street and reaching Jules Street in Malvern.[1]:110 Crossing Jules Street, it heads north as Monmouth Street to Pandora Road in Kensington.[1]:110 Turning left into Pandora Road it heads briefly west before turning north-west as Queen Street crossing the R22 at Langermann Drive before reaching the R24 at Albertina Sisulu Road.[1]:83 Crossing that road it passes north into Bruma crossing the Jukskei River before reaching Marcia Street in Cyrildene.[1]:83 Crossing Marcia Street, it heads northward as Friedland Avenue then turns west as Cooper Street until it reaches a roundabout with Frederick Street in Observatory.[1]:83 The M33 now turns north as Louise Street the west as Grace Road before turning north as Sylvia Pass.[1]:83 Crossing over the ridge as Sylvia Pass, the route curves as it heads down into Mountain View and Linksfield Ridge.[1]:83 Now called Goodman Terrace, the M33 continues north reaching 7th Street where it turns right then left into 9th Avenue and continues north again and ends by intersecting the R25 at Hathorn Avenue and Durham Street.[1]:83

References

  1. Street Guide Witwatersrand (11 ed.). MapStudio. 2001. ISBN 1-86809-537-1.
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