M17 (Johannesburg)

The M17 has its southern terminus beginning as Xavier Street at major junction with the N12 Southern Bypass.[3]^: 129 It continues northward and after a short distance it intersects the M38 Rifle Range Road.[3]^: 129 Passing the west end of the suburb of Robertsham, it crosses the old Kimberley Road and the on and off ramps of the north–south M1 freeway.[3]^: 129 After passing over the freeway, it becomes Crownwood Road, Evans Park, intersecting as a t-junction with the M34 Ormonde Ext. before continuing northwards through the old mining lands of Crown Mines and the suburb of Theta.[3]^: 106 There it crosses under the M70 Soweto Highway without any intersections.[3]^: 106 Passing the old Langlaagte Deep Village, it intersects the east–west R41 Main Reef Road and continues north as Church Street into Mayfair.[3]^: 107

Here in Mayfair, it intersects the east–west R24 Albertina Sisulu Road that connects Johannesburg to the West and East Rand's.[3]^: 107 It continues north briefly as Church Street before turning left into Queens Road before turning right again and intersects and co-signs briefly with M5/M10 Bartlett Way.[3]^: 107 Resuming a northward direction briefly as Brixton Road, it passes the Brixton Cemetery to its east before becoming Symons Road.[3]^: 106 It passes the Brixton Tower, Brixton and becomes Henley Road in Auckland Park passing the SABC broadcast centre.[3]^: 81 Shortly thereafter as it intersects the M18 Kingsway Avenue and becomes co-signed with the M18 up to the next junction, where the M18 becomes Annet Road south-eastwards and the M17 continues eastwards as Empire Road to reach its terminus at a junction with the M7 and M71.[3]^: 81