M21 (Pretoria)

The M21 road is a long metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Ga-Rankuwa with Hammanskraal via Mabopane and Soshanguve.[1][2][3][4]

Metropolitan route M21 shield
Metropolitan route M21
Route information
Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Length53.4 km (33.2 mi)
Major junctions
South-west end R513 near De Wildt
Major intersections N4 near De Wildt
R566 near Ga-Rankuwa
M20 near Mabopane
M39 in Winterveld
M43 in Soshanguve
M35 in Soshanguve
North-east end R101 in Hammanskraal
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Major citiesGa-Rankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve, Hammanskraal
Highway system
← M20→ M22

Route

The M21 route begins at a junction with the R513 Route (Brits Road) near De Wildt, North West. It heads northwards to cross the N4 Highway (Platinum Highway; westbound only) just east of the N4's Brits Toll Plaza. It continues north to meet the R566 Route and enter the township of Ga-Rankuwa as Kware Street.[5]

It heads north-north-east through the centre of Ga-Rankuwa to pass through Hebron (where it meets the north-western terminus of the M20 route) as the Molefe Makinta Highway (formerly Lucas Mangope Highway[6]) before passing through Mabopane. In the town of Winterveld, the M21 bends to the east-north-east and meets the M39 route before passing through the northern part of Soshanguve, where it meets the M35 route.[5]

After Soshanguve, the M21 turns northwards, then eastwards at the Mogogelo Road junction, to reach the township of Hammanskraal, where it makes a right turn and becomes Herry Gwala Avenue before crossing the Apies River and reaching its end at a junction with the R101 Route (Old Warmbaths Road).[5]

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. Google (29 November 2022). "M21 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. "Tshwane Metro to proceed with street name changes | SAnews". www.sanews.gov.za. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2023.


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