The M11 road is a short
metropolitan route in the
City of Tshwane
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in
Gauteng
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Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
,
South Africa
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. It connects the
Pretoria CBD
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothi ...
with
Faerie Glen
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and
Garsfontein
Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.
Education
Garsfontein is served by ...
via
Sunnyside,
Brooklyn
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and
Menlyn
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre is a large shopping mall in Menlyn, Pretoria, South Africa, owned by development company Pareto. It is designed around three spaces – the Food Court, the keyhole malls and focal points, and a large internal garden s ...
.
Route
The M11 route begins in the southern part of the Pretoria CBD, at a junction with the
R101 Route (Kgosi Mampuru Street; Sophie De Bruyn Street). It begins by heading eastwards, meeting the
M18 route (Bosman Street; Thabo Sehume Street) and becoming two one-way streets (Jeff Masemola Street eastwards from the M18 and Scheiding Street westwards to the M18). It then reaches a junction with the
M3 route (Nelson Mandela Drive) and crosses into the
Sunnyside suburb.
The M11 continues eastwards, meeting the
M5 route (Steve Biko Street; Troye Street) before becoming one street eastwards named Justice Mahommed Street (formerly Walker Street and Charles Street
) (no-longer one way streets) and meeting the northern terminus of the
M9 route (Florence Ribeiro Street). It then enters the
Brooklyn
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suburb and meets the
M7 route (Jan Shoba Street). It then meets the
M30 route (Brooklyn Road) and enters the
Menlo Park suburb.
The M11 then reaches a junction with Atterbury Road. Here, the M11 becomes Atterbury Road east-south-east and just after, it crosses the
N1 Highway (
Pretoria Eastern Bypass) and passes north of the
Menlyn Park Mall (south of
Lynnwood Glen
Lynnwood Glen is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre.
When it was first established in 1967, it was the most eastern suburb of Pretoria, but the city has since conside ...
). It reaches a junction with the
M33 route (January Masilela Drive) and then passes in-between the
Faerie Glen
Faerie Glen is a large suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa
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suburb to the north and the
Garsfontein
Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.
Education
Garsfontein is served by ...
suburb to the south to reach a junction with the
M10 route (Solomon Mahlangu Drive), marking its end.
References
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Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria