The M19 road is a short
metropolitan route in the
City of Tshwane in
Gauteng,
South Africa. It is in the city of
Centurion
A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
, connecting
Lyttelton with Highveld via the Centurion CBD.
Route
The M19 begins in
Lyttelton Manor, at a junction with the
M18 route (Botha Avenue). It begins by heading south-west as Cantonments Road, then as Rabie Street, meeting the
M34 route (Jean Avenue) adjacent to the Jean Crossing Mall, to cross the
Hennops River
The Hennops River is one of the larger rivers that drains Gauteng, South Africa. It has its source near Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg and meets the Crocodile River (Limpopo) shortly before Hartbeespoort Dam. It is one of Gauteng's most pol ...
and enter the
Centurion
A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
CBD, where it bends to the south and becomes John Vorster Drive.
In the Centurion CBD, the M19 reaches a junction with the
M25 route (Hendrik Verwoerd Drive) and continues south-south-east as a dual carriageway (John Vorster Drive). It meets the
M27 route (Lechen Avenue) before crossing the
N1 Highway (Danie Joubert Freeway;
Pretoria Eastern Bypass). It proceeds to meet the
M36 route (Olievenhoutbosch Avenue) before separating the Highveld suburb in the west from the Centurion Country Club in the east and reaching its end at a junction with the
M31 route (Nellmapius Drive) just north of the Southdowns Residential Estate.
References
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Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria