The M44 is a short
metropolitan route in
Greater Johannesburg The term Greater Johannesburg may mean:
* The area governed by the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council (GJMC) from 1995 to 2000.
* The current City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, which superseded the GJMC in 2000 with the incorpor ...
,
South Africa
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. It connects the Elandsfontein industrial suburb in the northern part of
Germiston
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a small city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as ...
with Petit in the north-eastern part of
Benoni.
Route
The M44 begins in the industrialized suburb of Elandsfontein (south of
Isando
Isando is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also the name of the medical cannabis flower produced by MedCan.
History
Industrial township south-west of Kempton Park, 22 km east of Johannesburg. It was laid o ...
) in the northern part of
Germiston
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a small city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as ...
, at a junction with the
M39 Road (Barbara Road). It begins by going eastwards as North Reef Road to reach a junction with the
M57 Road (Kraft Road). The M57 joins the M44 and they are one road eastwards up to the next junction, where the M57 becomes its own road northwards towards
Kempton Park. Here, the M44 turns to the south-east as Jet Park Road and proceeds to cross the
N12 Highway to enter the northern part of the city of
Boksburg
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg ...
.
Just after crossing the N12, at the North Rand Road junction in the suburb of Witfield, the M44 becomes North Rand Road eastwards by way of a left turn. It proceeds eastwards to meet the
R21 Road (Rietfontein Road) adjacent to East Rand Mall in the Jansen Park suburb. Just after East Rand Mall, the M44 meets the
M41 Road (Rondebult Road). It proceeds eastwards, through the Bardene suburb, to reach a junction with the
M43 Road (Atlas Road), where it leaves the city of
Boksburg
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg ...
and enters the city of
Benoni.
In Benoni, the M44 passes through the Lakefield suburb before it crosses back to the northern side of the
N12 Highway and enters the Farrarmere suburb (just north of Benoni Central), where it meets the
R23 Road (Tom Jones Street; Bunyan Street). It continues eastwards as Fifth Avenue through the southern part of the Northmead suburb to reach a junction with the
M45 Road (Snake Road). The M44 joins the M45 and they are one road northwards up to the next junction, where the M45 becomes its own road to the north-west and the M44 turns to the north-north-east as Pretoria Road.
The M44 heads north-east for 10 kilometres, through the Rynfield and Rynpark suburbs, to reach the suburb of Petit, where it meets the eastern terminus of the
M32 Road (Birch Road). It goes for another 1.5 kilometres north-east to reach its end at a junction with the
R51 Road.
References
Streets and roads of Johannesburg
Metropolitan routes in Johannesburg
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