The M59 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* The current City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, which superseded the GJMC in 2000 with the incorpor ...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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. The entire route is in the western part of the
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng. The municipality itself is a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. The name ''Ekurhuleni'' m ...
, particularly in
Kempton Park and
Edenvale.
Route
The M59 begins at a junction with the
M37 road (Lungile Mtshali Road) in
Edenvale (north of the town centre). It begins by going eastwards as Terrace Road, through the Eastleigh and Eden Glen suburbs, to reach a junction with the
M78 road (Harris Avenue) and enter the industrial suburb of Sebenza.
In Sebenza, the M59 turns to the south-east as Lunik Drive, then as Driefontein Road, to separate the Isandovale suburb of
Edenvale in the west from the
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...
suburb of
Kempton Park in the east, where it meets the southern terminus of the
M92 road (Serena Road). Immediately after Isandovale/Croydon, the M59 reaches a junction with the
M16 road (Barbzon Road) and proceeds to meet and cross the
R24 Highway (Albertina Sisulu Freeway) as Lazarus Mawela Road (formerly Barbara Road
).
Immediately after crossing the R24, the M59 meets the
M99 road (Electron Avenue; Herman Street) and separates Klopper Park (the northernmost suburb 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 a ...
) in the west from the
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 ...
Industrial Area (the southernmost suburb of
Kempton Park) in the east, where it meets the
M78 road again. It ends shortly thereafter at a junction with the
M39 road.
References
Streets and roads of Johannesburg
Metropolitan routes in Johannesburg
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