The M6 is a
metropolitan route in the
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ( af, Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; xh, uMasipala wase Nelson Mandela Bay or ''uMasipala waseBhayi'') is one of eight metropolitan municipalities (also called Category A municipalities) in So ...
in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
that connects the eastern part of
Despatch with the
Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port El ...
(Kariega) town centre.
Route
The M6 begins at a junction with the
M19 route east of the
Despatch town centre (west of the Azalea Park suburb), just 190 metres north of the M19's interchange with the
R75 Route. The M6 begins by going northwards as Uitenhage Road, then turning westwards, to reach another interchange with the
R75 Route, where it leaves Despatch and enters
Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port El ...
. It continues westwards from the R75 junction as Union Avenue, then Caledon Street, to reach a junction with the
R334 Route in the Uitenhage town centre, marking its end.
References
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Metropolitan Routes in Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality