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M74 (Johannesburg)

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Metropolitan route M74
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length14.5 km (9.0 mi)
Major junctions
West end M64 Grosvenor Road
Major intersections M81 Winnie Mandela Drive
M71 Main Road
M9 Rivonia Road
East end M60 Marlboro Drive
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Highway system
M72 M75

The M74 is a short metropolitan route in Sandton, South Africa.[1][2] It connects the suburb of Bryanston with Rivonia, Morningside and Marlboro.

Route

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The M74 begins at a junction with Grosvenor Road (M64).[3]: 15  It heads north-east as Bryanston Drive until it reaches Winnie Mandela Drive (M81).[3]: 15  Here the route turns east and after a short distance crosses Main Road (M71) continuing eastward as Bryanston Drive before turning south-east.[3]: 15  It crosses the Braamfontein Spruit still as Bryanston Drive and into Morningside and eventually reaches Rivonia Drive (M9).[3]: 16  Co-signed with the M9 it heads south on Rivonia Road before leaving the latter, close to the Morningside Clinic, heading eastwards as South Road past Stathavon crossing Bowling Avenue (M85) into Kramerville.[3]: 34  It continues under the M1 motorway before shortly ending as a T-junction with the Marlboro Drive (M60).[3]: 34 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents". www.jra.org.za. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.
  4. ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.