M6 (Pretoria)

Metropolitan route M6
Route information
Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Length	40.2 km (25.0 mi)
Major junctions
West end	M1 / M2 near Pretoria West
Major intersections	R101 in Pretoria CBD M18 in Pretoria CBD M3 in Pretoria CBD M5 in Sunnyside M7 in Brooklyn M30 in Brooklyn N1 / M16 in Lynnwood M33 in Lynnwood Ridge M12 in Die Wilgers M10 in Wapadrand
East end	R25 near Bapsfontein
Location
Country	South Africa
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← M5 → M7

The M6 road is a long metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria West with a rural area east of Pretoria via Pretoria CBD, Brooklyn, Lynnwood and Wapadrand.[1][2][3][4]

Route

The M6 route begins in-between Pretoria West and Pretoria CBD, at a junction with the M2 route (Nana Sita Street) and the M1 route (Es'kia Mphahlele Drive). It starts by being a westwards one-way-street named Visagie Street through the Pretoria CBD (eastwards driving is via Nana Sita Street), meeting the R101 route (Kgosi Mampuru Street; Schubart Street) and the M18 route (Bosman Street; Thabo Sehume Street), up to the junction with the M3 route (Nelson Mandela Drive), where it becomes Kotze Street (no-longer a one-way street).[5]: 38 [6]

From the M3 junction, the M6 heads eastwards through the Sunnyside suburb, meeting the M5 route (Steve Biko Road; Troye Street), becoming Jorissen Street, to bypass the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, the University of Pretoria and the Pretoria Boys High School, where it becomes Lynnwood Road.[5]: 39  It passes through the suburb of Brooklyn, where it meets the M7 route (Jan Shoba Street) and the M30 route (Brooklyn Road).[5]: 39  It forms the northern boundary of the Menlo Park suburb before entering Lynnwood, where it crosses the N1 highway (Pretoria Eastern Bypass).[5]: 40 

On the other side of the N1, it passes in-between Lynnwood Glen and Lynnwood Manor before passing through Lynnwood Ridge, where it meets the northern terminus of the M33 route (January Masilela Drive).[5]: 41  It then passes through Die Wilgers, where it meets the southern terminus of the M12 route (Simon Vermooten Road).[5]: 42  It then forms the southern boundary of the Equestria suburb and reaches Wapadrand, where it meets the M10 route (Solomon Mahlangu Drive).[5]: 53 

The M6 turns to the south-east and heads for 22 km, becoming Graham Road and bypassing Silver Lakes, through a rural area, to end at a junction with the R25 route about 11 km north-east of Bapsfontein (just north of Welbekend).[7]

References

1. "RDDA South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis". National Department of Transport. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
2. "Tshwane Bus Routes - A0" (PDF).
3. "City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
4. "Pretoria Map". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
5. Map Studio (Firm) (2005). Pretoria street guide : includes Polokwane and Rustenburg. Internet Archive. Cape Town : MapStudio. ISBN 978-1-86809-793-7.
6. "M6 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
7. "M6 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 September 2022.