Ethekwini (Durban metropolitan area), like most South African metropolitan areas, uses metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below national (N) roads and regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered.
Table of M roads
No. Direction Description of route Suburbs Street names Other North/South then East/West M13 / M31 (Westmead) – N3 – M34 – M22 – M20 – N2 – R102 (Mobeni West) Westmead, Ashley, Caversham Glen, Mariannhill, Mariannridge, Intake, Savannah Park, Crossmoor, Moorton, Arena Park, Westcliff, Havenside, Mobeni Heights, Mobeni West Henry Pennington Rd, Higginson Highway, Grimsby RdPart highway North/South N2 (Merebank, Start highway) – M7 – M11 – R102 (start cosigned) – N3 – M13 – M15 – R102 (end cosigned) – M12 – M17 (Start highway) – M21 – M41 – M12 – M27 – M43 (End highway) – N2 – R102 (near Shaka's Head) Merebank, Austerville, Mobeni East, Clairwood, Rossburgh, uMbilo Industrial, Congela, Maydon Wharf, Esplanade, Warwick, Old Fort, Blue Lagoon, Prospect Hall, Broadway, Virginia, Glenashley, La Lucia, uMhlanga Rocks, eMdloti, La Mercy, Desainagar, Tongaat Beach, Genazano, Zimbali, Ballito Inkosi Albert Luthuli Fwy, West Street / Smith Street, Warwick Avenue / Market Rd (R102), Williams St / leopold St (R102), Old Fort Rd / Ordinance Rd, Prince Alfred St / Stanger Street, Ruth First Fwy, Leo Boyd Hwy, Ballito Dr Part highway North/South then East/West Starts at Kwa-Mashu – M32 – M19 – M31 – M13 – M34 – M7 – M10 – M10 (cosigned) – M7 – R102 (uMbilo) KwaMashu, Newlands, Ntuzuma, Kwa-Dabeka, Berkshire Downs, Falcon Industrial Park, Cowies Hill Park, Sarnia, Moseley Park, Glen Park, Moseley, Northdene, Escombe, Malvern, Hillary, Bellair, Sea View, Rossburgh, uMbilo Dinkelman Rd, Otto Volek Rd, Stapleton Rd, Underwood Rd, Main Rd, Sarnia Rd East/West M13 / M19 (Hatton Estate, Start highway) – N3 – M34 – M5 – N2 (end of Highway) – M10 – R102 (start cosign) – M5 – R102 (end cosign) – M4 – M16 (cosigned) – ends at Brighton Beach Hatton Estate, Farningham Ridge, Moseley Park, Northdene, Escomb, Malvern, Hillary, Carrington Heights, Rossburgh, Sea View, Clairwood, Wentworth, Brighton Beach M7 Freeway, Solomon Mahlangu Dr, Old Mission Rd, Brighton Rd, Grays Inn Rd Part highway North/South M9 (Glenwood) – M11 – M13 – M15 – M17 (Essenwood) Glenwood, Bulwer, Musgrave, Essenwood ZK Matthes Rd, Bulwer Rd, Cleaver Rd, Botanic Gardens Rd, Edith Benson Cresc, Problem Mkhize Rd East/WestM32 / M10 (Wiggins) – M8 – R102 – ends at Congella Wiggins, Glenwood, CongellaFrancisco Rd East/West then north–southM5 (Escombe) – M22 – M20 – M5 (cosigned) – M7 – M9/M32 – M13 (cosigned) – M15 – M17 – M19 (Springfield) Escombe, Queensmead, Mount Vernon, Hillary, Bellair, uMkumbaan, Wiggins, Cato Crest, Waterval Park, Sparks, Sydenham, SpringfieldStella Rd, Sarnia Rd (M5), Wakesleigh Rd, Vusi Mzemela Rd, King Cetshwayo Hwy (M13), Brickfield Rd, Alpine Rd East/WestM8 (Bulwer) – R102 – M4 (Esplanade) Bulwer, EsplanadeChe Guevara Rd North/SouthM4 (Old Fort) – M17 – M41 – M4 (uMhlanga Rocks) Stamford Hill, Athlone, Broadway, Glen Hills, Virginia, Glen Anil, Glen Ashley, Sunningdale, Somerset Park, uMhlanga Ridge, uMhlanga RocksMasabalala Yengwa Ave, Kenneth Kaunda Rd, uMhlanga Rocks Dr East/WestN3 (near Assagay, Start highway) – M46 - R103 – M39 – M39 – M1/M31 – M7/M19 – M5 – N3 – M31 – N3 – M32 – M15 (End highway) – N3 – M10 (cosigned) – R102/M4 (Warwick)Assagay, St Helier, Gillitts, Kloof, Fields Hill, Padfield Park, Manor, Westmead, Ashley, Hatton Estate, Cowies Hill Park, Woodside, Grayleigh, Beverley Hills, Sherwood, Watervall Park, Westridge, Bulwer, WarwickKing Cetshwayo Hwy, King Dinuzulu Rd, Cannongate Rd/Chris Ntuli Rd Part highway East/WestR102 / M4 (Warwick) – M8 – M10 – M13 (Sparks) Warwick, Essenwood, Sydenham, SparksCross St / grey St, Gladys Manzi Rd, John Zikhali Rd, ridge Rd, South Rd, Moses Kotane Rd, Locksley Dr Southwest / NortheastR102 (Montclair) – M7 (cosigned) – ends at Fynnlands Montclair, Jacobs, Clairwood, Grosvernor, FynnlandsBluff Rd East/WestM10 (Morningside) – M17 – R102 – M12 – M4 (Old Fort) Springfield, Morningside, Essenwood, Windermere, Stamford HillHendry Rd, Earl Haig Rd, Springfield Rd, Sandile Thusi Rd East/WestM7 / M13 (Hatton Estate, Start highway) – M31 – M32 – M5 – M32 – N2 (End highway) – M10 – R102 (Puritan Hills)Hatton Estate, Pinetown CBD, Falcon Industrial Park, Atholl Heights, Reservoir Hills, Palmiet, Springfield, Puritan HillsSt Johns Ave, M19 Hwy, Umgeni RdPart highway North/SouthM10 (Mount Vernon) – M1 (Bayview)Mount Vernon, uMhlatuzana, BayviewHillary Rd, Chatsworth Main Rd North/South then East/WestM25 (Phoenix Industrial) – M45 – N2 – R102 – M4 (Prospect Hill)Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Siyanda, Newlands West, Steelcastle, Newlands East, Parlock, Springfield Flats, Riverside, Prospect HilMalandela Rd, Inanda Rd, Riverside Rd North/SouthM10 (Queensmead) – M1 (Westcliff)Queensmead, Kharwastan, WestcliffCarrick Rd, Erica Ave, Astral Dr East/WestStarts in eMachobeni – M27 – M26 - M21 – R102 (cosigned) – N2 (near Avoca Hills)eMachobeni, Glebe, Congo, Langalibalele, Mshayazafe, Newtown, eZimangweni, eMzomusha, Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Duff's RoadCurnick Ndlovu Hwy North/SouthR102 (Palmview) – M25 (Phoenix Industrial)Palmview, Shastri Park, Brookdale, Northcroft, Starwood, Whetstone, Redfern, Phoenix IndustrialGopalall Hurbans Rd, JG Champion Dr, Phoenix Hwy, Industrial Park Rd North/South then East/WestM25 (Congo) – R102 – N2 – M4 – ends in eMdlotiCongo, amaTikwe, Tafula, Goqokazi, eKafuleni, Trenance Park, Dawncrest, Cordoba Gardens, Mountview, Brindhaven, Lotusville, Southridge, Waterloo, eMdlotiMafukuzela Hwy, Jabu Ngcobo Dr North/South then East/WestM5 (Sea View) – R102 (Mobeni)Sea View, Coedmore, Yellowwood Park, Woodlands, MobeniCoedmore Rd, Kenyon Howden Rd East/WestR603 (near uMbumbulu) – M35 – R102 (uMlazi)uMbumbulu, uMlazi Griffiths Mxenge Hwy East/WestM1 / M13 (Westmead) – M19 – M32 – M5 – M13 (Cowies Hill Park)Westmead, Pinetown CBD, Cowies Hill Park Josiah Gumede Rd East/WestM31 (Pinetown CBD) – M19 – M39 – M5 – M19 – M13 – N3 – M10/M9 (Wiggins)Pinetown CBD, Pineside, The Wolds, Clermont, Atholl Heights, Grayleigh, Beverley Heights, Blackhurst, Wiggins, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Glenwood, Congella, Maydon WharfBeviss Rd, Qashana Khuzwayo Rd, Roger Sishi Rd, Jan Hofmeyr Rd, St James Ave, Harry Gwala Rd, Rick Turner Rd East/WestR103 (Hillcrest) – M39 – M39 (Kloof CBD) Hillcrest, Belvedere, Waterfall, Forest Hills, Everton, Kloof CBDiNanda Rd, Link Rd, Bridle Rd, Kloof Falls Rd, Church Rd, Old Main Rd North/SouthM5 (Moseley Park) – M7 – M1 (Savannah Park)Moseley Park, Highlands Hills, Nirvana Hills, Shallcross, Savannah ParkHans Dettman Hwy East/WestR603 (near Folweni) – N2 – M30 (uMlazi)Folweni, Malukazi, Lotus Park, Isipingo Hills, Isipingo Rail, uMlaziSbu Magwanyane Dr, Wanda Cele Rd East/WestR603 (near Adams Mission) – N2 – R102 (Amanzimtoti)Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, AmanzimtotiMoss Kolnik Dr East/WestM33 (Kloof CBD) – M13 – M13 – M33 – M32 (The Wolds)Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, AmanzimtotiMoss Kolnik Dr East/WestM4 (La Lucia) – M12 – N2 – R102 (Mt Edgecombe)La Lucia, uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia, Mt EdgecombeM41 East/WestR102 (oThongathi) – N2 – M4 (Westbrook)oThongathi, WestbrookuShukela Dr (Watson Highway) North/SouthR102 (Parkhill) – N2 – M21 (KwaMashu)Parkhill, Kenville, Melkhoute, KwaMashuQueen Nandi Dr North/SouthN3 (near Assagay) – M59 - M13 – R103 (Assagay)Assagay, HillcrestKassier Rd North/SouthHerrwood Dr (uMhlanga Ridge) – N2 - Umganu Rd (Cornubia)uMhlanga Ridge, CornubiauMhlanga Ridge Blvd East/WestStarts in Outer West Durban – M46 (near Hillcrest)Cliffdale Rd East/WestR102 (near Nyaninga) – N2 (near La Mercy)Dube Blvd
See also Numbered routes in South Africa
References