M43 (Johannesburg)

Metropolitan route M43
Route information
Maintained by Department of Roads and Transport (Gauteng)
Length	22.3 mi (35.9 km)
Major junctions
South end	Bierman Road, Vosloorus
Major intersections	N3 Exit 89 Vosloorus R103 Vredebos R21 Rondebult Road, Dawn Park R29 near Main Reef Road, Boksburg South M44 North Rand Road, Lakefield N12 Bardene R21 Atlas Road, Bonaero Park M45 Van Riebeeck Road, Bonaero Park
North end	M57 Pretoria Road, Birchleigh
Location
Country	South Africa
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← M42 → M44

The M43 is a major metropolitan road in Johannesburg, South Africa which begins in Vosloorus, southern Johannesburg and heads northwards to Birchleigh, Kempton Park on the East Rand.

Route

The M43 begins its southern terminus in Bierman Road, Vosloorus at the interchange with the N3 freeway. The road continues north-east through Vredebos as Barry Marais Road and interchanges with the R103, the old road from Johannesburg to Durban. Its continues north-east an flies over the M35 Heidelberg Road and passing the suburb of Villa Liza before it forms a t-juntion with R21 at Rondebult Road, Dawn Park. It continues as Barry Marais Road before turning north and flies-over the R554 North Boundry Road, Van Dykpark and after a short distance crosses under the N17 freeway in the suburb. After crossing the intersection with Jubilee Road, it becomes Van Dyk Road and passes the townships of Wattville and Actionville to its east. After crossing over the R29 Main Reef Road, the two roads are interchanged via Commissioner Street. The M43 continues north as Atlas Road intersecting the M44 at North Rand Road and Lakefield Avenue in Boksburg. After a short distance, the road interchanges with the N12 freeway, continuing northwards it passes the suburbs of Impala Park and Atlasville. In Bonaero Park, the M43 turns right while Atlas Road continues about 500m and junctions with the R21 freeway. After 400m the M43 turns left into Great North Road were it cosigns with M45 continuing north were it junctions with the R21 freeway again. After a short distance the two roads split with the M43 heading right as Dann Road. In Birchleigh, the road turns left into Velt street and after 100m turns right and after 1 km the M43's northern terminus ends in a t-junction with M57 Pretoria Road, Birchleigh.