Metropolitan routes in Durban

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Table of M roads

No.	Direction	Description of Route	Suburbs	Street Names	Other
M1	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 Rd	Part highway
M4	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
M5	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
M7	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
M8	North/South	M9 (Glenwood) – M11 – M13 – M15 – M17 (Essenwood)	Glenwood, Bulwer, Musgrave, Essenwood	ZK Matthew's}Rd, Bulwer Rd, Cleaver Rd, Botanic Gardens Rd, cowey Rd
M9	East/West	M32 / M10 (Wiggins) – M8 – R102 – ends at Congella	Wiggins, Glenwood, Congella	Francisco Rd
M10	East/West then north–south	M5 (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, Springfield	Stella Rd, Sarnia Rd (M5), Wakesleigh Rd, Vusi Mzemela Rd, jam smuts Hwy (M13), Brickfield Rd, Alpine Rd
M11	East/West	M8 (Bulwer) – R102 – M4 (Esplanade)	Bulwer, Esplanade	Che Guevara Rd
M12	North/South	M4 (Old Fort) – M17 – M41 – M4 (uMhlanga Rocks)	Old Fort, Stamford, Blue Lagoon, Prospect Hill, Broadway, Glen Hills, Glen Anil, Sunningdale, Somerset Park, uMhlanga Ridge, uMhlanga Rocks	NMR Ave, Kenneth Kaunda Rd, uMhlanga Rocks Dr
M13	East/West	N3 (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, Warwick	King Cetshwayo Hwy, King Dinuzulu Rd, Cannongate Rd/Chris Ntuli Rd	Part highway
M15	East/West	R102 / M4 (Warwick) – M8 – M10 – M13 (Sparks)	Warwick, Essenwood, Sydenham, Sparks	Cross St / grey St, Gladys Manzi Rd, John Zikhali Rd, ridge Rd, South Rd, Moses Kotane Rd, Locksley Dr
M16	Southwest / Northeast	R102 (Montclair) – M7 (cosigned) – ends at Fynnlands	Montclair, Jacobs, Clairwood, Grosvernor, Fynnlands	Bluff Rd
M17	East/West	M10 (Morningside) – M17 – R102 – M12 – M4 (Old Fort)	Morningside, Windermere, Essenwood, Old Fort	Hendry Rd, Earl Haig Rd, Springfield Rd, Argile Rd
M19	East/West	M7 / 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 Hills	St Johns Ave, M19 Hwy, Umgeni Rd	Part highway
M20	North/South	M10 (Mount Vernon) – M1 (Bayview)	Mount Vernon, uMhlatuzana, Bayview	Hillary Rd, Chatsworth Main Rd
M21	North/South then East/West	M25 (Phoenix Industrial) – M45 – N2 – R102 – M4 (Prospect Hill)	Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Siyanda, Newlands West, Steelcastle, Newlands East, Parlock, Springfield Flats, Riverside, Prospect Hil	Malandela Rd, Inanda Rd, Riverside Rd
M22	North/South	M10 (Queensmead) – M1 (Westcliff)	Queensmead, Kharwastan, Westcliff	Carrick Rd, Erica Ave, Astral Dr
M25	East/West	Starts in eMachobeni – M27 – M26 - M21 – R102 (cosigned) – N2 (near Avoca Hills)	eMachobeni, Glebe, Congo, Langalibalele, Mshayazafe, Newtown, eZimangweni, eMzomusha, Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Duff's Road	Curnick Ndlovu Hwy
M26	North/South	R102 (Palmview) – M25 (Phoenix Industrial)	Palmview, Shastri Park, Brookdale, Northcroft, Starwood, Whetstone, Redfern, Phoenix Industrial	Gopalall Hurbans Rd, JG Champion Dr, Phoenix Hwy, Industrial Park Rd
M27	North/South then East/West	M25 (Congo) – R102 – N2 – M4 – ends in eMdloti	Congo, amaTikwe, Tafula, Goqokazi, eKafuleni, Trenance Park, Dawncrest, Cordoba Gardens, Mountview, Brindhaven, Lotusville, Southridge, Waterloo, eMdloti	Mafukuzela Hwy, Jabu Ngcobo Dr
M29	North/South then East/West	M5 (Sea View) – R102 (Mobeni)	Sea View, Coedmore, Yellowwood Park, Woodlands, Mobeni	Coedmore Rd, Kenyon Howden Rd
M30	East/West	R603 (near uMbumbulu) – M35 – R102 (uMlazi)	uMbumbulu, uMlazi	Griffiths Mxenge Hwy
M31	East/West	M1 / M13 (Westmead) – M19 – M32 – M5 – M13 (Cowies Hill Park)	Westmead, Pinetown CBD, Cowies Hill Park	Josiah Gumede Rd
M32	East/West	M31 (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 Wharf	Beviss Rd, Qashana Khuzwayo Rd, Roger Sishi Rd, Jan Hofmeyr Rd, St James Ave, Harry Gwala Rd, Rick Turner Rd
M33	East/West	R103 (Hillcrest) – M39 – M39 (Kloof CBD)	Hillcrest, Belvedere, Waterfall, Forest Hills, Everton, Kloof CBD	iNanda Rd, Link Rd, Bridle Rd, Kloof Falls Rd, Church Rd, Old Main Rd
M34	North/South	M5 (Moseley Park) – M7 – M1 (Savannah Park)	Moseley Park, Highlands Hills, Nirvana Hills, Shallcross, Savannah Park	Hans Dettman Hwy
M35	East/West	R603 (near Folweni) – N2 – M30 (uMlazi)	Folweni, Malukazi, Lotus Park, Isipingo Hills, Isipingo Rail, uMlazi	Sbu Magwanyane Dr, Wanda Cele Rd
M37	East/West	R603 (near Adams Mission) – N2 – R102 (Amanzimtoti)	Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, Amanzimtoti	Moss Kolnik Dr
M39	East/West	M33 (Kloof CBD) – M13 – M13 – M33 – M32 (The Wolds)	Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, Amanzimtoti	Moss Kolnik Dr
M41	East/West	M4 (La Lucia) – M12 – N2 – R102 (Mt Edgecombe)	La Lucia, uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia, Mt Edgecombe	M41
M43	East/West	R102 (oThongathi) – N2 – M4 (Westbrook)	oThongathi, Westbrook	uShukela Dr (Watson Highway)
M45	North/South	R102 (Parkhill) – N2 – M21 (KwaMashu)	Parkhill, Kenville, Melkhoute, KwaMashu	Queen Nandi Dr
M46	North/South	N3 (near Assagay) – M59 - M13 – R103 (Assagay)	Assagay, Hillcrest	Kassier Rd
M47	North/South	Herrwood Dr (uMhlanga Ridge) – N2 - Umganu Rd (Cornubia)	uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia	uMhlanga Ridge Blvd
M59	East/West	Starts in Outer West Durban – M46 (near Hillcrest)		Cliffdale Rd
M65	East/West	R102 (near Nyaninga) – N2 (near La Mercy)		Dube Blvd