M43 (Pretoria)

The M43 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It is in the township of Soshanguve, connecting the central area with the northern area.^[1][2][3][4]

Metropolitan route M43
Route information
Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Length	12.3 km (7.6 mi)
Major junctions
South end	M42 near Soshanguve Central
Major intersections	M39 near Soshanguve Central M44 in Soshanguve North
North end	M21 in Soshanguve North
Location
Country	South Africa
Major cities	Soshanguve
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← M42 → M44

Route

The M43 route begins at a junction with the M42 route (Ruth First Road) adjacent to Soshanguve Crossing Mall. It heads north through Soshanguve Central as Aubrey Matlala Street, bypassing the Tshwane University of Technology Soshanguve Campus, to reach a junction with the M39 route (Commissioner Street).^[5]

The M43 joins the M39 and they are one road westwards for 1 kilometre before the M43 becomes its own road northwards. It heads northwards through Soshanguve North for 4.7 kilometres, meeting the M44 route, to reach its end at a junction with the M21 route (Molefe Makinta Highway).^[5]