M81 (Johannesburg)
Metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa
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The M81 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa.[1][2] It connects Craighall Park with Bryanston. For its entire route, it is named Winnie Mandela Drive (formerly William Nicol Drive; renamed on 26 September 2023[3][4][5][6][7]).
M27 in Craighall Park | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport | ||||
| Length | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | M27 in Craighall Park | |||
 M75 in Parkmore M13 in Hurlingham M64 in Bryanston M71 in Bryanston M74 in Bryanston | ||||
| North end |   N1 / R511 in Bryanston | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route
The M81 begins as Winnie Mandela Drive (formerly William Nicol Drive[3][4][5][6][7]) just north of Craighall Park at the intersection with Jan Smuts Avenue (M27) (by the Hyde Park Corner Shopping Mall).[8]: 55 It heads north, passing through the suburbs of Hyde Park, Sandhurst and Hurlingham.[8]: 55 In Parkmore, the M75 Sandton Drive intercepts the route as a T-junction, the main route to Sandton City.[8]: 33 Turning north-west, the route crosses the Braamfontein Spruit in Hurlingham Manor and is intersected at a T-junction with the westbound Republic Road (M13), the main road to Randburg.[8]: 33 It turns north and passes through Sandton and into Bryanston.[8]: 33 Here it crosses the road junctions of Main Road (M71) and Grosvenor Road (M64).[8]: 15 It continues north-westwards crossing Bryanston Drive (M74) and shortly reaches the N1 highway (Western Bypass) junction no. 95.[8]: 15 [9] Here, the M81 ends but Winnie Mandela Drive continues north-north-west as the R511.[8]: 15
