M7 (Port Elizabeth)
The M7 is a metropolitan route in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It begins at the intersection with the M4 in North End and ends in Linton Grange.
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Route
The M7 begins at the intersection with the M4 in North End as Albany Road and heads in a south-westerly direction. It passes through Port Elizabeth Central and meets with the R102 (Cape Road). After the R102 it enters Mill Park and becomes Target Kloof Road and after crossing the Baakens River it enters Walmer and becomes River Road and then Outspan Road. It turns in a south-westerly direction and intersects with Church Road and becomes 8th Avenue. After becoming 8th Avenue, it then heads in a south-south-east direction and then a west-south-west direction through Walmer and becomes Main Road.
The M7 then meets with the M12 (17th Avenue), heads north and co-signs with it until it diverts to the west from the M12 as Circular Drive. It goes through Springfield, Lorraine, Woodlands and Sunridge Park. It then meets with the M15 in Framesby, becomes Kragga Kamma Road and co-signs with it until it diverts to the north-west from the M15 as Samantha Way. It then meets with the N2 freeway and after crossing the N2 it becomes Bramlin Street and intersects with the R102 again. It ends at the intersection with the Bramhope Road in Linton Grange.[1][2][3]
Suburbs
The M7 passes through the following suburbs of Port Elizabeth:
- Fairview
- Framesby
- Linton Grange
- Lorraine
- North End
- Port Elizabeth Central
- Springfield
- Walmer
References
- "M7 Albany Road, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "M7 Bramlin Street, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "Port Elizabeth Map | South Africa Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.