Metropolitan Routes in Bloemfontein

Mangaung (Bloemfontein 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.

Bloemfontein's N and R roads are as follows: The N1, a major highway running roughly SW to NE from Cape Town to Johannesburg and Zimbabwe largely bypasses this city to the west. The N8 runs east/west connecting Bloemfontein to Kimberley and Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Bloemfontein is also the northern end of the N6 road heading roughly southwards to the port of East London. At a T-junction just before the city, the N6 becomes the M30, and the intersecting road is designated the N6. This road ends in an interchange with the N1.

There are also two two-digit R routes: the R64, which is the old road to Kimberley, via Dealesville and Boshof. It ends at the N1. The R30 ends at the N1 north of the town. It is the road to Welkom.

Three other three-digit R routes have their origin in Bloemfontein. The R706 takes origin from the N8 in the city centre, and heads south-east towards Jagersfontein and Fauresmith. The R702 also originates from the N8 in the city centre, but heads south-west towards the towns of Dewetsdorp and Wepener. The third road, the R700, starts south of the city centre from the M30 and heads north crossing the N8 and N1 towards Bultfontein

Table of M roads

No.	Direction	Description of Route	Suburbs	Street Names
M10	East/West / North/South / East/West	M13 (Fauna) - M30 - M12 - M12 - R702 - N8 - M30 / M19 (Noordhoek)	Fauna, Hamilton, Mangaung, Peter Swart, Oos Einde, Noordhoek	Vereeniging Extension Rd., Rudolf Greyling Ave.
M11	East/West / North/South	M30 (Oranjesig) - R700 (cosigned one block) - R700 - R706 - M19 - M14 - N8	Oranjesig, Willows, Universitas, Park West	Rhodes Ave., President Ave., Victoria Rd., Donald Murray Ave., Pres. Paul Kruger Ave., D. F. Malherbe Ave.
M12	North/South	R702 (Heidedal) - M15 - M12 - M10 - doubles back - M10 - M12	Heidedal, various parts of Mangaung	Mkuhlane St., Ramatsoele St., Moshoeshoe St., Chief Moroko Cres., Modimogale St., Makoane St., Zulu St., Dhlabu St.
M13	NE/SW	R702 (Central) - M15 - M30 - M10 - Exits town toward Ferreira, Free State	Central, Oranjesig, Uitsig, Fauna	Hanger St. / Harvey Rd., Harvey Rd., Monument Rd., Memoriam Rd., Ferreira Rd.
M14	East/West, North/South	M11 - under N1 - R64	Universitas, Langenhoven Park	Wynand Mouton St., Totius St., Bankvos Blvd., Du Plessis Ave.
M15	North/South	R700 (Oranjesig) - M30 - M13 - M16 - M12	Oranjesig, Batho, Mangaung	Fort Hare Rd., Tsoai Rd.
M16	NE/SW	N8 - R702 - M15	Ooseinde, Batho	McGregor St.
M19	East/West, North/South, East/West	N1/N8 (Gardenia Park) - M11 - N8 - R700 - M30/M10 (Noordhoek)	Gardenia Park, Wilgehof, Willows, Westdene, Heuwelsig, Hillsboro, Baysvalley, Waverly, Noordhoek	Haldon Rd., Parfitt Ave., Gen. Dan Pienaar St., Deale Rd., Wilcocks Rd.
M30	North/South	N6 (south of Mangaung) - M10 - M13 - R700 - M15 - M11 - N8 - M19 / M10 - N1 (interchange, north of town)	Hamilton, Oranjesig, Central, Hilton, Noordhoek	Church St., St. George St., East Burger St. , Andries Pretorius St.

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