M1 (Johannesburg)

Metropolitan route M1
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and GDRT
Length	29.6 km (18.4 mi)
Existed	1967–present
Major junctions
North end	N1 Western Bypass and N3 Eastern Bypass near Buccleuch
Major intersections	R55 Woodmead Drive M60 Marlboro Drive M40 Grayston Drive M30 Corlett Drive M31 Atholl-Oaklands Road M20 Glenhove Road Extension R25 11th Avenue (M1 Northbound only) M16 Riviera Road M31 Houghton Drive/Joe Slovo Drive (M1 Southbound Only) M9 Oxford Road (M1 Northbound Only) M27 Jan Smuts Avenue M71 Empire Road M10 Smit Street Carr Street (M1 Northbound only) M2 Village Road Selby and M2 Motorway M2 Crown Interchange M27 Booysens Road M17 Xavier Road R553 Golden Highway (M1 Southbound Only) N12 Uncle Charlies Interchange (M1 Southbound Only) M68 Columbine Avenue
South end	R82 in Meredale, Johannesburg
Location
Country	South Africa
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
→ M2

The M1 De Villiers Graaff motorway is a metropolitan route and major freeway in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The highway connects the southern areas (including Booysens, Eldorado Park and Soweto) with the city centre and extends further north through Sandton into the Ben Schoeman Highway towards Pretoria. Construction began in 1962 and resulted in the demolition of many properties and houses including numerous historical Parktown Mansions.^[1]