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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Department of Roads and Transport (Gauteng) | |
| Length | 19.3 mi (31.1 km) |
| Existed | 1890s–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  N14, Muldersdrift |
| Major intersections |  R564 Christiaan de Wet, Randpark RidgeNorthumberland, Sundowner  M6 Ysterhout Drive, Randpark RidgeJohn Vorster Road, Randpark Ridge  N1 Western Bypass, Randpark Ridge M8 Judges Avenue, BlackheathPendoring Avenue, Blackheath |
| South end |  M5 Main Road in Melville, Johannesburg |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Highway system | |
Beyers Naudé Drive is a largearterial route inJohannesburg, South Africa. It starts at theUniversity of Johannesburg inAuckland Park, travelling throughMelville, Roosevelt Park,Northcliff,Blackheath and traversing theN1 Western Bypass atRandpark Ridge. It terminates at theN14 freeway nearMuldersdrift. It was previously known asDF Malan Drive. It forms part of Johannesburg'sM5 road.
On old Johannesburg municipal maps, the rough roadway was called the Mulders Drift Road. Later it was renamed DF Malan Drive after the South African Prime Minister DF Malan. In September 2001, DF Malan Drive was renamed Beyers Naudé Drive after celebrated anti-apartheid pastorBeyers Naudé.[1] He was excommunicated by theDutch Reformed Church for his views, but subsequently re-accepted after apartheid's abolition.
The drive links theinner city of Johannesburg to the far western regions ofGauteng over a distance of 30 kilometres. It varies from being three lanes in each direction throughRoosevelt Park and Randpark Ridge to being single lanes in each direction through Honeydew/Zandspruit and further out to Muldersdrift.
Severalshopping malls, the largest beingCresta Shopping Centre in Blackheath, are located along Beyers Naudé Drive. It is a major arterial route for residents ofRandburg andRoodepoort to access thecity centre (Braamfontein and theM1 highway through the city centre).
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