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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byCity of Cape Town andWestern Cape Department of Transport and Public Works[1] | ||||
| Length | 47.7 km (29.6 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  M59 inZonnebloem | |||
| Major intersections |  M60 inZonnebloem M163 inObservatory N2 inMowbray M18 inMowbray M89 inRondebosch M92 inRondebosch M63 inNewlands M33 inNewlands M24 inClaremont  M9 /M152 inKenilworth M41 inWynberg M160 inPlumstead M38 inDiep River M39 inBergvliet M40 inKirstenhof M42 inKirstenhof M75 in Lakeside R310 inMuizenbergM75 inKalk Bay M65 inFish Hoek M6 inGencairn M66 nearSimon's Town | |||
| South end | M65 near theCape of Good Hope | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
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TheM4 is a longmetropolitan route in theCity of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality inSouth Africa.[2][3] It connects theCape Town CBD with theCape of Good Hope viaWynberg,Muizenberg andFish Hoek.[4][5] Originally, it was the main route connecting the Cape Town CBD with theSouthern Suburbs and is thus namedMain Road for much of its length. From the CBD to Kirstenhof, it is parallel to theM3 Freeway.
The M4 begins at a junction with theM59 route (Buitenkant Street) inDistrict Six (Zonnebloem; east of theCape Town City Centre), just north of theDistrict Six Museum and just east of theCape Town City Hall. It begins by heading eastwards as Sir Lowry Road to fly over theN2 highway (Nelson Mandela Boulevard) and enter theWoodstock suburb. In Woodstock, it slowly turns towards the south and reaches theCape Town Science Centre andGroote Schuur Hospital inObservatory, where it once again flies over theN2 highway (Settlers Way).
It continues southwards as Main Road from the N2 overbridge for 18 kilometres, throughMowbray,Rosebank,Rondebosch,Newlands,Claremont,Kenilworth,Wynberg,Plumstead,Diep River,Bergvliet,Retreat andKirstenhof, to bypass the Muizenberg Mountains and enterMuizenberg, where it meets the south-western terminus of theR310 route (Baden Powell Drive). The M4 continues southwards with theFalse Bay coast to its east for 6 kilometres (still named Main Road) to reachFish Hoek, where it meets theM65 route at a roundabout.
The M4 continues following the coast southwards to reachGlencairn, where it meets the southern terminus of theM6 route (an alternative route from the Cape Town CBD). The M4 proceeds southwards for 18 kilometres, throughSimon's Town, to reach its end at another junction with theM65 route in theCape Peninsula, at the entrance of theCape of Good Hope.
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