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 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.
The M1 as it passes between the east and west campuses of the University of the Witwatersrand.
The M1 freeway southbound at the M30 Corlett Drive exit
Aerial view from the north
The N1 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road.
N1 freeway as it enters Cape Town
N1 near De Doorns atop Hex River Pass
A view over the terminus of the N1 in downtown Cape Town where both the N1 and N2 national highways merge into Nelson Mandela Boulevard (left) and its intersection with Walter Sisulu Avenue (right).
The N1 northbound as it enters Ventersburg (2015)