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18-704: M37 or M-37 may refer to: M-37 (Michigan highway) , a state highway in Michigan M37 (Johannesburg) , a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa M37 (Pretoria) , a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa M37 (Durban) , a Metropolitan Route in Durban, South Africa M37 highway , a highway in Turkmenistan Dodge M37 ,

36-471: A military truck Ithaca M37 , an American shotgun Messier 37 , a star cluster 82-BM-37 , an infantry mortar Infiniti M37 , a Japanese luxury car M37 machine gun. Cal. .30 Browning adapted for tank use. M1919 Browning machine gun M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage , WWII-era armored artillery Ruleville-Drew Airport Smith & Wesson Model 37 , a gun sold and used by Japanese police departments. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

54-480: Is a dedicated listing for business, malls, shops, jobs and property in the Bedfordview area. TAAG Angola Airlines has an office in Bedfordview. Murray and Roberts has its head office in Bedfordview." [1] Securities and Trading Technology (STT) has its head office in Bedfordview." [2] Mochachos has its head office in Bedfordview." [3] The following suburbs form part of Bedfordview: Bedfordview

72-606: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages M37 (Johannesburg) The M37 is a metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg , South Africa . It connects the N3 at Greenstone Shopping Mall with Katlehong via Edenvale and Germiston . The M37 begins at Longmeadow Business Estate west of Modderfontein as an off-ramp of the N3 highway ( Johannesburg Eastern Bypass ). It begins by going southwards to meet

90-683: Is located at the interchange between the N3, N12 and R24 highways named the George Bizos Interchange (previously Gilooly’s Interchange). The N3 connects Germiston and Durban to the south with Sandton and Pretoria to the north; the N12 connects Boksburg and eMalahleni to the east with Kimberley to the west; and the R24 connects Johannesburg to the west with Edenvale and Kempton Park (including O.R. Tambo International Airport ) to

108-563: Is the main road southwards through Germiston Central, co-signed with the M53 , up to the Georgetown section, where it becomes Voortrekker Street westwards before becoming Joubert Street to the south-west. It reaches Germiston Lake, where it meets Refinery Road ( M93 road ) and becomes Lake Road. Just after, at the entrance to Rand Airport , it becomes Russell Road and bypasses the Airport to

126-686: The R25 road (Modderfontein Road) and bypass the Greenstone Shopping Centre west of Greenstone Hill . It continues southwards as Lungile Mtshali Road (formerly Van Riebeeck Road and Edenvale Road ), to enter the town of Edenvale and bypass the town centre as Andries Pretorius Road before becoming 17th Avenue. Crossing Horwood Street ( M16 ), the route becomes Hurlyvale Avenue then St. John Avenue before it t-junctions with Lungile Mtshali Road again, and turns south. South of Edenvale, at

144-784: The Bedfordview Village Council and then the Bedfordview Town Council. Bedfordview was joined with Germiston and Palm Ridge to form the Transitional Council of Greater Germiston, after the institutition of democracy. This was in turn merged with other East Rand towns to form the City of Ekurhuleni , which incorporated the old municipalities of Alberton , Bedfordview, Benoni , Boksburg , Brakpan , Edenvale , Germiston, Kempton Park , Nigel , and Springs . The site Bedfordview.co.za

162-704: The east before crossing the N17 toll highway as Wits Rifles Drive. From the N17 junction, it continues southwards as Black Reef Road, through the suburb of Wadeville, to reach an interchange with the R554 / R103 (Heidelberg Road). It becomes Masakhane Street and passes under the N3 highway to enter the township of Katlehong , where it ends at the junction with Kgotso Street west of the Katlehong Railway Station. Bedfordview The site of Bedfordview

180-505: The mineral rights, and was later divided into smaller farms and small-holdings, many of which were settled by retired miners. The entire area became known as Geldenhuis Estates Smallholdings. One of these farms was owned by Sir George Herbert Farrar , a randlord who played a prominent role in planning the infamous Jameson Raid , one of the main causes of the Second Anglo-Boer War . His farm, Bedford, purchased in 1893,

198-474: The piggeries and other farms caused swarms of flies. There was talk that the area should become part of a municipality in order to deal with the matter, and residents were asked whether they would prefer to join Johannesburg or Germiston . Joining a municipality would mean rates and taxes though, so the residents elected instead to set up a health committee to sort out the problem. This later developed into

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216-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M37&oldid=1237238705 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

234-774: The suburb of Primrose and reach a junction with the R29 road (Main Reef Road). It meets the southern terminus of the M57 road at the same junction. The R29 joins the M37 and they are one road up to the next junction, where the R29 turns east and the M37 becomes the road south-westwards (Johan Rissik Road) to enter the Germiston City Centre. The M37 becomes Victoria Street northwards and Meyer Street southwards (one-way streets) and

252-563: The suburb of Meadowbrook, the M37 crosses the R24 highway (Albertina Sisulu Freeway) and meets the western terminus of the M99 road before crossing the N12 highway and entering the city of Germiston , bypassing Bedfordview to the east. From the N12 junction, the M37 goes southwards firstly as A G De Witt Drive (meeting the M52 road just after the N12 junction), then as Shamrock Road, to pass through

270-426: The war and apparently planted the oak trees along Van Buuren Ave. There is also a legend that an Indian Rajah-based with the unit died and was buried somewhere in Bedfordview in full regalia, including his jewel-encrusted sword. The name "Bedfordview" came about as the result of a competition. A young lady, Daisy Dollery, won the competition and thought there was a nice view from Bedford Farm. "Bedford View" (two words)

288-542: Was largely taken up by the farm Elandsfontein , created in 1853 by Gerhardus van der Linden and was administered as part of the District of Potchefstroom in the South African Republic . The coat-of-arms of Bedfordview features an Eland holding a fountain as a tribute to the early rural history of the town. The Witwatersrand Gold Reef had a huge impact on the area. Elandsfontein was purchased for

306-538: Was located in the present-day suburb of St Andrews, and parts of the original farm can still be seen in St Andrews' School. The farm itself was named after Sir Farrar's home-town of Bedford in England. Apparently the raid itself was planned in a small house close to the farm. Sir George is buried on Milner Ave, close to the school, the only official grave in the town. British cavalry was based in Bedfordview during

324-484: Was then registered. Over the years the name has contracted to one word. On 24 February 1926, the suburb officially obtained its name. By 1932 the small-holding had developed into a small village. The 1st Bedfordview Scout Troop opened its doors on 26 July 1928, and there was a government school and a post office. However, there were major health concerns. Bill Stewart, the headmaster at the school, recalled that sewage would run down Van Buuren Road from Malvern East and that

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