Ripley Road at a glance
For Ripley Road in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 895 m. This section connects to 2 street names in this directory.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 19 named place records, including 6 in education and 6 in shops & services.
- Place records along this section
- 19 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 420 mUJ Kingsway Campus · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped clinic nearby
- 160 mCarecross Medical & Dental Centre
- Mapped sports centre nearby
- 50 mBrixton Swimming Pool
Everyday places nearby
Along this mapped section · within 500 m
Distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.
Captain FishTakeaway
410 mStudent centerTakeaway
440 m
Show all 2 food & drink records
Shops & services
6 records
Show all 6 shops & services records
- 170 m
Gaffs SupermarketConvenience shoposm:node:243048147 · object edited 2008-02-19 · -26.19607, 27.99502 340 m- 370 m
- 380 m
- 430 m
- 450 m
Show all 2 health services records
Carecross Medical & Dental CentreClinicosm:way:614957107 · object edited 2025-09-19 · -26.19335, 27.99710 160 mHigh St Medical CentreClinicosm:way:614957090 · object edited 2022-04-12 · -26.19416, 27.99819 290 m
Piet Van Veerun Primary SchoolSchool
380 mUniversity of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway CampusUniversity
120 mUniversity of JohannesburgUniversity
160 m
Show all 6 education records
University of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway CampusUniversityosm:way:22568870 · object edited 2024-03-18 · -26.18532, 27.99718 120 mUniversity of JohannesburgUniversityosm:way:765928932 · object edited 2026-05-08 · -26.18494, 27.99979 160 mPiet Van Veerun Primary SchoolSchoolosm:way:1425078569 · object edited 2025-08-26 · -26.19129, 27.99222 380 mHesperus Primary SchoolSchoolosm:way:542939359 · object edited 2020-08-12 · -26.19622, 27.99782 420 mPiet Van Veerun Primary SchoolSchoolosm:node:242936984 · object edited 2008-02-17 · -26.19093, 27.99193 420 mVorentoe High SchoolSchoolosm:node:247761218 · object edited 2008-02-15 · -26.18674, 27.99298 450 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
Brixton Swimming PoolSports centreosm:way:542939358 · object edited 2026-09-21 · -26.19346, 27.99572 50 m
Culture & places to visit
2 records
Show all 2 culture & places to visit records
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km
4 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.
Source record details
Source record details
Source record details
Helen Joseph HospitalBus stoposm:node:3309390253 · object edited 2022-01-10 · -26.18322, 27.99052 810 m
Source record details
Main and 1st AvenueBus stoposm:node:2745520631 · object edited 2022-09-13 · -26.17853, 28.00146 850 m
Show all 4 passenger transport records
- 420 m
- 590 m
Helen Joseph HospitalBus stoposm:node:3309390253 · object edited 2022-01-10 · -26.18322, 27.99052 810 mMain and 1st AvenueBus stoposm:node:2745520631 · object edited 2022-09-13 · -26.17853, 28.00146 850 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 895 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
- Municipal area in OSM
- City of JohannesburgThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
- Coverage area
- Johannesburgpilot area
- Province
- GautengSource-backed territorial context
- Locality
- Not verifiedLength of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
- Representative point
- -26.186826, 27.997618Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Rossmore · 107 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area nearest to the representative point; proximity does not establish suburb membership.
- Section scope
- Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
- Street-delivery postal code
- Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
Confirmed connections
2 street names in this directoryConnected sections in this directory share source nodes at compatible levels. Junctions with streets outside this directory are not listed. Names appear once here; nearby sections are listed separately below.
Nearby streets
Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Primary road on all mapped lines
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
Tag details and coverage
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Road surface
- Asphalt on all mapped lines
Tag details and coverage
Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Traffic direction
- One-way tag on 6% of the mapped length; 94% not recorded
Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.
Tag details and coverage
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
Tag details and coverage
Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Questions about this street
Is Ripley Road a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Ripley Road section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 6% of the mapped length; 94% not recorded. Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way. Check road signs on site before driving.
Does the map show the whole of Ripley Road?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 895 m of road lines in Johannesburg. The street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed. Line length is not a surveyed street length.
Where are nearby distances measured from?
The lists on this page measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped section: places within 500 m and passenger transport within 1 km. Two listed places can therefore be near opposite ends. The interactive map instead counts records around one selected point on the street, including transport, so its totals differ. None of these are walking distances.