The Serpentine Road at a glance
For The Serpentine Road in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 375 m.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 7 named place records, including 2 in education and 2 in shops & services.
- Place records along this section
- 7 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 190 mPerth and Portland · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped hospital nearby
- 410 mHelen Joseph Hospital
- Mapped sports centre nearby
- 430 mUniversity of Johannesburg Westport Rugby Fields
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.
Shops & services
2 records
Show all 2 shops & services records
- 400 m
Hursthill MotorsCar partsosm:node:242937006 · object edited 2022-10-05 · -26.19046, 27.98957 410 m
Show all 1 health services record
Helen Joseph HospitalHospitalosm:way:738303549 · object edited 2025-09-29 · -26.18529, 27.98907 410 m
Show all 2 education records
Laerskool Jim FoucheSchoolosm:way:49418543 · object edited 2025-09-29 · -26.19224, 27.98541 450 mRaucall Secondary SchoolSchoolosm:way:49418544 · object edited 2025-09-29 · -26.19258, 27.98710 490 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
University of Johannesburg Westport Rugby FieldsSports centreosm:way:22982963 · object edited 2023-12-15 · -26.18395, 27.98529 430 m
Culture & places to visit
1 record
Show all 1 culture & places to visit record
Westbury Transformation Developement CentreCommunity centreosm:way:545465583 · object edited 2021-10-09 · -26.18581, 27.98258 180 m
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km
5 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.
Source record details
Source record details
Autopax Bus DepotTransport stationosm:node:6271269086 · object edited 2023-03-03 · -26.19064, 27.97940 500 m
Source record details
Source record details
Helen Joseph HospitalBus stoposm:node:3309390253 · object edited 2022-01-10 · -26.18322, 27.99052 680 m
Source record details
Show all 5 passenger transport records
- 190 m
Autopax Bus DepotTransport stationosm:node:6271269086 · object edited 2023-03-03 · -26.19064, 27.97940 500 m- 550 m
Helen Joseph HospitalBus stoposm:node:3309390253 · object edited 2022-01-10 · -26.18322, 27.99052 680 m- 680 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 375 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
- -26.187693, 27.983902Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Hursthill · 173 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area nearest to the representative point; proximity does not establish suburb membership.
- Section scope
- May continue beyond this mapped sectionOther OSM ways named The Serpentine Road lie against this outline in the snapshot road context. Shared nodes and levels are not verified, so continuity is not asserted. No completeness is claimed.
- Street-delivery postal code
- Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
Confirmed connections
No road connections have been verified for this section in the current sample.
Nearby streets
Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Residential 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 3 of 3 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Traffic direction
- One-way tag on 5% of the mapped length; 95% 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 The Serpentine Road a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the The Serpentine Road section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 5% of the mapped length; 95% 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 The Serpentine Road?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 375 m of road lines in Johannesburg. Other OSM ways named The Serpentine Road lie against this outline in the snapshot road context. Shared nodes and levels are not verified, so continuity is not asserted. 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.