Street atlas

The Serpentine Road, Johannesburg

Mapped section in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Nearest mapped place in the City of Johannesburg OSM area: Hursthill, 173 m from the selected point.

Mapped length
375 m

Street map

The Serpentine Road
Outline of The Serpentine Road, Johannesburg, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

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
  • Westdene CyclesBicycle
    400 m
  • Hursthill MotorsCar parts
    410 m
Show all 2 shops & services records
  • Westdene CyclesBicycleosm:node:7879008350 · object edited 2020-09-05 · -26.18401, 27.98180
    400 m
  • Hursthill MotorsCar partsosm:node:242937006 · object edited 2022-10-05 · -26.19046, 27.98957
    410 m

Health services

1 record
  • Helen Joseph HospitalHospital
    410 m
Show all 1 health services record
  • Helen Joseph HospitalHospitalosm:way:738303549 · object edited 2025-09-29 · -26.18529, 27.98907
    410 m

Education

2 records
  • Laerskool Jim FoucheSchool
    450 m
  • Raucall Secondary SchoolSchool
    490 m
Show all 2 education records
  • Laerskool Jim FoucheSchoolosm:way:49418543 · object edited 2025-09-29 · -26.19224, 27.98541
    450 m
  • Raucall Secondary SchoolSchoolosm:way:49418544 · object edited 2025-09-29 · -26.19258, 27.98710
    490 m

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • University of Johannesburg Westport Rugby FieldsSports centre
    430 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
  • Westbury Transformation Developement CentreCommunity centre
    180 m
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.

  • Perth and PortlandBus stop
    190 m
Source record details
  • Perth and PortlandBus stoposm:node:2745520636 · object edited 2022-02-10 · -26.18598, 27.98376
    190 m
  • Autopax Bus DepotTransport station
    500 m
Source record details
  • Autopax Bus DepotTransport stationosm:node:6271269086 · object edited 2023-03-03 · -26.19064, 27.97940
    500 m
  • End and Perth RoadBus stop
    550 m
Source record details
  • End and Perth RoadBus stoposm:node:2745520637 · object edited 2023-03-03 · -26.18276, 27.98096
    550 m
  • Helen Joseph HospitalBus stop
    680 m
Source record details
  • Helen Joseph HospitalBus stoposm:node:3309390253 · object edited 2022-01-10 · -26.18322, 27.99052
    680 m
  • WestburyBus stop
    680 m
Source record details
Show all 5 passenger transport records
  • Perth and PortlandBus stoposm:node:2745520636 · object edited 2022-02-10 · -26.18598, 27.98376
    190 m
  • Autopax Bus DepotTransport stationosm:node:6271269086 · object edited 2023-03-03 · -26.19064, 27.97940
    500 m
  • End and Perth RoadBus stoposm:node:2745520637 · object edited 2023-03-03 · -26.18276, 27.98096
    550 m
  • Helen Joseph HospitalBus stoposm:node:3309390253 · object edited 2022-01-10 · -26.18322, 27.99052
    680 m
  • WestburyBus stoposm:node:3318924742 · object edited 2020-01-09 · -26.18681, 27.97607
    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
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 3 segments · 375 m

    Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 375 m of 375 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Road surface
Asphalt on all mapped lines
Tag details and coverage
  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 3 segments · 375 m

    Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 375 m of 375 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

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
  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 1 segment · 18 m

    Recorded on 1 of 3 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 18 m of 375 m (4.8%). Unknown: 357 m (95.2%).

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Pavements
Unknown
Tag details and coverage
  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 3 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 375 m (0.0%). Unknown: 375 m (100.0%).

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.

Author, data sources & methodology

Edited by Yoel Castaño Peón for Callejear South Africa. Methodology · Sources & licences.

Map and geographic data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Extracts provided by Geofabrik.

Data snapshot: September 2026. Snapshot details.

Name, outline & road tags
Recorded in OpenStreetMapSource records, not an on-site survey by Callejear.
Length, proximity & localities
CalculatedMeasurements and spatial relationships from the source geometry.
Street identity
Source-supportedSegments grouped by name, city, shared nodes and compatible level.
Municipal corroboration
Not verifiedNot cross-checked against municipal street data.
Page text
Template-generatedAssembled by templates from source records and automated checks; individual human review of this page is pending.
Coverage notes
  • This outline describes recorded map geometry, not current access, safety or navigation conditions.
  • Missing places and connections may be absent from this selected sample. No completeness is claimed.