University Road at a glance
For University Road in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 1.16 km. This section connects to 1 street name in this directory.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 64 named place records, including 35 in shops & services and 19 in food & drink.
- Place records along this section
- 64 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 20 mMain and 1st Avenue · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped pharmacy nearby
- 230 mMays Chemist
- Mapped swimming pool nearby
- 400 mMelville 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.
BismillahRestaurant
20 mKFCTakeaway
30 mNews CafePub
30 m
Show all 19 food & drink records
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Sandwitch BaronTakeawayosm:node:687898158 · object edited 2010-07-17 · -26.18264, 28.00365 140 m- 180 m
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PIZAeVINORestaurantosm:way:765835679 · object edited 2026-04-18 · -26.18249, 28.00674 440 m
Shops & services
35 records
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- 40 m
Pick n Pay ClothingClothing shoposm:node:687898161 · object edited 2025-08-01 · -26.18247, 28.00287 60 m- 70 m
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Stanley & De KokOpticianosm:node:687898184 · object edited 2010-04-07 · -26.18213, 28.00410 170 m- 170 m
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Toxic CandyClothing shoposm:node:687898200 · object edited 2010-04-07 · -26.18213, 28.00442 200 m- 210 m
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Melvile CornerMallosm:way:24470851 · object edited 2024-11-21 · -26.17596, 27.99989 340 m- 360 m
Tops at SparAlcohol shoposm:node:242958728 · object edited 2024-10-26 · -26.17560, 28.00011 370 m
Show all 4 health services records
Melvile ClinicHospitalosm:way:791371124 · object edited 2024-11-21 · -26.17719, 28.00087 180 mMedicross Meldene Medical and Dental CentreClinicosm:way:784658728 · object edited 2026-02-17 · -26.17687, 28.00069 220 m- 230 m
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Sparrow Schools Educational TrustSchool
300 mUniversity of Johannesburg Sophiatown ResidenceUniversity
100 mUniversity of JohannesburgUniversity
180 m
Show all 4 education records
University of Johannesburg Sophiatown ResidenceUniversityosm:way:250914719 · object edited 2025-09-16 · -26.18336, 28.00306 100 mUniversity of JohannesburgUniversityosm:way:765928932 · object edited 2026-05-08 · -26.18494, 27.99979 180 mSparrow Schools Educational TrustSchoolosm:way:615642124 · object edited 2020-03-21 · -26.17824, 28.00430 300 mUniversity of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway CampusUniversityosm:way:22568870 · object edited 2024-03-18 · -26.18532, 27.99718 420 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
Melville Swimming PoolSwimming poolosm:way:215637317 · object edited 2026-09-26 · -26.17546, 27.99973 400 m
Culture & places to visit
1 record
Show all 1 culture & places to visit record
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
Main and 1st AvenueBus stoposm:node:2745520631 · object edited 2022-09-13 · -26.17853, 28.00146 20 m
Source record details
Source record details
Main and 4th AvenueBus stoposm:node:2745520630 · object edited 2022-09-13 · -26.17652, 28.00098 250 m
Source record details
SABC Media ParkBus stop
780 m
Source record details
Show all 5 passenger transport records
Main and 1st AvenueBus stoposm:node:2745520631 · object edited 2022-09-13 · -26.17853, 28.00146 20 m- 130 m
Main and 4th AvenueBus stoposm:node:2745520630 · object edited 2022-09-13 · -26.17652, 28.00098 250 m- 330 m
- 780 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 1.16 kmLength 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
- Aukland Park (1.16 km, 100%)Length 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
- -26.180134, 28.001763Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Melville · 723 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
1 street name 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
highwayhighway=primary · 16 segments · 1,159 m
Recorded on 16 of 16 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,159 m of 1,159 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
surfacesurface=asphalt · 16 segments · 1,159 m
Recorded on 16 of 16 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,159 m of 1,159 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 16 of 16 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Traffic direction
- One-way tag on 85% of the mapped length; 15% 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
onewayoneway=yes · 15 segments · 984 m
Recorded on 15 of 16 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 984 m of 1,159 m (84.9%). Unknown: 176 m (15.1%).
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
Tag details and coverage
sidewalkNo value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 16 mapped segments; 16 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,159 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,159 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 University Road a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the University Road section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 85% of the mapped length; 15% 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 University Road?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 1.16 km 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.