Watt Avenue at a glance
For Watt Avenue in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 1.15 km. This section connects to 1 street name in this directory.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 18 named place records, including 14 in shops & services and 2 in food & drink.
- Place records along this section
- 18 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Mapped pharmacy nearby
- 390 mClicks
- Mapped supermarket nearby
- 10 mFreedom Supermarket
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.
McDonald'sTakeaway
40 mKFCTakeaway
70 m
Show all 2 food & drink records
Shops & services
14 records
Freedom SupermarketSupermarket
10 mChipile FoodsConvenience shop
90 mAlex Fresh Meat ButcheryButcher
10 m
Show all 14 shops & services records
Alex Fresh Meat ButcheryButcherosm:node:5850066023 · object edited 2018-08-23 · -26.11049, 28.08826 10 mFreedom SupermarketSupermarketosm:node:8421251017 · object edited 2021-02-13 · -26.11048, 28.08802 10 m- 20 m
Pan Africa Shopping CentreMallosm:way:148632378 · object edited 2024-01-23 · -26.10953, 28.08755 80 mChipile FoodsConvenience shoposm:node:1644339159 · object edited 2012-02-23 · -26.11114, 28.08802 90 m- 90 m
- 90 m
- 160 m
- 170 m
Ashwood AutosprintCar repairosm:node:2779203725 · object edited 2025-05-13 · -26.10826, 28.08183 230 m- 260 m
- 270 m
Alexandra PlazaMallosm:way:146170257 · object edited 2024-01-23 · -26.10731, 28.08633 320 m- 400 m
Show all 1 health services record
Culture & places to visit
1 record
Show all 1 culture & places to visit record
Alexandra 3rd Ave LibraryLibraryosm:node:14184753713 · object edited 2026-09-16 · -26.11253, 28.09174 340 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 1.15 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
- 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
- -26.110385, 28.088440Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Wynberg · 491 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 33% · Tertiary road 67%
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use. Values vary along the section.
Tag details and coverage
highwayhighway=primary · 2 segments · 378 mhighway=tertiary · 9 segments · 773 m
Recorded on 11 of 11 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,151 m of 1,151 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 · 11 segments · 1,151 m
Recorded on 11 of 11 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,151 m of 1,151 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 11 of 11 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Traffic direction
- One-way tag on 93% of the mapped length; 7% 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 · 10 segments · 1,070 m
Recorded on 10 of 11 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,070 m of 1,151 m (93.0%). Unknown: 81 m (7.0%).
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 11 mapped segments; 11 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,151 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,151 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 Watt Avenue a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Watt Avenue section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 93% of the mapped length; 7% 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 Watt Avenue?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 1.15 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.