| Country: | ZAF |
| Type: | JM |
| Route: | 8 |
| Maint: | Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport |
| Length Km: | 10.1 |
| Length Mi: | 6.3 |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | Ontdekkers Road, Florida Park, Roodepoort |
| Junction: | Hendrik Potgieter Drive, Floracliffe Western Bypass, Fairland Beyers Naude Drive, Northcliff Republic Road, Cresta Malibongwe Drive, Cresta |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | Bram Fischer Drive, Linden, Randburg |
| Previous Type: | JM |
| Previous Route: | 7 |
| Next Type: | JM |
| Next Route: | 9 |
The M8 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. It starts in Florida Park, Roodepoort and ends in Linden, Randburg to the east.[1] [2]
The M8 begins at a T-junction with the M18 (Ontdekkers Road) in Florida Park, Roodepoort and heads in a north-east direction as William Nicol Drive.[3] It forms an interchange with the M47 at Hendrik Potgieter Drive before continuing east as 14th Avenue and forming an interchange with the N1 highway (Western Bypass) in Fairland.[3] After a short distance, the M8 turns north-east as Weltervreden Road in Berario and as Pendoring Road in Northcliff.[3] Here, the M8 crosses the M5 (Beyers Naudé Drive) and continues north-east, for a short distance, as Judges Avenue through Cresta and crosses the M20 (Republic Road).[3] Continuing eastwards as Judges Avenue, it intersects the R512 (Malibongwe Drive) at a T-junction.[3] Here, the M8 turns north, briefly co-signed with the R512 for 100m and then turns east as the one-way South Road.[3] It reaches 1st Street in Linden where it turns left then right to continue south-east and reach its end at an intersection with the M71 (Bram Fischer Drive).[3]