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N8 (South Africa)
The N8 is a national route in South Africa that connects Groblershoop (south-east of Upington) with Maseru in Lesotho via Kimberley and Bloemfontein. It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency. Route Northern Cape The road starts at Groblershoop in the Northern Cape (115 km south-east of Upington) at a junction with the N10. It runs east for 285 km, through Griquatown, crossing the Vaal River at Schmidtsdrift, to Kimberley (Capital of the Northern Cape). It enters as Schmidtsdrift Road, then Long Street, and reaches a junction with the N12, just west of the N12's intersection with the R64 (an alternative route to Bloemfontein). It turns south-east to be co-signed with the N12 as Bultfontein Road up to the Bishops Road junction, where the N12 turns south, leaving the N8 as the south-easterly road. At the roundabout by Kimberley Boys High School, the N8 turns south as Oliver Street, then south-east as Nathan Street (where it bypasses the Kimberle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African National Roads Agency
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd or SANRAL is a South African parastatal responsible for the management, maintenance and development of South Africa's proclaimed National Road network which includes many (but not all) National ("N") and some Provincial and Regional ("R") route segments. History SANRAL was created by ''The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998'' as a corporatized successor to the South African Roads Board, which was part of the Department of Transport. It was registered as a public limited company on 19 May 1998. In 2011, SANRAL became the target of popular resentmenas tolling was about to commence on many of SANRAL's freeways in Gauteng, in order to finance their soon to be completed expansions, as part of the first phase of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R64 (South Africa)
The R64 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Kimberley with Bloemfontein via Boshof and Dealesville. It is slightly longer than the newer N8 route via Petrusburg, by about 10 kilometres. Route The R64 begins at an interchange with the N1 and the N8 national routes in Bloemfontein (Capital of the Free State), just west of the city centre. It begins by going north-west for 31 kilometres to cross the Modder River adjacent to the Krugersdrift Dam. It continues north-west for another 30 kilometres, exiting the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, to meet the western terminus of the R703 Road and enter the town of Dealesville. In Dealesville Central, it turns west at the Brand Street junction and goes for 18 kilometres to meet the south-western terminus of the R59 Road. It proceeds westwards for 36 kilometres to enter the town of Boshof. From Boshof, the R64 goes west-south-west for 52 kilometres to cross into the Northern Cape and enter the city of Kimberley Kimbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Force Base Bloemspruit
AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport , Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. and shares the airfield. The base motto is ''Ex Unite Pax'' ("Peace Through Unity"). The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington. Units hosted * 16 Squadron - Attack helicopter squadron * 87 Helicopter Flying School - Helicopter training unit * 106 Squadron - Light transport reserve * 107 Squadron - Light transport reserve * 506 Squadron - Security services Aviation * Non-directional beacon - BL380.0 * VHF omnidirectional range - BLV114.1 * Automatic Terminal Information Service Automatic terminal information service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded aeronautical information in busier terminal areas, i.e. airports and their immediate surroundings. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as current ... - 126.45 References External linksAFB Bloe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Fischer International Airport
Bram Fischer International Airport ( af, Bram Fischer Internasionale Lughawe) is a primary airport located in Bloemfontein, the capital city of the Free State province of South Africa. The runways are shared with AFB Bloemspruit. In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport; the official renaming was performed by Pres. Jacob Zuma on Thursday, 13 December 2012. Facilities The main terminal building is used for both international and domestic flights. In 2017, the airport served 402,452 passengers. Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa, underwent R46 million's worth of construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Airlines and destinations Traffic statistics See also * List of airports in South Africa * List of South African airports by passenger movements The following is a list of South African airports by passen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Routes In Bloemfontein
Mangaung (Bloemfontein metropolitan area) like most South African metropolitan areas, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered. Bloemfontein's N and R roads are as follows: The N1, a major highway running roughly SW to NE from Cape Town to Johannesburg and Zimbabwe largely bypasses this city to the west. The N8 runs east/west connecting Bloemfontein to Kimberley and Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Bloemfontein is also the northern end of the N6 road heading roughly southwards to the port of East London. At a T-junction just before the city, the N6 becomes the M30, and the intersecting road is designated the N6. This road ends in an interchange with the N1. There are also two two-digit R routes: the R64, which is the old road to Kimberley, via Dealesville and Boshof. It ends at the N1. The R30 ends at the N1 north of the town. It is the road t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloemfontein Central
Bloemfontein CBD is the main Business District of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Suburbs of Bloemfontein {{FreeState-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Free State
The University of the Free State is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State (province), Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary section of Grey College, Bloemfontein, Grey College. It was declared an independent Afrikaans-language university in 1950 and the name was changed to the University of the Orange Free State. The university has two satellite campuses. Initially a whites-only precinct, the university was fully de-segregated in 1996. The first black university vice-chancellor was appointed in 2010. History The long-held dream of an institution of higher education in the Free State became a reality in 1904 when the Grey College, Bloemfontein, Grey College first accepted matriculants for a full B.A. course. In 1906 the tertiary part of Grey College became known as the Grey University College (GUC), but shortly thereafter the school and colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloemfontein Western Bypass
The Bloemfontein Ring Road, also known as The Bloemfontein bypass is a halfway ring road that circles the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa. Route The Ring road begins north of Bloemfontein, at the R30 exit on the N1 Highway. The Route continues west around Bloemfontein passing the R700 and R64. It then crosses the N8 highway which intersects through Bloemfontein Central. The ring road continues South, passing the R706, to reach an interchange with the N6, where it ends. See also *Ring Roads in South Africa There are a number of ring roads found in South Africa. List Of Ring Roads See also * Johannesburg Ring Road * Cape Town Ring Road * Durban Ring Road * Pretoria Ring Road * Bloemfontein Ring Road * Polokwane Ring Road The Polokwa ... References Ring roads in South Africa N1 (South Africa) {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N1 (South Africa)
The N1 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road. Prior to 1970, the N1 designation was applied to the route from Beit Bridge to Colesberg and then along the current N9 to George. The section from Cape Town to Colesberg was designated the N9.http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/sites/default/files/styles/adaptive/public/Department%20of%20Transport%20Map%20South%20Africa%201959.jpg?itok=TncXhikX Route Western Cape The N1 begins in central Cape Town at the northern end of Buitengracht Street (M62), outside the entrance to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The first section of the N1 is shared with the beginning of the N2; it is a four-lane elevated freeway that runs along a strip of land between the city centre and the Port of Cape Town. On the eastern edge of the city centre the two roads sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R48 (South Africa)
The R48 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects De Aar with Petrusburg on the N8. Route The R48 begins west of the town centre of De Aar, at a junction with the N10 National Route. It begins by going eastwards into De Aar's northern suburbs up to the Friedlander street junction, where the R48 turns to the north-east. It goes for 42 km east-north-east to the town of Philipstown. It enters Philipstown in an easterly direction and meets the northern terminus of the R389 Road at a junction in the town centre, where it turns northwards. From Philipstown, the R48 goes north-north-east for 40 kilometres to meet the R369 Road and enter the town of Petrusville. The R369 joins the R48 and they are one road northwards for 20 kilometres, passing through Petrusville Central and bypassing Vanderkloof to the west, before the R48 becomes its own road northwards while the R369 turns to the north-west. From the R369 split west of Vanderkloof, the R48 heads north-north-east for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrusburg
Petrusburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It started out as a Dutch Reformed Church serving the farms in 1891. When it became a town, it was originally started on a farm close to "Emmaus", a railway station on the line between Bloemfontein and Kimberley. The original foundations are still there, but they ran out of water, and had to move to the present location where a strong fountain was available. So much so that the first houses had free running water from the fountain for irrigation. The town was named after Petrus Albertus Venter, whose farm, ''Diepfontein'', provided the original land. It is situated on the N8 National Route between Bloemfontein (80 km east) and Kimberley (80 km west). Every year in March, a big music festival is held called the ''Aartappelfees'' (Potato Festival). The main street in town is Pretorius Street, but the busiest street is Ossewa street. A. J. C. Jooste High School is a coeducational board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modder River
The Modder River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Riet River that forms part of the border between the Northern Cape and the Free State provinces. The river's banks were the scenes of heavy fighting in the beginning of the Second Boer War at the Battle of Modder River. There is an inhabited farming place named 'Modder River' just north of the confluence between this river and the Riet.''Padlangs deur Suid-Afrika.'' 2010 The Modder River is used extensively for irrigation, including the Krugersdrift Dam near Bloemfontein. See also * Battle of Modder River * List of rivers of South Africa References External links Battle of Modder River, 28 November 1899 Vaal River Modder River The Modder River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Riet River that forms part of the border between the Northern Cape and the Free State provinces. The river's banks were the scenes of heavy fighting in the beginning of the ... Karoo Rivers of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
