The N14 is a national route 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 coun ...

which runs from

Springbok The springbok (''Antidorcas marsupialis'') is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa. The sole member of the genus ''Antidorcas'', this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm v ...

in the

Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

. It passes through

Upington Upington ( Nama: //Khara hais) is a town founded in 1873 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. The town was originally called Olijvenhoutsdrift ('Olive wood drift'), due to the abundance of ...

Kuruman Kuruman is a small town with just over 53,000 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is known for its scenic beauty and the Eye of Kuruman, a geological feature that brings water from deep underground. The abundance of water ...

Vryburg Vryburg () is a large agricultural town with a population of 48,400 situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa. It is the seat and the industrial and agricultural heartland of the d ...

Krugersdorp Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west ...

and

Centurion A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...

. The section between Pretoria and Krugersdorp is maintained by the

Provincial government and is also designated the P158, and is also a 4-lane dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction.

Route

Northern Cape

The western terminus of the N14 begins in Voortrekker Street, Springbok, at an intersection with the R355, just next to its N7 off-ramp. It leaves the town towards the east, crossing under the N7 and then heads north-east past Carolusberg and through the Goegap Nature Reserve. After a considerable distance, it enters Pofadder from the west, intersecting the north/south R358 in the town centre. It leaves eastwards, then turns to the north-east towards

Kakamas Kakamas is a town founded in 1898 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. Originated as at a place where the Orange River could be relatively easily crossed. The spot was first known as Basso ...

, entering the town from the west. It's intersected by the R359 in the town before leaving to the north, crossing the

Orange River The Orange River (from Afrikaans/ Dutch: ''Oranjerivier'') is a river in Southern Africa. It is the longest river in South Africa. With a total length of , the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the n ...

and then heading east until it intersects with the R27 in

Keimoes Keimoes is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It lies on the Orange River and is about halfway between Upington and Kakamas. History It attained municipal status in 1949. The name of the town translates in both the Khoekhoe a ...

. The N14 heads north out of the town. It continues north-east, following the Orange River, to

. In the town centre, it intersects with the N10 before continuing north-east to Olifantshoek and

, meeting the R385 and R325 routes. It passes through Kuruman as its main road, intersecting the R31. It leaves north-east and crosses into the

North West province North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...

North West

Crossing into the province, the route is intersected at t-junction by the R371. The N14 continues east-north-east and enters

from the south-west, becoming the town's main road through the centre (Market Street) and crossing the N18 before leaving

to the east. Just outside the town, the road continues south-east cosigned with the R34 before the N14 turns north-east to

Delareyville Delareyville is a maize- and peanut-farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa. The town is 96 km south-west of Lichtenburg, 82 km north-east of Vryburg, 114 km north-west of Wolmaransstad, and 61 km north ...

. Just outside the town, the R377 intersects from the left, while the N14 enters the town from the west. Briefly cosigned with the R507 it heads north through the town as its main road (Generaal Delarey Street). Leaving north-east, it passes the Barberspan Dam and nature reserve before passing through Roosville as its main road. The route goes north-east to Biesiesvlei, where the road meets the R52 before the N14 turns east, reaching the R505 as a t-junction. Briefly cosigned it turns right then left leaving the R505 continuing east and north-east to Coligny. Here it cosigns with the R503 and is the ring-road to the south of the town and then heads eastwards to Ventersdorp. The route bypasses the town to the south first crossing R30, the main road to the town and then the R53, as it leaves heading east again. Shortly after the village of Klerkskraal, it enters Gauteng province.

Gauteng

The N14 enters the province heading north-east, crossing the R500 and R41 near the village of Holfontein. It continues north-east, later crossing the R24 south of the Tarlton International Raceway and north of the

Krugersdorp Game Reserve Krugersdorp Game Reserve is a 1500 Ha Game Reserve, located near the town of Krugersdorp, South Africa, approximately 40 minutes drive from central Johannesburg. It is a "small, intimate reserve that offers visitors a true African safari experie ...

, and then skirts the latter to its north. It bypasses north of the

CBD, intersecting the R563 and R540. At the major intersection at Cradlestone Mall, Krugersdorp, it meets the R28 that heads south-west to the town centre and the M47 Hendrik Potgieter Road that heads south-east to

Roodepoort Roodepoort is a town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg and Sandton. Johannesburg's most famous botanical ...

. The N14 turns north-east at this junction, becoming a dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction, crossing the Crocodile River, passing through

Muldersdrift Muldersdrift, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, is a picturesque rural area situated 27 km north-west of the CBD of Johannesburg, between Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg mountain range. The area falls under the West Rand District M ...

and crossing the R114. Shortly after Muldersdrift, there is major interchange with the M5 ( Beyers Naude Drive) to

Randburg Randburg is an area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort, ...

and

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to De ...

. The next interchange follows shortly where the R512 ( Malibongwe Drive) crosses over it just south of

Lanseria International Airport Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-300 and t ...

. Continuing north-east, it crosses the

Jukskei River The Jukskei River is one of the largest rivers in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the southernmost river in the Crocodile River (West) basin. Course The Jukskei begins in Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Its original spring was on the former Doornf ...

and later interchanges the R114 again and R511/ R562 at Diepsloot, where it becomes 3 lanes in each direction. It soon takes an easterly direction, interchanging the R55 at

Olievenhoutbosch OlievenHoutBosch (also known as 'Oliven"/ 'Stop12") is a township in Centurion, south of Pretoria in Gauteng, South Africa, close to Midrand on the R55 route. It was established in the 1990s It was an informal settlement called Choba at extension ...

, Centurion and shortly thereafter it meets the Brakfontein Interchange with the N1 ( Ben Schoeman Freeway) in the southern suburbs of

. The N14 and N1 switch highways, with the N1 now becoming the eastwards highway and the N14 now becoming the Ben Schoeman Freeway northwards, returning to being 2 lanes in each direction. It bypasses Centurion Central and intersects the M34 (Jean Avenue) at Die Hoewes and the M10/ M24 near Lyttelton Manor. The next major interchange is with the M7 at the

Groenkloof Nature Reserve The Groenkloof Nature Reserve, located adjacent to the Fountains Valley at the southern entrance to Pretoria, was the first game sanctuary in Africa. The reserve of 600 ha is managed by the Department of Nature Conservation. The National Herita ...

near Fountains Valley. Shortly thereafter it ends in the southern suburb of Salvokop,

where it joins the

R101 R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of a British government programme to develop civil airships capable of service on long-distance routes within the British Empire. It was designed and built by an Air Mi ...

(Kgosi Mampuru Street) northwards, marking its eastern terminus.

History

The N14 is the only National Route in Gauteng that was not upgraded in 2010 and is the only National Route within Gauteng that is not a

toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or '' toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemen ...

on any part of its route. In 2015 - 2017 the Highway was upgraded and re-tarred from Krugersdorp to Diepsloot. In 2017 - 2019 the remaining section was upgraded to the Brakfontein Interchange, upgrading the N14 from 2x2 to 2x3. The upgrades are done by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the route remains toll-free.

Special Regulation

The N14 highway has a 160 km section of the highway between Pofadder and

that allows a speed limit of 250 km/h for authorised vehicles for speed testing.

References

External links

National Roads Agency SA
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