The R25 is a
provincial route
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in
South Africa
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that connects
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 Demo ...
with
Groblersdal
Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km north of the 178 million m³ Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo.
The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement. The main crops in this man-made floodplain are cott ...
via
Kempton Park,
Bapsfontein
Bapsfontein is a farming town in Ekurhuleni, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along ...
and
Bronkhorstspruit
Bronkhorstspruit is a town 50 km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. It also includes three townships called Zithobeni, Rethabiseng and Ekangala. On 18 May 2011, the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ...
.
Route
The R25 begins in the suburb of
Saxonwold
Saxonwold is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in what was once the Sachsenwald Forest in the early 20th century. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
The suburb ...
, just north of the
Johannesburg Zoo
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, at an intersection with
Jan Smuts Avenue
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,
Johannesburg
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's
M27 Road. It heads eastwards, meeting Johannesburg's
M9 Road (Oxford Road) and meeting Johannesburg's
M1 freeway (De Villiers Graaff Motorway; southbound access only), up to the junction with
Louis Botha Avenue
Louis Botha Avenue (part of Johannesburg Metropolitan Route '' M11'') is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally part of the main road between central Johannesburg and Pretoria, it runs along through the north-eastern parts of ...
, Johannesburg's
M11 Road, where it joins the road northwards up to the next junction, where it continues by a right turn. It makes its way north-east through the suburb of
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to:
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**Sandringham railway line
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, crossing 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 ...
, bypassing Edenvale Hospital, before crossing the
N3 Highway (
Johannesburg Eastern Bypass;
Johannesburg Ring Road
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) as a dual carriageway and passing by
Greenstone Hill
Greenstone Hill is a suburb on the East Rand of Gauteng Province in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. It has only recently been developed although much of the surrounding areas such as Edenvale and Modderfontein ...
, where Greenstone Shopping Mall is located.
It continues north-east as Modderfontein Road, with Greenstone Shopping Mall on the southern side and Longmeadow Business Estate on the northern side. After meeting the
M37 municipal route from
Edenvale and the
M54 municipal route from
Alexandra
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in Greenstone, the R25 bypasses
Modderfontein to the south and crosses the border between the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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and the
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
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. It then goes through the western and northern suburbs of the city of
Kempton Park.
In Kempton Park, it passes by the area separating
Kempton Park West
Kempton Park West is a suburb of Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, 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 stretc ...
from
Esther Park
Esther Park, also spelt Estherpark, is a suburb of Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, 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 coas ...
, where it crosses the
M39 municipal route (Zuurfontein Avenue), the road between
Isando
Isando is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also the name of the medical cannabis flower produced by MedCan.
History
Industrial township south-west of Kempton Park, 22 km east of Johannesburg. It was laid o ...
and
Midrand
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History
Midrand was established as a municipality in 1 ...
/
Tembisa
Thembisa, formerly Tembisa (Dindela), is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kem ...
. It then becomes the road separating
Edleen
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History
The suburb lies on part of an old Witwatersrand
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and
Van Riebeeck Park
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from
Terenure
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Location and transport
Terenure lies primarily in the administrative area of Dublin City ...
. It then becomes the road separating
Birchleigh from
Norkem Park
Norkem Park is a suburb in northern Kempton Park, Gauteng, Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, South Africa. It contains Norkem Park Primary School and Norkem Park High School.
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Suburbs of Kempton Park, Gauteng
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and
Birchleigh North. Then, it passes the last suburb of Kempton Park, which is Esselen Park, where it reaches a t-junction with the
M57 municipal route between Kempton Park and
Olifantsfontein
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, just north of the M57's junction with the
R23 R23 or R-23 may refer to:
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* , a destroyer of the Royal Navy
* Rikhter R-23, a Soviet aircraft autocannon
* , a submarine of the United States Navy
Roads
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route from
Benoni.
The R25 joins the M57 northwards, with the new Witfontein Extension to its left, up to the next junction (a busy 4-way junction) near
Tembisa
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, where R25 becomes the road to the right (east). Right after, it crosses the
R21 highway between
Pretoria
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Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
and
Johannesburg International Airport
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and makes a direct line for
Bapsfontein
Bapsfontein is a farming town in Ekurhuleni, South Africa
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. The distance is 20 km between Kempton Park and Bapsfontein.
At Bapsfontein, the R25 meets the
R50 from
Pretoria
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Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
and joins it going south-east for 1.6 km up until the junction with the
R51 from
Daveyton
Daveyton is a township in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng in South Africa. It borders Etwatwa to the north-east, Springs to the south and Benoni to the south-west. The nearest town is Benoni, which is approximately 18 kilome ...
(the main four-way junction of Bapsfontein). At that junction, as the R51 is the road south-west to Daveyton, the R25 becomes the same road heading north-east from that junction towards Bronkhorstspruit while the R50 continues south-east to
Delmas. While pointing towards Bronkhorstspruit, the R25 meets the eastern termini of the
M30 and
M6 municipal routes, which come from
Garsfontein
Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.
Education
Garsfontein is served b ...
and
Lynnwood
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in
Pretoria
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Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
East respectively, as well as the southern termini of the
R515 and the
R568.
The R25 meets the north-eastern terminus of the
R42 just north of the
Bronkhorstspruit Dam
Bronkhorstspruit Dam is a concrete-arch type dam on the Bronkhorst Spruit, near Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1950 and its main purpose is for domestic supply and industrial use.
The lake's shores are home to numer ...
right before turning north and entering
Bronkhorstspruit
Bronkhorstspruit is a town 50 km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. It also includes three townships called Zithobeni, Rethabiseng and Ekangala. On 18 May 2011, the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ...
in the
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (also known as the City of Tshwane) () is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pr ...
. It intersects with the
N4 Highway (
Maputo Corridor The Maputo Corridor is a major trade corridor which connects the Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa with Maputo, which is a port and the capital of Mozambique.
The corridor comprises roads - including the N4 toll road (from ...
) and the
R104 road (both coming from
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
in the west) and goes northwards through Bronkhorstspruit. The distance is 40 km between Bapsfontein and Bronkhorstspruit.
Afterwards, the R25 temporarily goes into
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...
, where it intersects with the
R544 from
Witbank
Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wago ...
in the town of Verena, before proceeding into
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...
province, where it ends in the vicinity of the small farming town of
Groblersdal
Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km north of the 178 million m³ Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo.
The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement. The main crops in this man-made floodplain are cott ...
, terminating at a junction with the
N11 and the
R33. The distance is 110 km between Bronkhorstspruit and Groblersdal.
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