The R30 is a

provincial route A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

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 ...

that connects

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...

with

Rustenburg Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 20 ...

via

Brandfort Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021, is a small agricultural town in the central Free State province of South Africa, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein on the R30 road. The town serves the surrounding farms for supplies ...

Welkom Welkom () is the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about northeast of Bloemfontein which is the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng. The ci ...

Bothaville Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State (South African province), Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, ...

Klerksdorp Klerksdorp () is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp, the largest city in the North West Province, is located southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Repu ...

and

Ventersdorp Ventersdorp is a town of 4,200 in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It was the seat of the defunct Ventersdorp Local Municipality until 2016. Ventersdorp is centrally located, making it easier to access m ...

. The southern part of the route is tolled, as the R30 forms the first section of the ZR Mahabane Toll Route, with the Brandfort Toll Plaza found 10 kilometres north of its Southern junction with the N1 National Route. The tolled portion ends at the junction with the R730. (The R730 takes over the Toll Road status and the R30 is toll-free for its remainder)

Route

Free State

The R30 Road begins 16 kilometres north of Bloemfontein Central, as an off-ramp of the N1 Highway (northbound only). It begins as the ZR Mahabane Toll Highway and heads north-north-east for 35 kilometres, crossing the

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 ...

, to the town of

Winnie Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She se ...

(formerly Brandfort; renamed in 2021). As this first section is operated by

SANRAL 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" ...

, there is a Toll Plaza 10 kilometres from the N1 Bloemfontein interchange (25 kilometres before Winnie Mandela), at the point where the R30 exits the

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns in the Free State province of South Africa. Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of cheetahs", as it was not uncommon for th ...

(just north of the settlement named Glen), named the Brandfort Toll Plaza. At Winnie Mandela, the R30 passes through in a northeasterly direction as the main road, passing through Page Park and Brandfort Central and meeting the R703 Route. The R30 continues north-north-east for 38 kilometres, crossing the

Vet River The Vet River ( af, Vetrivier) is a westward-flowing tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. Its sources are between Marquard Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the n ...

into the town of

Theunissen Theunissen is a small town that has the only wine estate, the Theunissen Wine Farm, in the Free State province of South Africa. It is located about 95 kilometers northeast of Bloemfontein and about 45 kilometers south of Welkom Welkom () ...

, where it bypasses the Lusaka and Masilo suburbs before passing by the town centre and meeting the R708 Route. From Theunissen, the R30 continues northwards for 21 kilometres, becoming a single carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction, to reach a junction with the R730, which marks the end of the R30 being a national toll road (the ZR Mahabane Highway maintained by

continues from this junction as the R730) (The carriageway becomes the R730 north-eastwards and the R30 continues by taking the northwards off-ramp on the left). From the R730 junction, the R30 continues northwards for 28 kilometres, crossing the Sand River and bypassing the

Airport, to reach a 4-way-junction, where it meets the western terminus of the R73 Route (which heads east into the

Town Centre) and the north-eastern terminus of the R710. From the Welkom junction, the R30 continues northwards for 10 kilometres to reach an intersection with the R34 Road from

Hoopstad The key town of Hoopstad is situated at the intersection of the R34, R59 & R700 in the Free State Province. This area is considered to be the richest maize-producing district in South Africa. The town is located near the Bloemhof Dam which i ...

. They become one road northwards for 1 kilometre as they enter the town of

Odendaalsrus Odendaalsrus is the oldest gold mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the goldfields of the Free State province in South Africa. History It started out in 1912 as a ramshackle collection of farms and a central church that b ...

, before the R34 becomes its own road eastwards at the next junction near the Ross Kent South suburb. After the next junction with Odendaal Road, the R30 has one off-ramp at Van Der Vyver Street in Hospital Park. From the Hospital Park off-ramp in Odendaalsrus, the R30 heads northwards for 55 kilometres, passing by

Allanridge Allanridge is a gold mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa. It is the main centre of the Loraine Gold Mining Company and is dominated by the tall headgear and complex reduction works tha ...

, meeting the R713 and R719 routes, to reach an intersection with the

R59 Road The R59 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Hertzogville with Alberton (south-east of Johannesburg) via Bothaville, Parys and Vereeniging. The R59 is a freeway from the R57 Junction in Sasolburg until the Alberton N12 Reading In ...

from Hoopstad. They become one road northwards, crossing the

Vals River The Vals River ( af, Valsrivier) is a tributary of the Vaal River in the Free State, South Africa. It is a strong seasonal river. This river of the Middle Vaal System is a good place for fishing, especially the local Largemouth Yellowfish. Cou ...

into the town of

. In Bothaville Central, the R30/R59 concurrency meets the R727 Route. North of Bothaville, at the eastern terminus of the R504 Road (a four-way-junction), the R59 becomes the road eastwards from this junction, leaving the R30 as the road northwards. From the R504/R59 junction, the R30 heads northwards for 38 kilometres to meet the north-western terminus of the

R76 Road The R76 is a provincial route in Free State, South Africa that connects Orkney with Bethlehem via Kroonstad. Route The R76 begins at a junction with the R30 road 5 kilometres south of the R30 bridge on the Vaal River, which provides access to t ...

. The R30 heads for another 4 kilometres to cross the

Vaal River The Vaal River ( ; Khoemana: ) is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source near Breyten in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg and about north of Ermelo and only about from the Indian Ocean. ...

into the North-West Province town of

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

North West

Right after crossing the Vaal River, the R30 enters the town of

and meets the R502 at the suburb of Eastleigh. From the R502 junction, the R30 continues northwards for 12 kilometres to enter the city of

as Church Street (Passing through the city centre) and reach an intersection with the N12 Highway as Chris Hani Road. From The N12 junction in Klerksdorp, the R30 heads northwards for 70 kilometres, meeting the R507 Road, to reach an intersection with the N14 National Route and enter the town of

. After passing the Tshing suburb, the R30 heads east through the Ventersdorp town centre as Van Riebeeck Road and reaches an intersection with the R53 Road. The 2 routes become one road, turning north onto Roth Street, then Wallis Street, exiting Ventersdorp towards the north-east. After 2 Kilometres, the R53 becomes its own road northwards, leaving the R30 as the north-easterly road. The R30 continues north-east for 73 kilometres, meeting the R509 Road at

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

, to reach its northern terminus at a t-junction with the R24 Road 16 kilometres south of

, just west of the Olifantsnek Dam and just south of the

Kgaswane Mountain Reserve Kgaswane Mountain Reserve is a nature reserve of consisting of veld and mountains run by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. It is located south-west of Rustenburg on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg, inside of the Magaliesberg Bi ...

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