The R334 is a
Regional Route in the
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ( af, Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; xh, uMasipala wase Nelson Mandela Bay or ''uMasipala waseBhayi'') is one of eight metropolitan municipalities (also called Category A municipalities) in So ...
of
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 the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
that connects the
N2 west of
Port Elizabeth to the N2 at
Coega north of Port Elizabeth via
Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port E ...
. The middle section of the route is also designated as the M20
metropolitan route (labelled on road signage).
Route
The R334 begins at a junction with the
N2 National Route north-east of
Port Elizabeth (7.5 km south-west of
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colch ...
), heading west-south-west. It is initially co-signed with the
R102
The R.102 (originally referred to as Project H) was a British airship planned in 1930 but never built.
The development of R.102 resulted from the Imperial Airship Scheme, when it became apparent that the R100 and R101 airships then being buil ...
for 10 kilometres before the R334 becomes its own road westwards named Daniel Pienaar Street. It runs through the northern parts of
Motherwell, where it forms a four-way-junction with the
R335.
16 kilometres after the R335 junction, the R334 crosses the
R75 to enter
Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port E ...
(Kariega). It reaches a t-junction with Graaff-Reinet Street, where the R334 becomes Graaff-Reinet Street southwards and enters the Uitenhage town centre. It meets the north-western origin of the
M6 at the Caledon Street junction, where it becomes Caledon Street westwards before becoming Cuyler Street southwards and meeting the northern origin of the
M10.
It leaves the town to the south-west, passing
KwaNobuhle
KwaNobuhle is the largest township on the outskirts of Uitenhage, followed by KwaLanga in the Eastern Cape province of the Republic of South Africa.
Water supply
KwaNobuhle has been one of the townships in the region that have experienced proble ...
. It ends at a junction with the
R102
The R.102 (originally referred to as Project H) was a British airship planned in 1930 but never built.
The development of R.102 resulted from the Imperial Airship Scheme, when it became apparent that the R100 and R101 airships then being buil ...
to the west of
Port Elizabeth (east of
Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve
The Van Stadens River Wild Flower Reserve ( af, Van Stadens-veldblomreservaat) near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, is one of the oldest nature reserves in the country.
Location
The park covers 600 hectares and lies 40 km west o ...
), near an interchange with the N2.
External links
Routes Travel Info
References
Regional Routes in the Eastern Cape
Transport in Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
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