The R344 is a
Regional Route in
South Africa
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that connects
Grahamstown
Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, is a town of about 140,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about northeast of Port Elizabeth and southwest of East London, Eastern Cape, East London. Makhanda is the lar ...
with
Dordrecht
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.
Its northern origin is the
R56 at Dordrecht. It heads south-west, crossing the
N6 to reach
Sterkstroom
Sterkstroom is a settlement in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is on the Hex River, at the southern foot of the Stormberg, 272 km north-west of East ...
. Here it crosses the
R397 at a staggered junction. It leaves the town heading south-west to reach
Tarkastad
Tarkastad is a Karoo semi-urban settlement situated on the banks Tarka River in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Tarkastad is on a plain to the north of the Winterberg mountain range on the R61 between Cradock and Queenstown and only ...
. At Tarkastad it crosses the
R61 R61 may refer to:
* R61 (South Africa)
The R61 is a long provincial route in South Africa that connects Beaufort West with Port Shepstone via Graaff-Reinet, Komani (previously Queenstown), Mthatha and Port Edward.
The R61 is co-signed with the ...
at a staggered junction. It leaves the town heading south. It reaches the
R63 just west of
Adelaide
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and together they head east into the town. East of the town, the road leaves heading south to its southern terminus at the
R350 between Grahamstown and
Riebeek East.
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Routes Travel Info
References
Regional Routes in the Eastern Cape
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