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The R35 is a provincial route in
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 ...
, South Africa that connects Amersfoort with Middelburg. The R35 used to connect with the N3 near
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, but the portion of the road from Amersfoort onwards is now part of the N11.


Route

The R35 begins in Amersfoort, at a junction with the N11 National Route. It begins by going westwards as Sybrand van Niekerk Street before turning towards the north-west. It crosses the Vaal River 25 kilometres from Amersfoort before bending northwards. It enters
Morgenzon Morgenzon ( Dutch for ''morning sun'') is a ghost town situated on the banks of the Osspruit River ''(Ox Stream)'' with an agricultural school (which is all the town is known for) in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 45 km south ...
from the south as De Jager Street and reaches a junction with the R39 Road (Steyn Street). It joins the R39 eastwards up to the second junction, where it becomes the road northwards and proceeds to cross the Blesbokspruit and Kwaggalaagte rivers. Entering
Bethal Bethal () is a farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce maize, sunflower seeds, sorghum, rye and potatoes. The town lies east of Johannesburg on the N17 National Route. History The town originated on an old farm ...
from the south, it reaches a t-junction with the N17 National Route and joins it to be co-signed northwards through the town centre. At the junction with Simon Street, the R38 Route joins the N17/R35 co-signage northwards. At the sixth junction afterwards, the R35 and R38 split from the N17 to become the road eastwards. After one kilometre, the R35 splits from the R38 to become its own road northwards. After eleven kilometres, the R35 meets the south-eastern terminus of the R544 Road from Witbank. The R35 continues northwards, crossing the Olifants River and Leeuwfontein and then intersected at a t-junction by the R542 at Komati. Continuing northwards, it interchanges with the N4 freeway (
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 ...
) just south of Middleburg where it becomes Samora Machel Street. It heads northwards to reach its end at a junction with Cowen Ntuli Street ( N11; R555; R104) in the Middelburg CBD.


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