The R375 is a
Regional Route in
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 the northern corner of
North West Province
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
History
North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...
, along the
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
border
Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders c ...
, with
Sannieshof
Sannieshof is a small farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa. It started as a post office to serve the farms in the district and was named in honour of the first postmaster, John Voorendijk's wife Sannie. The village is 40&nb ...
.
Its western origin is west of
Vorstershoop, where the
R376 reaches the border and changes direction to head north-north-east following the contours of the
Molopo River
The Molopo River ( af, Moloporivier) is one of the main rivers in Southern Africa. It has a length of approximately 960 kilometres and a catchment area of 367,201 km2 with Botswana, Namibia and South Africa sharing roughly about a third of th ...
and the Botswana. The route is paralleled by Botswana's
A20 initially. The R375 follows the curves of the border to eventually run east-south-east. Its first intersection is with the
R378's northern-western terminus at
Bray. It continues in the same direction, and the next intersection is with the
R377's north-west terminus. From just before this intersection, the route leaves the border slightly, while maintaining its east-south-east direction. The next intersection is with the north-western terminus of the
R376. It then crosses the
N18 before ending at the
N14 at Sannieshof.
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Routes Travel Info
References
Regional Routes in North West (South African province)
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