The R504 is a
Regional Route in
South Africa
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that connects
Pudimoe
Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
The town is located about north of Taung and south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. The name, derived from the Tswana languag ...
with
Bothaville
Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary. Bothaville and the adjacent Kgo ...
via
Amalia,
Schweizer-Reneke,
Wolmaransstad
Wolmaransstad (Afrikaans for "Wolmarans City") is a maize-farming town situated on the N12 (South Africa), N12 between Johannesburg and Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley in North West Province (South Africa), North West Province of South Africa. ...
and
Leeudoringstad
Leeudoringstad (Afrikaans for ''Lion thorn city'') is a small farming town situated on the main Cape Town - Johannesburg railway line in North West Province of South Africa.
Origin
Leeudoringstad was established in 1920 and named after the Lion-t ...
.
Route
It begins from the
N18 in the village of
Pudimoe
Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
The town is located about north of Taung and south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. The name, derived from the Tswana languag ...
,
North West
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, and runs west–east. The first town it passes through is
Amalia. It then reaches
Schweizer-Reneke, where it intersects with the
R506 /
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* R34 (South Africa)
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. The next town it passes through is
Wolmaransstad
Wolmaransstad (Afrikaans for "Wolmarans City") is a maize-farming town situated on the N12 (South Africa), N12 between Johannesburg and Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley in North West Province (South Africa), North West Province of South Africa. ...
, where it crosses the
R505 and the
N12 and is briefly co-signed with both. The next town it passes through is
Leeudoringstad
Leeudoringstad (Afrikaans for ''Lion thorn city'') is a small farming town situated on the main Cape Town - Johannesburg railway line in North West Province of South Africa.
Origin
Leeudoringstad was established in 1920 and named after the Lion-t ...
, where it meets the
R502 at a staggered junction. Crossing the
Vaal
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. I ...
, it enters the
Free State, where it ends in
Bothaville
Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary. Bothaville and the adjacent Kgo ...
(3.5 km north of the town centre) at a four-way intersection with the
R30 and the
R59.
References
Regional Routes in the Free State (province)
Regional Routes in North West (South African province)
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