The R505 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 ...
. It connects
Ottoshoop
Ottoshoop is one of the small towns in the Mahikeng Local Municipality in the North West Province of South Africa, situated 20km from the city of Mahikeng on the way to the town of Zeerust. Residents serve the scanty needs of a few locals, underwat ...
,
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 ...
in the north with
Wesselsbron
Wesselsbron is a small maize farming town 75 kilometres south of Bothaville in Free State province of South Africa.
Town 32 km east of Hoopstad and 48 km north-west of Welkom. It was laid out in 1920 and became a municipality in 1936. N ...
,
Free State Province
The Free State, known as Orange Free State until the 28th of June 1995 when its name was changed, is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Boer ...
to the south.
Route
North West
Its northern terminus is a junction with the
R49 in the village of
Ottoshoop
Ottoshoop is one of the small towns in the Mahikeng Local Municipality in the North West Province of South Africa, situated 20km from the city of Mahikeng on the way to the town of Zeerust. Residents serve the scanty needs of a few locals, underwat ...
,
North West
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. From there it runs southwards for 50 km, past
Bakerville, to
Lichtenburg, where it reaches a junction with the
R503 (Swart Street).
The R505 joins the R503 and they are one road into the town centre as Swart Street eastwards, then as Nelson Mandela Drive southwards, to meet the R52 at the Gerrit Maritz Street junction. The R52 joins the R503/R505 and all 3 routes
share one road southwards as Nelson Mandela Drive before the R52 becomes its own road south-west. At the next junction, the R505 becomes its own road southwards.
From Lichtenburg, the R505 continues southwards for 76 kilometres, meeting the
N14 National Route, to pass through the town centre of
Ottosdal
Ottosdal is a small town situated at an altitude of 1,479 meters (4,855 feet) on the branch railway line from Makwassie in the central North West Province of South Africa. Ottosdal is a farming community engaged in the growing of grains such as m ...
as Swart Street, where it intersects with the
R507 (Voortrekker Street). From Ottosdal, the R505 continues southwards for 43 kilometres to reach a junction with the
R504 in
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. ...
. The R505 joins the R504 and they are one road eastwards for 2 km, reaching a junction with the
N12 National Route. The R505 then becomes co-signed with the N12 south-west for 2.5 km before becoming its own road southwards in Wolmaransstad's southern suburbs.
From Wolmaransstad, the R505 heads southwards for 10 km to the town of
Makwassie, where it crosses the
R502 at a staggered junction. From Makwassie, it resumes southwards for 37 km to cross the
Vaal River
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. ...
into the
Free State.
Free State
From the Vaal River crossing, the R505 heads south-east for 11 km to reach a junction with the
R59. It proceeds south-east for 30 km to end at a junction with the
R719 in the town of
Wesselsbron
Wesselsbron is a small maize farming town 75 kilometres south of Bothaville in Free State province of South Africa.
Town 32 km east of Hoopstad and 48 km north-west of Welkom. It was laid out in 1920 and became a municipality in 1936. N ...
(north of the town centre).
References
Regional Routes in the Free State (province)
Regional Routes in North West (South African province)
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