The R50 is a

provincial route A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

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

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

with

Standerton Standerton is a large commercial and agricultural town lying on the banks of the Vaal River in Mpumalanga, South Africa, which specialises in cattle, dairy, maize and poultry farming. The town was established in 1876 and named after Boer leader Co ...

via

Delmas Delmas may refer to: People * Antoine Guillaume Delmas (1766–1813), French revolutionary and Napoleonic general * Benjamin Delmas (born 1976), French ice dancer * Bert Delmas (Albert Charles Delmas, 1911–1979), American baseball player * Cali ...

and

Leandra ''Leandra'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species include: * ''Leandra pastazana'' Wurdack * ''Leandra subseriata ''Miconia subseriata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a famil ...

Route

Gauteng

The R50 begins in

Tshwane The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (also known as the City of Tshwane) () is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pr ...

(Administrative Capital of South Africa) near the suburbs of Erasmusrand and

Waterkloof Ridge Waterkloof Ridge (Afrikaans: "''Waterkloofrif''") is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Originally called Highlands - where so called Coloureds, Blacks & some Indians lived & schooled - before they were displaced to 'sepa ...

, at an intersection with the N1 Danie Joubert Freeway ( Pretoria Eastern Bypass). North of the freeway, it is designated as the M9 Metropolitan Route and named Rigel Avenue. It begins as Delmas Road and heads south-east, passing through

Erasmuskloof Erasmuskloof is a suburb in the east of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It borders the suburbs of Constantia Park, Waterkloof Glen, Moreleta Park, Elardus Park, Erasmus Park, Erasmusrand and Waterkloof Glen. Erasmuskloof is positioned near ...

and meeting the M10 Metropolitan Route (Solomon Mahlangu Drive) before passing in-between

Wingate Park Wingate Park is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Located south-east of Pretoria CBD and just west of Moreleta Park Moreleta Park ( af, Moreletapark) is a suburb of Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capit ...

and

Elardus Park Elardus Park (Afrikaans: '' Elarduspark'') is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Located to the south of Waterkloof Ridge in a leafy, established area that is home to the city's medium expensive real estate. Education ...

and becoming the eastern border of the

Rietvlei Nature Reserve Rietvlei Nature Reserve, located in southern Pretoria, is about in size, and includes the entirety of the Rietvlei Dam which impounds the Rietvlei River, in Gauteng, South Africa. The reserve is wedged between the R21 highway ( OR Tambo Air ...

. The R50 heads south-east to

Bapsfontein Bapsfontein is a farming town in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, and falls into the Elandsvlei Conservancy area. It is situated at the intersection of the R25 R25 may refer to: Automobiles * BMW R25, a German motorcycle * Renault 25, a French execu ...

Ekurhuleni The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a Metropolitan municipality (South Africa), metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng. The municipality itself is a large suburban region east o ...

. The distance from the N1 intersection in Pretoria to Bapsfontein is 30km. Upon entering

, the R50 meets the R25 Route from Kempton Park. They are cosigned as one road up to the four-way junction of Bapsfontein, where they meet the northern terminus of the R51 Route from

Daveyton Daveyton is a township in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng in South Africa. It borders Etwatwa to the north-east, Springs to the south and Benoni to the south-west. The nearest town is Benoni, which is approximately 18 kilome ...

/ Springs. As the R25 becomes the road to the north-east at that junction towards

Bronkhorstspruit Bronkhorstspruit is a town 50 km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. It also includes three townships called Zithobeni, Rethabiseng and Ekangala. On 18 May 2011, the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ...

, the R50 remains as the south-easterly road.

Mpumalanga

The R50 runs another 30 km to the town of

, crossing the border between

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

and

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 ...

. Just before entering Delmas, the R50 meets the N12 Freeway between

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

and

Witbank Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wago ...

. In Delmas, The R50 meets the R42 Route from Bronkhorstspruit. They are one road for the next 5km south-east, intersecting with the R555 Road during this time. South of Delmas, The R42 becomes its own road, heading south-west towards

Nigel, Gauteng Nigel is a small gold mining town in Gauteng Province, South Africa, south-east of Johannesburg. The town is at the south-eastern edge of the area known as the East Rand. Background A farmer, shopkeeper and prospector, Petrus Johannes Marais, ...

, leaving the R50 as the south-easterly road. The road continues east-south-east. After meeting the R580, the R50 turns directly south towards the town of Leandra. The journey from Delmas to Leandra is 45 km. In

, the R50 intersects with the R29 Road in Leandra Central and the N17 Highway about 3 kilometers south of the town centre (Both roads coming from Springs and

in the west). The R50 journeys another 80km, intersecting with the R547 Road near Brendan Village (staggered junction; cosigned for a few kilometers), to the town of Standerton. In

, the R50 reaches its south-eastern terminus by meeting the passing R546 Route from

Evander Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (lit. "good man", Latinized ''Evandrus''). It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Iomhar (the Gaelic variant of the name Ivor) ...

, the passing R23 Route from

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

and the south-western terminus of the R39 Route from Ermelo.

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