The R52 is a
provincial route
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in
North West
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,
South Africa
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that connects
Biesiesvlei with
Rustenburg
Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 20 ...
via
Lichtenburg and
Koster.
Route
The R52 begins in
Biesiesvlei (20 kilometres north-east of
Sannieshof), at a junction with the
N14 National Route. It begins by going north-east for 36 kilometres, through Itekeng, to the town of
Lichtenburg. It reaches a junction with the
R503 Route and the
R505 Route (Nelson Mandela Drive).
All 3 routes form
one road northwards through the Lichtenburg CBD as Nelson Mandela Drive up to the junction with Gerrit Maritz Street, where the R52 splits from the R503/R505 to become Gerrit Maritz Street eastwards. The R52 heads north-east for 84 kilometres, meeting the
R53 Route, to the town of
Koster, where it turns northwards in the town centre, becoming Rissik Street, and meets the
R509 Route. After the Reagile suburb of Koster, the R53 turns to the north-east and heads for 35 kilometres to reach its end at a t-junction with the
N4 National Route (
Platinum Highway
The Platinum Highway is part of the N4, and a major South African highway built under concessions with a private contractor. In 2001, the project was voted Infrastructure Deal of the Year by Project Finance International Magazine. It took eight ye ...
) just west of
Rustenburg
Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 20 ...
.
References
External links
Routes Travel Info
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Provincial routes in South Africa
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