The R539 is a
Regional Route in
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 ...
,
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 the
R36 R36 or R-36 may refer to:
Roads
* R36 road (Belgium)
* R36 (South Africa)
Other uses
* R36 (airship), a British airship
* R-36 (missile), a family of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles
* R36 (New York City Subway car)
The R36 was a ...
between
Waterval Boven
Waterval Boven (officially known as Emgwenya) is a small town situated on the edge of the Escarpment on the banks of the Elands River above the 75m Elands Falls on the railway line from Pretoria to Maputo in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Hence the n ...
and
Mashishing (Lydenburg) with the
R37 between
Sabie
Sabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the siSwati word "Ulusaba" which means "fearful river" because the river was once teeming with dangerous Nile crocodile. ...
and
Nelspruit
Mbombela (also known as Nelspruit) is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River (Mpumalanga), Crocodile River, Mbombela lies about by road west of the Mozambique border, ea ...
.
Route
Its western origin is the
R36 R36 or R-36 may refer to:
Roads
* R36 road (Belgium)
* R36 (South Africa)
Other uses
* R36 (airship), a British airship
* R-36 (missile), a family of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles
* R36 (New York City Subway car)
The R36 was a ...
between
Waterval Boven
Waterval Boven (officially known as Emgwenya) is a small town situated on the edge of the Escarpment on the banks of the Elands River above the 75m Elands Falls on the railway line from Pretoria to Maputo in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Hence the n ...
and
Mashishing (Lydenburg), at the
Chom se Hoogte Pass. It runs east through De Beersnek Pass, Patatanek, and
Schoemanskloof pass
[Mountain Passes South Afri]
/ref> to join the N4 road (South Africa), N4. The R539 is cosigned with the N4 through the Montrose pass, but it leaves the N4 on the eastern side, heading north-east to end at the R37 between Sabie
Sabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the siSwati word "Ulusaba" which means "fearful river" because the river was once teeming with dangerous Nile crocodile. ...
and Nelspruit
Mbombela (also known as Nelspruit) is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River (Mpumalanga), Crocodile River, Mbombela lies about by road west of the Mozambique border, ea ...
.
References
Regional Routes in Mpumalanga
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