The R540 is a Regional Route in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

Route

Its southwestern origin is from the R33 in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

, Mpumalanga. It heads north-east, through the town of

Dullstroom Dullstroom, also known as Emnothweni, is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town lies north of Belfast and some south-west of Lydenburg on the R540 road. Dullstroom lies on the Highveld platea that is found in South Africa, ...

, to reach the southern part of Mashishing (Lydenburg), where it meets the eastern terminus of the R577 before ending at an intersection with the R36. There is also a 22-kilometre road in Mogale City Local Municipality,

West Rand District Municipality West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort (which is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). The seat of the di ...

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that is designated as the R540. It starts at an intersection with the R512 Road just north of the border with

Lanseria International Airport Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-300 and th ...

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and goes west to meet the northern terminus of the M5 Road of Johannesburg, before turning south-west and ending at an intersection with the N14 National Route north of the city of

Krugersdorp Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west ...

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Regional Routes in Mpumalanga {{SouthAfrica-road-stub