The R67 is a
provincial route in
Eastern Cape
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,
South Africa
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that connects
Port Alfred
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with
Komani (previously Queenstown) via
Grahamstown
Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, is a town of about 140,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about northeast of Port Elizabeth and southwest of East London, Eastern Cape, East London. Makhanda is the lar ...
.
Route
The R67 begins in
Port Alfred
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, at a junction with the
R72 Road. It begins by going north-north-west for 54 kilometres as the
Blaauwkrantz Pass
Blaauwkrantz Pass is a mountain pass on the R67, situated across the Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape, on the road between Grahamstown and Port Alfred
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharv ...
to reach an interchange with the
N2 National Route south of the
Grahamstown
Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, is a town of about 140,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about northeast of Port Elizabeth and southwest of East London, Eastern Cape, East London. Makhanda is the lar ...
town centre (renamed Makhanda in 2018). The R67 joins the N2 and they are
one road
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eastwards for 9 kilometres before the R67 becomes its own road northwards.
From the N2 split east of Makhanda, the R67 goes northwards for 70 kilometres as the
Ecca Pass, crossing the
Great Fish River
The Great Fish River (called ''great'' to distinguish it from the Namibian Fish River) ( af, Groot-Visrivier) is a river running through the South African province of the Eastern Cape. The coastal area between Port Elizabeth and the Fish Riv ...
and following the
Kat River
The Kat River ( af, Katrivier) is a tributary of the Great Fish River, that drains the southern slopes of the Winterberg in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Etymology
Kat, meaning "cat", is a translation of the Khoekhoen word "huncu", t ...
, to reach a junction with the
R63 Road in the town of
Fort Beaufort. The R67 joins the R63 and they are one road eastwards for 650 metres up to a t-junction, where the R63 becomes the road southwards and the R67 becomes the road northwards.
From Fort Beaufort, the R67 goes northwards for 97 km as the
Nico Malan Pass
Nico Malan Pass is situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, on the regional tarred road R67 R67 may refer to:
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, following the
Kat River
The Kat River ( af, Katrivier) is a tributary of the Great Fish River, that drains the southern slopes of the Winterberg in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Etymology
Kat, meaning "cat", is a translation of the Khoekhoen word "huncu", t ...
up to the
Katrivier Dam (
Seymour
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...
), bypassing the
Waterdown Dam, to enter the town of
Whittlesea. From Whittlesea, the R67 goes northwards for 33 kilometres to reach its northern terminus at a roundabout junction with the
R61 Road
The R61 is a long provincial route in South Africa that connects Beaufort West with Port Shepstone via Graaff-Reinet, Komani (previously Queenstown), Mthatha and Port Edward.
The R61 is co-signed with the N9 for 103 kilometres from Aberdeen thr ...
in the town of
Komani, just south-west of the R61's intersection with the
N6 National Route.
References
External links
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Provincial routes in South Africa
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