The R700 is a Regional Route in Free State,

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

Hoopstad The key town of Hoopstad is situated at the intersection of the R34, R59 & R700 in the Free State Province. This area is considered to be the richest maize-producing district in South Africa. The town is located near the Bloemhof Dam which is s ...

with

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...

via

Bultfontein Bultfontein is a town in the Free State province of South Africa with a total population of about 23,400 people. It is situated in the Tswelopele Local Municipality, about north of Bloemfontein. The town site was laid out in 1873; it had been d ...

and

Soutpan Soutpan is a town in Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa. Village 45 km west of Brandfort Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021, is a small agricultural town in the central Free St ...

Route

The R700's northern terminus is a junction with the R59 route at

(just south of the R59's

Vet River The Vet River ( af, Vetrivier) is a westward-flowing tributary of the Vaal River in central South Africa. Its sources are between Marquard and Clocolan and the Vet River flows roughly northwestwards to meet the Vaal at the Bloemhof Dam near Hoopsta ...

Bridge; which provides access to the town centre). It begins by running south-south-east for 53 kilometres to the town of

, where it meets the south-western terminus of the R710 route and continues southwards via a right turn. It bypasses Bultfontein to the west and reaches a junction with the R708 route. The R708 joins the R700 for 1.8 km southwards before the R708 becomes its own road eastwards while the R700 remains facing southwards. From Bultfontein, the R700 heads southwards for 46 kilometres to reach a junction with the R703 route near the town of

. The R703 joins the R700 southwards for 1.2 km, bypassing Soutpan to the east, before the R703 becomes its own road eastwards while the R700 continues southwards. From Soutpan, the R700 continues southwards for 40 kilometres, through the eastern part of the

Soetdoring Nature Reserve Soetdoring Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Free State, South Africa. It covers approximately . The Modder River The Modder River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Riet River that forms part of the border between the ...

(where it crosses the

Modder River The Modder River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Riet River that forms part of the border between the Northern Cape and the Free State provinces. The river's banks were the scenes of heavy fighting in the beginning of the S ...

), to reach a junction with the N1 Highway (

Bloemfontein Western Bypass The Bloemfontein Ring Road, also known as The Bloemfontein bypass is a halfway ring road that circles the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa. Route The Ring road begins north of Bloemfontein, at the R30 exit on the N1 Highway. The Route cont ...

) and enter the city of

. It proceeds southwards to end in

Bloemfontein Central Bloemfontein CBD is the main Business District of the city of Bloemfontein in 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 tha ...

at an intersection with the N8 National Route.

References

Regional Routes in the Free State (province) {{SouthAfrica-road-stub