The R702 is a Regional Route 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 that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

that connects

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 ...

with the

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

border at

Van Rooyen's Gate Van Rooyen's Gate is a Border Post located between South Africa and Lesotho. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! !! South Africa !! Lesotho , - , Region , , Free State (province), Free State , , Mafeteng , - , City, , Wepener , , Mafeteng ...

via

Dewetsdorp Dewetsdorp is a small town in the Free State (province), Free State province of South Africa, 68 km south-east of Bloemfontein. The town was set up, without approval of the Volksraad of the South African Republic, Volksraad, by field-cornet J ...

and

Wepener Wepener is a town in the Free State, South Africa, located near the border of Lesotho. History The town is named after Louw Wepener, the leader of the Boers in their war with the Basotho chief Moshoeshoe I in 1865. It was founded in 1867 on t ...

Route

Its north-western terminus is a junction with the N6 National Route and M30 Metropolitan Route in

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns in the Free State province of South Africa. Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of cheetahs", as it was not uncommon for the ...

, just south of the Mangaung Suburb. It goes eastwards to reach a t-junction, where it meets the southern terminus of Bloemfontein's M12 Metropolitan Route and turns south-east. It leaves the city heading south-east and goes for 56 kilometres to the town of

, where it meets the north-eastern terminus of the R717. From the R717 junction, it continues south-east for 32 kilometres to meet the

R26 R26 or R-26 may refer to: Roads * R-26 regional road (Montenegro) * R26 (South Africa) Other uses * R-26 (missile), a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile * R26 (New York City Subway car) * R-26 (salon), an artistic salon in Paris * Br ...

and the north-eastern terminus of the R701 at a four-way-junction. It becomes co-signed with the R26 eastwards, immediately crossing the

Caledon River The Caledon River ( st, Mohokare) is a major river located in central South Africa. Its total length is , rising in the Drakensberg Mountains on the Lesotho border, flowing southwestward and then westward before joining the Orange River near Beth ...

into the town of

. South of Wepener town centre, the R702 becomes its own road northwards into the city centre as Van Aardt Street, then eastwards as Spies Street to cross the Sandspruit River. Just after Wepener Police Station, the R702 becomes the road to the south-east and goes for 8 kilometres to end at the

border post with

, after which the route becomes Lesotho's A20.

References

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