The R703 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 ...

Route

Its western terminus is the R64 just east of

Dealesville Dealesville is a mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa and is surrounded by numerous salt pans. There are many natural springs in the vicinity, most notably Florisbad some 35 km from the town. The town was establishe ...

. From there, it heads east to the town of

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 ...

. Just outside Soutpan, it crosses the R700 at a staggered intersection. Continuing east, it reaches

Brandfort Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021, is a small agricultural town in the central Free State province of South Africa, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein on the R30 road. The town serves the surrounding farms for supplies ...

, where it crosses the R30. From Brandfort, the route initially heads east, reaching a t-junction. The R703 continues along the intersecting road, heading south-east, while the other road is unsigned and heads to

Winburg Winburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It is the oldest proclaimed town (1837) in the Orange Free State, South Africa and thus along with Griquastad, one of the oldest settlements in South Africa lo ...

. The south-eastern R703 crosses the N1 to reach

Verkeerdevlei Verkeerdevlei is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. Town 39 km south-east of Brandfort. Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of H ...

. Leaving the town, it maintains its direction coming to

Excelsior Excelsior, a Latin comparative word often translated as "ever upward" or "even higher", may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature and poetry * "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * ''Excelsior'' (Macedo ...

. Here it forms a staggered intersection with the R709 and leaves the town heading east. The route ends at

Clocolan Clocolan, established in 1906, is a small town in the Free State (South African province), Free State Province of South Africa. The Basotho called the place Hlohlolwane (Hlohla-o-lwane, "get up and fight"). New inhabitants mispronounced the name a ...

, at an intersection with the R708.

References

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