The R721 is a Regional Route in Free State,

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that connects

Kroonstad Kroonstad (Afrikaans directly translated "Crown City") is the third largest city in the Free State (after Bloemfontein and Welkom) and lies two hours' drive on the N1 from Gauteng. Maokeng is an area within Kroonstad, and is occasionally used ...

with

Vredefort Vredefort is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa with cattle, peanuts, sorghum, sunflowers and maize being farmed. It is home to 3,000 residents. The town was established in 1876 on a farm called Visgat, on the Vred ...

. It was formerly part of the N1 National Route,1959 Map of South Africa
/ref> before the Kroonvaal Toll Route was made.

Route

The R721's northern terminus is a junction with the R59 in

. From there, it heads south for 5 km to meet the north-western terminus of the R720. It continues southwards for 70 km to

, where it ends at an interchange with the

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and the N1 Highway north of the city centre. This route from Vredefort to Kroonstad was formerly part of the N1, before the construction of the Kroonvaal Toll Route.

References

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