__NOTOC__Regional routes (also sometimes known as minor regional routes) are the third category of road in the
South African route numbering scheme.
They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a three-digit number.
They serve as feeders connecting smaller towns to the
national
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
and
provincial routes. Designation as a regional road does not necessarily imply any particular size of road; they range from
gravel road
A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the Unit ...
s (like the
R340 between
Plettenberg Bay
Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of 2001, there were 29,149 population. It was originally named Bahia Formosa ("beautif ...
and
Uniondale) to multi-lane
freeways
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
(like the
R300
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near
Cape Town).
Although most regional roads are maintained by
provincial
Provincial may refer to:
Government & Administration
* Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country
* Provincial city (disambiguation)
* Provincial minister (disambiguation)
* Provincial Secretary, a position in Can ...
road authorities, this is not universally the case; in provinces which lack capacity, some may be under the control of the
National Roads Agency (SANRAL), and in urban areas they may be ordinary streets under the control of the
municipal
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
roads department. Similarly, some national (N) roads and freeways are under the control of provincial or municipal authorities rather than SANRAL.
List of routes
Images of regional roads
File:R390 road-001.JPG, The R390 near Steynsburg
File:RSA_R340_Alfred_Pass.jpg, The R340 between Plettenberg Bay
Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of 2001, there were 29,149 population. It was originally named Bahia Formosa ("beautif ...
and Uniondale
File:SwartbergP1020181.JPG, Swartberg pass on the R328 near Oudtshoorn
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File:Hijacking Hotspot, R511 in Gauteng (South Africa).jpg, Hijacking Hotspot, R511 in Gauteng
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Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
File:Pothole warning, R512 in North West Province, SA.jpg, Pothole
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warning sign, R512 in North West Province
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
History
North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...
See also
*
National routes (South Africa)
National routes in South Africa are a class of trunk roads and freeways which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the South African route numbering scheme, and are designated with route numbers beginning with "N", from N1 ...
*
Provincial routes (South Africa)
Provincial routes (also referred to as major regional routes) are the second category of road in the South African route-numbering scheme. They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a number from 21 to 82, formerly with the letter "P" f ...
References
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External links
Regional Routes - Routes Travel Info