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.navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">National Routes in South Africa</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SA_road_N2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/SA_road_N2.svg/70px-SA_road_N2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/SA_road_N2.svg/105px-SA_road_N2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/SA_road_N2.svg/140px-SA_road_N2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SA_road_N5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/70px-SA_road_N5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/105px-SA_road_N5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/140px-SA_road_N5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">National route markers for N2 and N5</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg/220px-Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg/330px-Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg/440px-Map_of_the_National_Roads_of_South_Africa_with_labels.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Map of National Routes In South Africa</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">System information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">12,978 km (8,064 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1975</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">Highway names</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National routes</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Nxx</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Provincial routes</th><td class="infobox-data">Rxx</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Metropolitan routes</th><td class="infobox-data">Mxx</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">System links</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Numbered_routes_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbered routes of South Africa">Numbered routes of South Africa</a></b></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>National routes</b> in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> are a class of <a href="/wiki/Trunk_road" title="Trunk road">trunk roads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Freeway" class="mw-redirect" title="Freeway">freeways</a> which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the <a href="/wiki/Numbered_routes_in_South_Africa" title="Numbered routes in South Africa">South African route numbering scheme</a>, and are designated with <a href="/wiki/Route_number" title="Route number">route numbers</a> beginning with "N", from N1 to N18. Most segments of the national route network are officially proclaimed National Roads that are maintained by the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Roads_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="South African National Roads Agency">South African National Roads Agency</a> (SANRAL), but some segments are maintained by provincial or local road authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-sanralRolePlayers_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanralRolePlayers-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The system was mostly built during the 1970s by the <a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">National Party</a> government of South Africa, although construction of new roads and repairs of existing stretches continue today. The system was modeled on the United States <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate Highway">Interstate Highway</a> network, an idea first brought into effect by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">US President</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> during the 1950s, based on the German <a href="/wiki/Autobahn" title="Autobahn">Autobahn</a>, which he experienced when touring Germany after the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. </p><p>Although the terms <i>National Road</i> and <i>National Route</i> are sometimes regarded as synonymous, they have distinct meanings, and not all national routes are National Roads, while some "R"-numbered routes are proclaimed National Roads.<sup id="cite_ref-sanralRolePlayers_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanralRolePlayers-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Definition">Definition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_routes_in_South_Africa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Definition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>National routes are defined and numbered by the Route Numbering and Road Traffic Signs Sub Committee within the Roads Co-ordinating Body,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an organisation which contains representatives from road authorities in national, provincial and local government. The term "national road" is frequently used to refer to a national route, but technically a "national road" is any road maintained by the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Roads_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="South African National Roads Agency">South African National Roads Agency</a> (SANRAL) and need not necessarily form part of a national route, and there are "R" routes that are proclaimed National Roads.<sup id="cite_ref-sanralRolePlayers_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanralRolePlayers-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also road segments of the national route network that are maintained by provincial or local authorities rather than SANRAL, and are thus not National Roads.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Table_of_routes">Table of routes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_routes_in_South_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Table of routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>National Routes are denoted with the letter <b>N</b> followed by a number indicating the specific route. On maps and some signage, national routes are shown by a <a href="/wiki/Pentagon" title="Pentagon">pentagon</a> with the number of the road inside. There are fifteen declared national routes, which are listed below.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="routelist-top wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Number </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number">Length (km) </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number">Length (mi) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Southern or western terminus </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Northern or eastern terminus </th> <th scope="col">Formed </th> <th scope="col">Removed </th></tr> <tr id="N0001"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/30px-SA_road_N1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/46px-SA_road_N1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/60px-SA_road_N1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0001 !"><a href="/wiki/N1_(South_Africa)" title="N1 (South Africa)">N1</a></span> </th> <td align="right">1940</td> <td align="right">1,210 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>–<a href="/wiki/Paarl" title="Paarl">Paarl</a>-<a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcester, Western Cape">Worcester</a>–<a href="/wiki/Laingsburg,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Laingsburg, Western Cape">Laingsburg</a>-<a href="/wiki/Beaufort_West" title="Beaufort West">Beaufort West</a>–<a href="/wiki/Colesberg" title="Colesberg">Colesberg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a>–<a href="/wiki/Kroonstad" title="Kroonstad">Kroonstad</a>–<a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Roodepoort" title="Roodepoort">Roodepoort</a>–<a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bela_Bela" class="mw-redirect" title="Bela Bela">Bela Bela</a>–<a href="/wiki/Polokwane" title="Polokwane">Polokwane</a>–<a href="/wiki/Musina" title="Musina">Musina</a>–<a href="/wiki/Beitbridge,_Limpopo" class="mw-redirect" title="Beitbridge, Limpopo">Beit Bridge</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Beitbridge" title="Beitbridge">Beitbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0002"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/SA_road_N2.svg/30px-SA_road_N2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/SA_road_N2.svg/46px-SA_road_N2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/SA_road_N2.svg/60px-SA_road_N2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0002 !"><a href="/wiki/N2_(South_Africa)" title="N2 (South Africa)">N2</a></span> </th> <td align="right">2255</td> <td align="right">1,401 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>–<a href="/wiki/Somerset_West" title="Somerset West">Somerset West</a>–<a href="/wiki/George,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="George, Western Cape">George</a>–<a href="/wiki/Gqeberha" title="Gqeberha">Gqeberha</a>-<a href="/wiki/Grahamstown,_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Grahamstown, Eastern Cape">Makhanda</a>–<a href="/wiki/Qonce" title="Qonce">Qonce</a>–<a href="/wiki/East_London,_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="East London, Eastern Cape">East London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Mthatha" title="Mthatha">Mthatha</a>–<a href="/wiki/Kokstad" title="Kokstad">Kokstad</a>–<a href="/wiki/Port_Shepstone" title="Port Shepstone">Port Shepstone</a>–<a href="/wiki/Durban" title="Durban">Durban</a>–<a href="/wiki/KwaDukuza" title="KwaDukuza">KwaDukuza</a>–<a href="/wiki/Empangeni" title="Empangeni">Empangeni</a>–<a href="/wiki/EMkhondo" class="mw-redirect" title="EMkhondo">eMkhondo</a>–<a href="/wiki/Ermelo,_Mpumalanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Ermelo, Mpumalanga">Ermelo</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0003"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SA_road_N3.svg/30px-SA_road_N3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SA_road_N3.svg/46px-SA_road_N3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SA_road_N3.svg/60px-SA_road_N3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0003 !"><a href="/wiki/N3_(South_Africa)" title="N3 (South Africa)">N3</a></span> </th> <td align="right">578</td> <td align="right">359 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Durban" title="Durban">Durban</a>–<a href="/wiki/Pietermaritzburg" title="Pietermaritzburg">Pietermaritzburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Harrismith" title="Harrismith">Harrismith</a>–<a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0004"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/30px-SA_road_N4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/46px-SA_road_N4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/60px-SA_road_N4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0004 !"><a href="/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)" title="N4 (South Africa)">N4</a></span> </th> <td align="right">718</td> <td align="right">446 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">(<a href="/wiki/Lobatse" title="Lobatse">Lobatse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>)–<a href="/wiki/Skilpadshek" title="Skilpadshek">Skilpadshek</a>–<a href="/wiki/Zeerust" title="Zeerust">Zeerust</a>–<a href="/wiki/Rustenburg" title="Rustenburg">Rustenburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>–<a href="/wiki/EMalahleni" class="mw-redirect" title="EMalahleni">eMalahleni</a>–<a href="/wiki/Mbombela" title="Mbombela">Mbombela</a>–<a href="/wiki/Komatipoort" title="Komatipoort">Komatipoort</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Maputo" title="Maputo">Maputo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0005"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/30px-SA_road_N5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/46px-SA_road_N5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/60px-SA_road_N5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0005 !"><a href="/wiki/N5_(South_Africa)" title="N5 (South Africa)">N5</a></span> </th> <td align="right">235</td> <td align="right">146 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Winburg" title="Winburg">Winburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Free_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethlehem, Free State">Bethlehem</a>–<a href="/wiki/Harrismith" title="Harrismith">Harrismith</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0006"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SA_road_N6.svg/30px-SA_road_N6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SA_road_N6.svg/46px-SA_road_N6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SA_road_N6.svg/60px-SA_road_N6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0006 !"><a href="/wiki/N6_(South_Africa)" title="N6 (South Africa)">N6</a></span> </th> <td align="right">538</td> <td align="right">334 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/East_London,_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="East London, Eastern Cape">East London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Queenstown,_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Queenstown, Eastern Cape">Komani</a>–<a href="/wiki/Aliwal_North" title="Aliwal North">Aliwal North</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0007"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/SA_road_N7.svg/30px-SA_road_N7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/SA_road_N7.svg/46px-SA_road_N7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/SA_road_N7.svg/60px-SA_road_N7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0007 !"><a href="/wiki/N7_(South_Africa)" title="N7 (South Africa)">N7</a></span> </th> <td align="right">666</td> <td align="right">414 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>–<a href="/wiki/Clanwilliam,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Clanwilliam, Western Cape">Clanwilliam</a>–<a href="/wiki/Springbok,_Northern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Springbok, Northern Cape">Springbok</a>–<a href="/wiki/Vioolsdrif" title="Vioolsdrif">Vioolsdrif</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Keetmanshoop" title="Keetmanshoop">Keetmanshoop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0008"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/SA_road_N8.svg/30px-SA_road_N8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/SA_road_N8.svg/46px-SA_road_N8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/SA_road_N8.svg/60px-SA_road_N8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0008 !"><a href="/wiki/N8_(South_Africa)" title="N8 (South Africa)">N8</a></span> </th> <td align="right">583</td> <td align="right">362 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Groblershoop" title="Groblershoop">Groblershoop</a>–<a href="/wiki/Kimberley,_Northern_Cape" title="Kimberley, Northern Cape">Kimberley</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a>–<a href="/wiki/Ladybrand" title="Ladybrand">Ladybrand</a>–<a href="/wiki/Maseru" title="Maseru">Maseru Bridge</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Maseru" title="Maseru">Maseru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho">Lesotho</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0009"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/SA_road_N9.svg/30px-SA_road_N9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/SA_road_N9.svg/46px-SA_road_N9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/SA_road_N9.svg/60px-SA_road_N9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0009 !"><a href="/wiki/N9_(South_Africa)" title="N9 (South Africa)">N9</a></span> </th> <td align="right">517</td> <td align="right">321 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/George,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="George, Western Cape">George</a>–<a href="/wiki/Graaf-Reinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Graaf-Reinet">Graaf-Reinet</a>–<a href="/wiki/Middelburg,_Eastern_Cape" title="Middelburg, Eastern Cape">Middelburg (EC)</a>–<a href="/wiki/Colesberg" title="Colesberg">Colesberg</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0010"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/SA_road_N10.svg/30px-SA_road_N10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/SA_road_N10.svg/46px-SA_road_N10.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/SA_road_N10.svg/60px-SA_road_N10.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0010 !"><a href="/wiki/N10_(South_Africa)" title="N10 (South Africa)">N10</a></span> </th> <td align="right">1000</td> <td align="right">620 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Gqeberha" title="Gqeberha">Gqeberha</a>–<a href="/wiki/Cradock,_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Cradock, Eastern Cape">Cradock</a>–<a href="/wiki/Middelburg,_Eastern_Cape" title="Middelburg, Eastern Cape">Middelburg (EC)</a>–<a href="/wiki/De_Aar" title="De Aar">De Aar</a>–<a href="/wiki/Prieska" title="Prieska">Prieska</a>–<a href="/wiki/Upington" title="Upington">Upington</a>–<a href="/wiki/Nakop" title="Nakop">Nakop</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Keetmanshoop" title="Keetmanshoop">Keetmanshoop, Namibia</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0011"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SA_road_N11.svg/30px-SA_road_N11.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SA_road_N11.svg/46px-SA_road_N11.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SA_road_N11.svg/60px-SA_road_N11.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0011 !"><a href="/wiki/N11_(South_Africa)" title="N11 (South Africa)">N11</a></span> </th> <td align="right">773</td> <td align="right">480 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ladysmith,_KwaZulu-Natal" title="Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal">Ladysmith</a>–<a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_KwaZulu-Natal" title="Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal">Newcastle</a>–<a href="/wiki/Volksrust" title="Volksrust">Volksrust</a>–<a href="/wiki/Ermelo,_Mpumalanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Ermelo, Mpumalanga">Ermelo</a>–<a href="/wiki/Middelburg,_Mpumalanga" title="Middelburg, Mpumalanga">Middelburg (MP)</a>–<a href="/wiki/Mokopane" title="Mokopane">Mokopane</a>–<a href="/wiki/Groblersbrug" title="Groblersbrug">Groblersbrug</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Palapye" title="Palapye">Palapye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0012"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/SA_road_N12.svg/30px-SA_road_N12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/SA_road_N12.svg/46px-SA_road_N12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/SA_road_N12.svg/60px-SA_road_N12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0012 !"><a href="/wiki/N12_(South_Africa)" title="N12 (South Africa)">N12</a></span> </th> <td align="right">1342</td> <td align="right">834 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/George,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="George, Western Cape">George</a>–<a href="/wiki/Oudtshoorn" title="Oudtshoorn">Oudtshoorn</a>–<a href="/wiki/Beaufort_West" title="Beaufort West">Beaufort West</a>–<a href="/wiki/Kimberley,_Northern_Cape" title="Kimberley, Northern Cape">Kimberley</a>–<a href="/wiki/Klerksdorp" title="Klerksdorp">Klerksdorp</a>–<a href="/wiki/Potchefstroom" title="Potchefstroom">Potchefstroom</a>–<a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/EMalahleni" class="mw-redirect" title="EMalahleni">eMalahleni</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0014"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SA_road_N14.svg/30px-SA_road_N14.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SA_road_N14.svg/46px-SA_road_N14.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SA_road_N14.svg/60px-SA_road_N14.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0014 !"><a href="/wiki/N14_(South_Africa)" title="N14 (South Africa)">N14</a></span> </th> <td align="right">1186</td> <td align="right">737 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Springbok,_Northern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Springbok, Northern Cape">Springbok</a>–<a href="/wiki/Upington" title="Upington">Upington</a>–<a href="/wiki/Vryburg" title="Vryburg">Vryburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Krugersdorp" title="Krugersdorp">Krugersdorp</a>–<a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0017"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SA_road_N17.svg/30px-SA_road_N17.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SA_road_N17.svg/46px-SA_road_N17.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SA_road_N17.svg/60px-SA_road_N17.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0017 !"><a href="/wiki/N17_(South_Africa)" title="N17 (South Africa)">N17</a></span> </th> <td align="right">330</td> <td align="right">210 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Springs,_Gauteng" class="mw-redirect" title="Springs, Gauteng">Springs</a>–<a href="/wiki/Ermelo,_Mpumalanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Ermelo, Mpumalanga">Ermelo</a>–<a href="/wiki/Oshoek" title="Oshoek">Oshoek</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Mbabane" title="Mbabane">Mbabane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eswatini" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr id="N0018"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/SA_road_N18.svg/30px-SA_road_N18.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/SA_road_N18.svg/46px-SA_road_N18.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/SA_road_N18.svg/60px-SA_road_N18.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0018 !"><a href="/wiki/N18_(South_Africa)" title="N18 (South Africa)">N18</a></span> </th> <td align="right">317</td> <td align="right">197 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Warrenton,_Northern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrenton, Northern Cape">Warrenton</a>–<a href="/wiki/Vryburg" title="Vryburg">Vryburg</a>–<a href="/wiki/Mahikeng" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahikeng">Mahikeng</a>–<a href="/wiki/Ramatlabama" title="Ramatlabama">Ramatlabama</a>–(<a href="/wiki/Lobatse" title="Lobatse">Lobatse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>) </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffdead;" title="Future route" id="N0021"> <th scope="row" class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SA_road_N21.svg/30px-SA_road_N21.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SA_road_N21.svg/46px-SA_road_N21.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SA_road_N21.svg/60px-SA_road_N21.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <span data-sort-value="N0021 !"><a href="/wiki/N21_(South_Africa)" title="N21 (South Africa)">N21</a></span> </th> <td align="right">—</td> <td align="right">— </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Expressway,_Cape_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Expressway, Cape Town">Peninsula Expressway</a></b> Proposed c-shaped <a href="/wiki/Ring_Roads_in_South_Africa" title="Ring Roads in South Africa">ring road</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> that will connect <a href="/wiki/Melkbosstrand" title="Melkbosstrand">Melkbosstrand</a> to <a href="/wiki/Muizenberg" title="Muizenberg">Muizenberg</a> via <a href="/wiki/Durbanville" title="Durbanville">Durbanville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bellville,_South_Africa" title="Bellville, South Africa">Bellville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mitchells_Plain" title="Mitchells Plain">Mitchell's Plain</a>. 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