The R49 (also sometimes known as the R47) is a provincial route in North West, South Africa that connects Mahikeng with the Botswana border at Kopfontein near Gaborone, via Zeerust.[1]
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| Maintained by NWDPWRT | ||||
| Length | 166 km (103 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  N18 in Mahikeng | |||
 N4 in Zeerust | ||||
| North end |  A12 Tlokweng Road at the Botswana border near Gaborone | |||
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| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Mahikeng, Zeerust, Gaborone | |||
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Route
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The R49 begins in the town centre of Mahikeng, at a junction with the N18 national route and the R503 road. It begins as Shippard Street, going eastwards to form the northern border of the Mafikeng Game Reserve. From the N18 junction, it goes east, then north-east, for 61 kilometres, through Ottoshoop, to meet the N4 national route (Platinum Highway) adjacent to Zeerust Solar Power Station.[1]
The N4 joins the R49 and they are one road north-east for 2 kilometres into the town of Zeerust as Church Street. In the Zeerust CBD, at the President Square junction (just before Zeerust Shopping Centre), the R49 leaves Church Street (N4; Platinum Highway) and becomes the road northwards. The R49 heads northwards for 103 kilometres to end at the Kopfontein Border Post and become the A12 road (Tlokweng Road) on the Botswana side, which connects westwards to Gaborone (Capital of Botswana) (19 kilometres away).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 60. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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