R25 (South Africa)

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Provincial route R25 shield
Provincial route R25
Kempton Park
R21 near Thembisa
R50 / R51 in Bapsfontein
R42 near Bronkhorstspruit
N4 in Bronkhorstspruit
Northeast end N11 / R33 in Groblersdal
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Major cities
Highway system
  • Numbered routes of South Africa
โ† R24โ†’ R26

The R25 is a

Route

The R25 begins in the suburb of

Johannesburg Eastern Bypass) as a dual carriageway and passing by Greenstone Hill
, where Greenstone Shopping Mall is located.

It continues north-east as Modderfontein Road, with Greenstone Shopping Mall on the southern side and Longmeadow Business Estate on the northern side. After meeting the

Kempton Park
.

In Kempton Park, it first passes by the area separating

Benoni
.

The R25 joins the M57 northwards for 800 metres up to the next junction (a 4-way junction) near Thembisa, where the R25 becomes the road to the right (east). Right after, it crosses the R21 highway between Pretoria and Johannesburg International Airport and makes a direct line for Bapsfontein. The distance is 20 km between Kempton Park and Bapsfontein.

At Bapsfontein, the R25 meets the

M6 municipal routes, which are coming from Garsfontein and Lynnwood in Pretoria East respectively, as well as the southern termini of the R515 and the R568
.

The R25 meets the north-eastern terminus of the R42 just north of the Bronkhorstspruit Dam right before turning north and entering Bronkhorstspruit in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. It intersects with the N4 Highway (Maputo Corridor) and the R104 road (both coming from Pretoria in the west) and goes northwards through Bronkhorstspruit. The distance is 40 km between Bapsfontein and Bronkhorstspruit.

Afterwards, the R25 temporarily goes into Mpumalanga, where it bypasses Wolvenkop and intersects with the R544 from Witbank in the town of Verena, before proceeding into Limpopo province, where it passes through Dennilton before ending in the vicinity of the small farming town of Groblersdal, terminating at a junction with the N11 and the R33. The distance is 110 km between Bronkhorstspruit and Groblersdal.

External links

References

  1. ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Gauteng Roads and Transport on Albertina Sisulu highway corridor (English)". 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2021.