R41 (South Africa)
Provincial route R41 | ||||
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GDRT | ||||
Length | 65.1 km (40.5 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | N14 / R500 west of Randfontein | |||
R28 in Randfontein R29 in Johannesburg | ||||
East end | R24 in Johannesburg | |||
Location | ||||
Country | South Africa | |||
Major cities | Randfontein, Roodepoort, Johannesburg | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The R41 is a
Route
The R41 route begins in the Ferreirasdorp suburb of Johannesburg (adjacent to Newtown), at an intersection with the two one-way-streets of the R24 route (Albertina Sisulu Road and Commissioner Street). The route begins by going west-south-west, named Main Reef Road, passing under the M1 highway (De Villiers Graaff Motorway) and meeting the western end of the R29 route in the Fordsburg suburb. It heads south-west through Crown North to enter Crown (west of Selby), where it meets the western end of the M2 Johannesburg-Germiston Highway (Francois Oberholzer Freeway), meets the M17 road (Crownwood Road) and continues west, bypassing various Chinese marts and shopping centres in the area.[1]
North of Riverlea (south of
After Roodepoort, the R41 continues westwards, crosses the R558 road and quickly enters the Mogale City Local Municipality, bypassing the township of Kagiso. It continues westwards to enter the town of Randfontein in the Rand West City Local Municipality.[1]
North of Randfontein Central, the R41 meets the R28 road from Krugersdorp and they are cosigned as one road southwards for 800 metres before the R41 becomes its own road westwards. It heads west for 29 kilometres, through Randfontein Rural and a few farming properties, to end at an intersection with the R500 road, 3 kilometres south of the R500's intersection with the N14 national route.[1]