South African regional route system
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The South African regional route system is a network of numbered roads that connect smaller towns and regions across South Africa, complementing the country’s national and provincial highways.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South African regional routes | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road network
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
South African national route system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African provincial route system ⓘ local road network ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| designationPrefix | R ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
South African national route system
ⓘ
South African provincial route system ⓘ |
| function |
link district municipalities
ⓘ
provide access to tourist destinations ⓘ provide alternative routes to national roads ⓘ support regional economic activity ⓘ |
| governedBy | South African road classification regulations ⓘ |
| hasNumberRange | R21–R799 (approximate range) ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel |
below national routes
ⓘ
often above local distributor roads ⓘ |
| includes |
R102
ⓘ
R21 ⓘ R27 ⓘ R300 ⓘ R40 ⓘ R512 ⓘ R573 NERFINISHED ⓘ R61 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ other official South African languages in some regions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Africa ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
local road authorities
ⓘ
provincial road authorities ⓘ |
| networkType | regional roads ⓘ |
| numberingScheme | R followed by two or three digits ⓘ |
| partOf | South African road network ⓘ |
| purpose |
complement national roads
ⓘ
complement provincial roads ⓘ connect rural areas ⓘ connect smaller towns ⓘ |
| regulates | route numbering for regional roads ⓘ |
| role | intermediate-level road network ⓘ |
| signageColor | green ⓘ |
| signageShape | rectangular route marker ⓘ |
| surfaceType | mostly paved ⓘ |
| typicalCarriagewayType | single carriageway ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedLimit | 60–120 km/h ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inter-town travel
ⓘ
public transport routes ⓘ regional freight movement ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
South African regional routes