N1 highway

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The N1 highway is a major national route in South Africa that runs roughly north–south, linking Cape Town with Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the Zimbabwean border.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
N1 national road 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national highway
road
transport infrastructure
abbreviation SANRAL
borderPost Beitbridge
surface form: Beitbridge border post
connectsTo Cape Town
Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg

Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria

Zimbabwean border
country South Africa
crossesBorderTo Zimbabwe
direction north–south
hasJunctionIn Bloemfontein
Cape Town
Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg

Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
hasRouteDesignation National Route 1
languageOfDesignation English
locatedIn South Africa
maintainedBy South African National Roads Agency Limited
majorTerminusCity Cape Town
Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg

Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
partOf Cape to Cairo Road corridor
South African national route network
passesNear Bloemfontein
Polokwane
passesThrough Free State
Gauteng
Limpopo
Northern Cape
Western Cape
region Southern Africa
roadType dual carriageway (in sections)
freeway (in sections)
routeNumber N1
servesAs primary link between Cape Town and Johannesburg
primary link between Johannesburg and Zimbabwean border
terminus Beitbridge
Cape Town
usedFor freight transport
long-distance road transport
passenger transport

Referenced by (5)

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Jukskei River crosses N1 highway
Voortrekker Monument locatedNear N1 highway
Midrand locatedOn N1 highway
Paarl roadConnection N1 highway
this entity surface form: N1 national road
Centurion traversedBy N1 highway