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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDRT | ||||
| Length | 43.2 km (26.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  R553 near Ennerdale | |||
 R558 near Ennerdale R82 near Walkerville R59 in Daleside R551 near Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve | ||||
| East end |  R42 near Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The R557 is a Regional Route in South Africa. [1]
Its western terminus is the R553 in Ennerdale. The road heads east, to the R82. It is co-signed for two kilometres heading north, then continues east-south-east to cross the R59 highway at Daleside. It then heads more south-east, alongside the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, crossing the R551 to end at the R42 between Vereeniging and Heidelberg.
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