R310 (South Africa)

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SA road R310.svg
Regional route R310
Baden Powell Drive, R310 in South Africa.jpg
Route information
Length61 km (38 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest endM4 ZAF jct.svg M4 in Muizenberg
Major intersectionsM5 ZAF jct.svg M5 in Muizenberg
M17 ZAF jct.svg M17 in Strandfontein
M7 ZAF jct.svg M7 in Mitchell's Plain
M22 ZAF jct.svg M22 in Mitchell's Plain
M49 ZAF jct.svg M49 at Wolfgat
M44 ZAF jct.svg M44 in Khayelitsha
M45 ZAF jct.svg M45 in Khayelitsha
M9 ZAF jct.svg M9 in Khayelitsha
SA road N2 jct.svg N2 exit 33
M49 ZAF jct.svg M49 in Eersterivier
SA road R102.svg R102 in Eersterivier
M12 ZAF jct.svg M12 near Stellenbosch
SA road R44.svg R44 in Stellenbosch
Northeast endSA road R45.svg R45 between Paarl and Franschhoek
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
SA road R309.svg R309 SA road R311.svg R311

The R310 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Muizenberg to the south-west with the R45 between Paarl and Franschhoek to the north-east, via Stellenbosch and Hellshoogte Pass. The section between Muizenberg and Stellenbosch is called Baden Powell Drive. [1]

Route

The R310 begins in Muizenberg at an intersection with the M4 (Main Road). It runs east, hugging the coast (False Bay), bypassing Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha. It then veers inland, heading north-east and meets the N2 highway at an off-ramp skirting Eersterivier to the east to reach Stellenbosch. Here, it is cosigned with the R44 to the north, before again heading north-east, through the Hellshoogte Pass. On the other side, it passes through Pniel to end at an intersection with the R45.

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References

  1. South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis. National Department of Transport. May 2012. p. 100. Retrieved 16 January 2022.