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.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.svgSA road R304.svg R44  / R304 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 as Baden Powell Drive, meeting the southern terminus of the M5 (Prince George Drive), hugging the False Bay coast and passing in-between Strandfontein and the Wolfgat Nature Reserve before passing south of Mitchells Plain, where it meets the southern terminus of the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive). The R310 continues eastwards to bypass the township of Khayelitsha, where it turns away from the coast towards the north-east and meets the M9 (Macassar Road; Japhta K Masemola Road) before crossing the N2 freeway.

The R310 continues north-east, still named Baden Powell Drive, skirting Eersterivier to the east, to enter Stellenbosch, where it meets the eastern terminus of the M12 (Adam Tas Road) at a T-junction. The R310 takes over as Adam Tas Road and heads eastwards for 4 kilometres into the Stellenbosch CBD to reach a junction with the R44 (Strand Road). The R310 joins the R44 and they are co-signed northwards through the CBD as Adam Tas Road, meeting the south-eastern terminus of the R304 (Koelenhof Road). Just after meeting the R304, the R310 splits from the R44 to become the Hellshoogte Pass towards the east. It heads for 16 kilometres, bending north-eastwards, passing through Pniel, to reach its end at an intersection with the R45 approximately 7 kilometres west of Wemmershoek. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 95. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.