R43 (South Africa)

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SA road R43.svg
Provincial route R43
Map of the R43 (South Africa).svg
Route information
Maintained by WCDTPW
Length283 km (176 mi)
Major junctions
North endSA road R46.svg R46 near Wolseley
Major intersectionsSA road N1 jct.svg N1 near Worcester
SA road R60.svg R60 in Worcester
SA road R45.svg R45 in Villiersdorp
SA road N2 jct.svg N2 on Langhoogte Pass
SA road N2 jct.svg N2 near Botrivier
SA road R44.svg R44 near Kleinmond
South end Die Dam southeast of Gansbaai
Location
Country South Africa
Major cities Ceres, Worcester, Villiersdorp, Botrivier, Hermanus, Stanford, Gansbaai
Highway system
SA road R42.svg R42 SA road R44.svg R44

The R43 is a provincial route in the Western Cape province of South Africa which connects Ceres with Gansbaai via Worcester, Botrivier and Hermanus. It is co-signed with the N2 for nine kilometres near Botrivier. [1] [2]

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Route

The R43 begins at a T-junction on the R46 between Ceres and Wolseley, situated at the southwestern entrance to Michell's Pass. It runs southwards down the Breede River valley to Worcester, where it briefly overlaps the N1. From Worcester it passes around the Brandvlei Dam to Villiersdorp, and then on to meet the N2. The R43 designation overlaps the N2 for 9 kilometers to Botrivier, where it continues south down the Bot River valley and then eastwards along the coast to Hermanus. From Hermanus the route continues up the Klein River valley to Stanford, before turning south again, rejoining the coast at Gansbaai. From Gansbaai it continues along the coast past Pearly Beach to end in open countryside at Die Dam, close to the entrance to the Quoin Point section of the Walker Bay Nature Reserve.

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References

  1. Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 60. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.