R522 (South Africa)

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The R522 is a Regional Route in South Africa. [1]

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Regional route R522
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
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Route

It is the more northern of two parallel east-west routes, the other being the R523. Its western origin is a point on the R521 road between Alldays and Polokwane (Pietersburg), and from there, it runs to the N1 at Wyllie's Poort pass. It is cosigned for a time with the N1 in a southerly direction, before continuing east to Thohoyandou, where it ends at an intersection with the R524.

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References

  1. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.