R557 (South Africa)

Regional route R557
Route information
Maintained by GDRT
Length	43.2 km (26.8 mi)
Major junctions
West end	R553 near Ennerdale
Major intersections	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
Numbered routes of South Africa
← R556 → R558

The R557 is a Regional Route in Gauteng, South Africa that connects Ennerdale with the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve via Kanana Park and Randvaal. ^[1]

Route

The R557 begins at a junction with the R553 (Golden Highway) in Ennerdale South. The road heads north-east to meet the eastern terminus of the R558 before turning to the east-south-east in Kanana Park and it proceeds to reach a T-junction with the R82. It joins the R82 northwards for two kilometres before becoming its own road eastwards in the southern part of Walkerville. The R557 continues east-south-east to cross the R59 highway (Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway) in Randvaal (Daleside). It flies over the M61 metropolitan route before turning south as Kroonarend Road and east as Karee Road in Daleside. It crosses the Klip River and continues south-east, passing by the south-western corner of the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, crossing the R551, to end at a junction with the R42 between Vereeniging to the south-west and Heidelberg to the north-east. ^[1]

References

1. Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 1–6. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.