The R577 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Roossenekal with Lydenburg. [1]
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| Length | 64.6 km (40.1 mi) | |||
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| West end |  R555 in Roossenekal | |||
| East end |  R540 near Lydenburg | |||
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| Country | South Africa | |||
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Its western terminus is a junction with the R555 at Roossenekal, Limpopo. It heads east, becoming the Jaap-se-Hoogte Pass, [2] then becoming the De Berg Pass through the Steenkampsberg mountains, to end at an intersection with the R540 south of Mashishing (Lydenburg), Mpumalanga. [1]
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