R618 (South Africa)

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SA road R618.svg
Regional route R618
Route information
Length206 km (128 mi)
Major junctions
West endSA road R69.svg R69 in Hlobane
Major intersectionsSA road R66.svg R66 near Nongoma
SA road N2.svg N2 near Mtubatuba
East end St. Lucia
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
SA road R617.svg R617 SA road R619.svg R619

The R618 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Hlobane with St Lucia via Nongoma and Mtubatuba. [1]

Route

Its north-western terminus is the R69 at Hlobane, a village between Vryheid and Louwsburg. It heads east-southeast for 77 kilometres to reach a junction with the R66 at Nhlopenkulu. The R66 joins the R618 and they are one road southwards for 6 kilometres into the town of Nongoma, where the R66 becomes its own road southwards. The R618 continues east, then veers south, before traversing the Umfolozi Game Reserve in a southeasterly direction. After 94 kilometres, it reaches a junction with the N2 and proceeds to pass through Mtubatuba, where it turns east in the town centre. It heads east for 25 kilometres to St Lucia in the ISimangaliso Wetland Park. [1]

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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.