Regional route R618 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 206 km (128 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | R69 in Hlobane | |||
R66 near Nongoma N2 near Mtubatuba | ||||
East end | St. Lucia | |||
Location | ||||
Country | South Africa | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The R618 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Hlobane with St Lucia via Nongoma and Mtubatuba. [1]
Its north-western terminus is the R69 at Hlobane, a village between Vryheid and Louwsburg. It heads east-southeast to Nongoma, where it meets the R66, with which it is briefly co-signed, heading south. Leaving the R66, it heads east, then veers south, before traversing the Umfolozi Game Reserve in a southeasterly direction. It reaches the N2 at Mtubatuba. It is co-signed with the N2 briefly to the south, before heading east to the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park.
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