R64 (South Africa)

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SA road R64.svg
Provincial route R64
Map of the R64 (South Africa).svg
Route information
Maintained by NCDRPW and FSDPRT
Length170 km (110 mi)
Major junctions
West endSA road N8 jct.svgSA road N12 jct.svg N8  / N12 in Kimberley
Major intersectionsSA road R59.svg R59 near Dealesville
East endSA road N1 jct.svgSA road N8 jct.svg N1  / N8 in Bloemfontein
Location
Country South Africa
Major cities Kimberley, Boshof, Dealesville, Bloemfontein
Highway system
SA road R63.svg R63 SA road R65.svg R65

The R64 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Kimberley with Bloemfontein via Boshof and Dealesville. It is slightly longer than the newer N8 route via Petrusburg, by about 10 kilometres. [1]

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The R64 used to continue westwards from Kimberley through Griekwastad to Groblershoop. [2] That stretch of road is now part of the N8 route.

Route

R64 (South Africa)
Detailed Route

Free State

The R64 begins at an interchange with the N1 highway (Bloemfontein Western Bypass) and the N8 national route in Bloemfontein (Capital of the Free State), just west of the city centre. [3] It begins by heading north-west for 31 kilometres to cross the Modder River adjacent to the Krugersdrift Dam and Soetdoring Nature Reserve. [3] It continues north-west for another 30 kilometres, exiting the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, to meet the western terminus of the R703 road and enter the town of Dealesville. [3]

In Dealesville central, it turns west at the Brand Street junction and heads 18 kilometres to meet the south-western terminus of the R59 road. [3] It proceeds westwards for 36 kilometres to enter the town of Boshof. [3]

Northern Cape

From Boshof, the R64 heads west-south-west for 52 kilometres to cross into the Northern Cape and enter the city of Kimberley (Capital of the Northern Cape). [3] It makes a left turn at the Hull Street junction and proceeds to end at an intersection with the N12 and N8 national routes in the Kimberley city centre. [3]

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References

  1. Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 60. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "R64 Road, Griquatown, 8365 - Getpostalcodes.com". www.getpostalcodes.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Road atlas of South Africa. London: New Holland. 1994. p. 43. ISBN   978-1-85368-393-0.