R65 (South Africa)

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SA road R65.svg
Provincial route R65
Map of the R65 (South Africa).svg
Route information
Maintained by MDPWRT
Length90.3 km (56.1 mi)
Major junctions
West endSA road N17.svg N17 near Ermelo
Major intersectionsSA road R33.svg R33 in Amsterdam
East end MR19 on the Swaziland border at Sandlane
Location
Country South Africa
Major cities Ermelo, Amsterdam
Highway system
SA road R64.svg R64 SA road R66.svg R66

The R65 is a provincial route in Mpumalanga, South Africa that connects Ermelo with the Eswatini border at Nerston (Sandlane) via Amsterdam. [1]

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Route

R65 (South Africa)
Detailed Route

The R65 begins just north-east of the Ermelo town centre, at a junction with the N17 national route. It heads eastwards from the N17 junction for 73 kilometres to reach a junction with the R33 route in the town of Amsterdam. The R65 continues east-north-east for 17 kilometres to reach the Nerston Border Post, where it crosses into Eswatini and becomes the MR19 route. The border on the Eswatini side is named Sandlane. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 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.