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In South Africa some roads are designated as numbered routes to help with navigation. There is a nationwide numbering scheme consisting of national , provincial and regional routes, and within various urban areas there are schemes of metropolitan route numbering.
Numbered routes of South Africa National routes in South Africa are a class of trunk roads and freeways which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the South African route numbering scheme , and are designated with route numbers beginning with "N", from N1 to N18.
Route numbers with three digits starting with "R1" are given to sections of road that were formerly part of a national route with a corresponding number, when the national route has since been moved to a new alignment, usually a freeway. So, for example, the R102 number is given to road segments that were formerly part of the N2, and the R114 ...
In South Africa, regional routes constitute the third level of roads, following national and provincial roads. These routes are identified by a 3-digit R-number. Generally, provincial authorities manage most regional routes, although SANRAL, the national road agency, oversees some of them.
Metropolitan Routes in South Africa, also called Metro Roads or Metro Routes are designated with the letter M, and are usually major routes around cities in South Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] East London
A map of highways in South Africa. Numbered routes in South Africa. List of national routes in South Africa; List of provincial routes in South Africa; List of regional routes in South Africa; List of metropolitan routes in South Africa; Ring Roads in South Africa
Regional routes (also sometimes known as minor regional routes) are the third category of road in the South African route numbering scheme. [1] They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a three-digit number. [2] They serve as feeders connecting smaller towns to the national and provincial routes.
Numbered routes of South Africa Provincial routes (also referred to as major regional routes ) are the second category of road in the South African route-numbering scheme . [ 1 ] They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a number from 21 to 82, formerly with the letter "P" followed by a number from 66. [ 2 ]