R52 (South Africa)

Provincial route R52 shield
Provincial route R52
Route information
Maintained by NWDPWRT
Length162 km (101 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end N14 in Biesiesvlei
Major intersections R53 between Lichtenburg and Koster
Northeast end N4 near Rustenburg
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Major citiesBiesiesvlei, Lichtenburg, Koster, Rustenburg
Highway system
R51 R53

The R52 is a provincial route in North West, South Africa that connects Biesiesvlei with Rustenburg via Lichtenburg and Koster.[1]

Route

Map
Detailed Route

The R52 begins in Biesiesvlei (20 kilometres north-east of Sannieshof), at a junction with the N14 national route.[2] It begins by going north-east for 36 kilometres, through Itekeng, to the town of Lichtenburg.[2] It reaches a junction with the R503 route and the R505 route (Nelson Mandela Drive).[2]

All 3 routes form one road northwards through the Lichtenburg CBD as Nelson Mandela Drive up to the junction with Gerrit Maritz Street, where the R52 splits from the R503/R505 to become Gerrit Maritz Street eastwards. The R52 heads north-east for 84 kilometres, meeting the R53 route, to the town of Koster, where it turns northwards in the town centre, becoming Rissik Street, and meets the R509 route.[2] After the Reagile suburb of Koster, the R53 turns to the north-east and heads for 35 kilometres to reach its end at a t-junction with the N4 national route (Platinum Highway) just west of Rustenburg.[2]

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. ^ a b c d e Southern Africa Road Atlas. Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet Publications. 2000. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-86450-101-8.