The R37 is a

provincial route A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

that connects

Polokwane Polokwane (, meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern SothoPolokwane - The Heart of the Limpopo Province ...

with Nelspruit (Mbombela) via Burgersfort and

Lydenburg Lydenburg, officially known as Mashishing, is a town in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, on the Mpumalanga highveld, South Africa. It is situated on the Sterkspruit/Dorps River tributary of the Lepelle River at the summit of the Long Tom Pass. ...

Route

The R37 begins in

Polokwane Polokwane (, meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern SothoPolokwane - The Heart of the Limpopo Province ...

Central (Capital of

Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...

), at a junction with the two one-way streets that form the R101 Route (Grober Street & Thabo Mbeki Street), just west of the R101's intersection with the R71 Route. It begins by going southwards as Kerk Street to form a junction with the Polokwane Eastern Bypass ( N1 National Route) and become the western border of the Polokwane Game Reserve. The R37 heads southwards for 30 kilometres as the Chuniespoort Pass to meet the northern terminus of the R579 Road. At this junction, it turns to the south-east and proceeds for 7 kilometres to meet the eastern terminus of the R518 Road north of

Lebowakgomo Lebowakgomo is the seat of the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality and was the capital of the former Bantustan of Lebowa. Lebowakgomo lies 45 km southeast of the Limpopo capital of Polokwane. The majority of Lebowakgomo's inhabitants speak Se ...

. At this junction, the R37 turns to the east and becomes the first section of the

Orrie Baragwanath Pass Orrie Baragwanath Pass is situated in the Limpopo Province on the unnumbered road between Ofcolaco and Lebowakgomo (South Africa). The pass has a steep paved ascent from the east up the slopes of the far northern Drakensberg The Drakensberg ( ...

. It goes eastwards for 25 kilometres to reach a junction south of Ga-Makgoba, where the Orrie Baragwanath Pass becomes the road to the north-east while the R37 remains as the easterly road. Just after, the R37 crosses the Olifants River. From the Olifants River crossing, the R37 heads south-east for 77 kilometres to enter the town of Burgersfort, after crossing the Steelpoort River, and reach a junction with the R555 Road. The R555 and the R37 form one road south-east for almost 2 km up to the junction after Burgersfort Mall, where the R555 becomes its own road north-east while the R37 remains the road heading south-south-east. The R37 heads south for 58 kilometres through farm orchards, leaving the

Province and entering the Mpumalanga Province, to the city of

(Mashishing). R37-Long Tom Pass-001

In Lydenburg's northern suburbs, the R37 meets the R36 Road and the two routes form one road southwards into the city centre as De Clerq Street, then east as 1st Street, before the R36 becomes its own road southwards towards

Machadodorp Machadodorp, also known by its official name eNtokozweni, is a small town situated on the N4 road, near the edge of the escarpment in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The Elands River runs through the town. There is a natural radioactive s ...

at the Viljoen Street junction. The R37 continues eastwards as Voortrekker Street before heading up the

Long Tom Pass Long Tom Pass is a mountain pass on the Great Escarpment situated in the Mpumalanga province, on the R37 regional route between Lydenburg and Sabie (South Africa). It is named after the Long Tom cannon. Route The route up Long Tom Pass st ...

. As the Long Tom Pass, it goes eastwards for 46 kilometres, as the pass zig-zags, to meet the southern terminus of the R532 Road just south of the town of

Sabie Sabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the siSwati word "Ulusaba" which means "fearful river" because the river was once teeming with dangerous Nile crocodile. ...

. The R532 to Sabie takes over as the Long Tom Pass. From the R532 junction south of Sabie, the R37 goes south-south-east for 47 kilometres, meeting the eastern terminus of the R539 Road, to reach the city of Nelspruit (Mbombela; Capital of Mpumalanga). It first reaches an intersection with the Mbombela Northern Bypass ( N4 National Route;

Maputo Corridor The Maputo Corridor is a major trade corridor which connects the Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa with Maputo, which is a port and the capital of Mozambique. The corridor comprises roads - including the N4 toll road (from ...

) before entering the suburb of Riverside and proceeding to reach its terminus at a junction with the R40 Road (Madiba Drive), just next to the R40's Crocodile River crossing.

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