The R53 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 ...
in
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
Swartruggens
Swartruggens is a small farming town in North West Province (South Africa), North West Province, South Africa that was established in 1875.
Location
The town is located by the Elands River (North West), Elands River, 69 km from the town of ...
with
Parys
Parys (pronounced ) is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. The name of the town is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The name was given by a German surveyor named Schilbach who had partic ...
via
Ventersdorp and
Potchefstroom.
Route
The R53 begins in
Swartruggens
Swartruggens is a small farming town in North West Province (South Africa), North West Province, South Africa that was established in 1875.
Location
The town is located by the Elands River (North West), Elands River, 69 km from the town of ...
,
North West
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...
province, at a junction with the
N4 National Route (
Platinum Highway
The Platinum Highway is part of the N4, and a major South African highway built under concessions with a private contractor. In 2001, the project was voted Infrastructure Deal of the Year by Project Finance International Magazine. It took eight ye ...
). It begins by going southwards for 45 kilometres to reach a junction with the
R52 Road, which goes to
Koster in the east and
Lichtenburg in the west. From the R52 junction, the R53 continues south-south-east for 42 kilometres to reach a t-junction with the
R30 Road in the town of
Ventersdorp.
The R53 joins the R30 and they become
one road southwards into the Ventersdorp Town Centre as Wallis Street, then southwards as Roth Street, then westwards as Van Riebeeck Street, before the R53 becomes its own road southwards. The R53 continues southwards for 2 kilometres to reach a junction with the
N14 National Route.
From the N14 junction south of Ventersdorp, the R53 goes south-south-east for 47 kilometres to the city of
Potchefstroom. It enters as Louis le Grange Street and becomes Chief Albert Luthuli Drive eastwards. At the Walter Sisulu Lane junction, the R53 is joined by the
R501 Route and at the next t-junction, the R53/R501 becomes Govan Mbeki Drive southwards. At the junction after Trim Park, the R53 leaves Govan Mbeki Drive and becomes James Moroka Lane eastwards. Just after, it crosses the
Mooi River and reaches a major junction with the
N12 National Route.
From the N12 junction in Potchefstroom, the R53 continues east-south-east for 45 kilometres to reach a t-junction with the
R500 Road. The R53 becomes the road southwards and proceeds to cross the
Vaal River
The Vaal River ( ; Khoemana: ) is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source near Breyten in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg and about north of Ermelo and only about from the Indian Ocean. ...
into the
Free State province and the town of
Parys
Parys (pronounced ) is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. The name of the town is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The name was given by a German surveyor named Schilbach who had partic ...
as Van Coller Street. It reaches its southern terminus at a junction with the
R59 Road west of the town centre.
References
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Routes Travel Info
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Provincial routes in South Africa
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