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R310 (South Africa)
The R310 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Muizenberg to the south-west with the R45 between Paarl and Franschhoek to the north-east, via Stellenbosch and Hellshoogte Pass. The section between Muizenberg and Stellenbosch is called Baden Powell Drive. Route The R310 begins in Muizenberg at an intersection with the M4 (Main Road). It runs east as Baden Powell Drive, meeting the southern terminus of the M5 (Prince George Drive), hugging the False Bay coast and passing in-between Strandfontein and the Wolfgat Nature Reserve before passing south of Mitchells Plain, where it meets the southern terminus of the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive). The R310 continues eastwards to bypass the township of Khayelitsha, where it turns away from the coast towards the north-east and meets the M9 (Macassar Road; Japhta K Masemola Road) before crossing the N2 freeway. The R310 continues north-east, still named Baden Powell Drive, skirting Eersterivier to the east, to enter Stellenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muizenberg
Muizenberg ( , Dutch for 'mice mountain') is a beach-side town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the main surfing spot in Cape Town and is currently home to a surfing community, centered on the popular 'Surfer's Corner'. History Muizenberg was apparently named after Wynand Willem Muijs who commanded a small outpost on the shore of Zandvlei in 1743. The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began on 7 August 1795 and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape. Thus began the period (briefly interrupted from 1803 to 1806) of British control of the Cape, and subsequently much of Southern Africa. The historical remnant of the Battle of Muizenberg is a site on the hillside overlooking False Bay that holds the remains of a defensive fort started by the Dutch in 1795 and expanded by the British fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgat Nature Reserve
Wolfgat Nature Reserve is a coastal nature reserve in Mitchells Plain on False Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. This conservation area consists of of endangered dune vegetation and limestone cliffs, extending along a portion of the False Bay coastline. The Cape Flats Dune Strandveld vegetation in this reserve contains over 150 plant species. These include evergreen shrubs, flowering succulents, arum lilies and a variety of daisy species. Birds such as kelp gulls and black oystercatchers nest here. A major threat to the reserve is the invasive alien ''Acacia cyclops'' (“rooikrans”) tree. This weed has spread across large parts of the coastline, smothering and killing local vegetation and upsetting coastal ecosystems. Wolfgat Nature Reserve is managed by the city of Cape Town, in partnership with the local communities of Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plein. The name ''Wolfgat'' means "wolf cave", and refers to the brown hyena or ''strandwolf'' which existed here unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wemmershoek
Wemmershoek is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Wemmershoek is a small village at the junction of the R301 and R45 roads. The Wemmershoek Dam on the Wemmershoek River was established in 1957. The town is about 7 km west of Franschhoek and about 2 km south of De Hollandsche Molen Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen () ( is a Dutch organization founded in 1923 to preserve windmills in the Netherlands, to document them, and to restore them. Financial support comes from members and from grants by organizations such as the (a D .... Popular culture Was the location of filming for the BBC's '' Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week''. References {{Cape Winelands District Municipality Populated places in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pniel, Western Cape
Pniel is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a settlement and United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) mission station between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, established in 1843. The name is of biblical origin (Genesis 32:30), referring to the place where Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ... wrestled with God; it means ‘face of God’. References {{Cape Winelands District Municipality Populated places in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality Populated places established in 1843 1843 establishments in the British Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R304 (South Africa)
The R304 is a Regional Route (South Africa), Regional Route in South Africa connecting Stellenbosch with Atlantis, South Africa, Atlantis. Route Its north-western origin is a junction with the R307 (South Africa), R307 (Dassenberg Drive) adjacent to Mamre Nature Garden north of Atlantis, South Africa, Atlantis (south of Mamre, South Africa, Mamre). It heads south-south-east as Charel Uys Drive to enter the centre of Atlantis, where it becomes Reygersdal Avenue towards the east-southeast before bending south. After 10 kilometres, the R304 reaches a T-junction, where the road southwards becomes Old Mamre Road, and the R304 turns to the east via a left turn to cross the N7 (South Africa), N7 highway and enter the village of Philadelphia, Western Cape, Philadelphia. From Philadelphia, the R304 continues east to reach Klipheuwel and meet the R302 (South Africa), R302 (Klipheuwel Road), with which it is co-signed for one kilometre, heading north. After leaving the R302, the route h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concurrency (road)
In a road network, a concurrency is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. The practice is often economically and practically advantageous when multiple routes must pass between a single mountain crossing or over a bridge, or through a major city, and can be accommodated by a single right-of-way. Each route number is typically posted on highways signs where concurrencies are allowed, while some jurisdictions simplify signage by posting one priority route number on highway signs. In the latter circumstance, other route numbers disappear when the concurrency begins and reappear when it ends. In most cases, each route in a concurrency is recognized by maps and atlases. Terminology When two roadways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concurrency includes overlap, coincidence, duplex (two concurrent routes), triplex (three concurrent routes), multiplex (any number of con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R44 (South Africa)
The R44 is a provincial route (South Africa), provincial route in Western Cape, South Africa that connects Piketberg with Kleinmond via Wellington, Western Cape, Wellington, Stellenbosch, Somerset West and Strand, Western Cape, Strand. The coastal section between Kleinmond and Gordon's Bay is a very scenic ocean drive. The section between Gordon's Bay and Stellenbosch via Strand and Somerset West is a dual carriageway. The R44 is co-signed with the R46 road (South Africa), R46 between Gouda, Western Cape, Gouda and Hermon, Western Cape, Hermon in the Berg River valley. Route The R44 begins in Piketberg at a roundabout junction with the N7 (South Africa), N7 national route and the R365 (South Africa), R365 road. It begins by heading east-south-east as Kerk Street to leave the town. It heads for 24 kilometres to the town of Porterville, South Africa, Porterville, where it turns to the south and passes through the town before heading another 35 kilometres, bypassing Saron, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M12 (Cape Town)
The M12 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. It connects Burgundy Estate with Stellenbosch via Parow, Elsie's River and Kuils River. Route The M12 begins at a junction with the M13 at Burgundy Estate in Milnerton, north of Cape Town. It begins by going eastwards for a few metres as Sienna Drive before turning southwards as Giel Basson Drive. It flies over the M14 (Plattekloof Road) and meets the M8 (Bosmansdam Road) before separating the Monte Vista and Panorama suburbs and flying over the N1 highway. Just after crossing the N1, it separates the Goodwood and Parow suburbs and reaches a junction with the R102 (Voortrekker Road). From the R102 junction, the M12 continues southwards through Elsie's River to reach a junction with the M10 (Robert Sobukwe Road) north of Cape Town International Airport, where it turns to the east as Stellenbosch Arterial road. It passes through the Belhar suburb before meeting and crossing the R300 freewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N2 (South Africa)
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa. Prior to 1970, the N2 designation only applied to the route from Cape Town to Durban. There are plans to realign the N2 national route from Port Shepstone to Mthatha along a shorter stretch of road that passes through Port Edward, Lusikisiki and Port St. Johns. The project was initially scheduled for completion in 2024 and is expected to reduce the length of the route by . Combined with the existing N2 route from Mthatha to East London, the realigned route will form the Wild Coast Toll Route. Route Western Cape Cape Metropole The N2 begins in central Cape Town at the northern end of Buitengracht Street ( M62), outside the entrance to the Victoria & Alfred Waterf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M9 (Cape Town)
The M9 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. It connects Sir Lowry's Pass Village with Wynberg via Somerset West, Firgrove, Macassar, Khayelitsha and Nyanga. Route The M9 begins at a junction with the N2 national route just north-east of Gordon's Bay. It begins as Sir Lowry's Pass Village Road by going northwards into the Sir Lowry's Pass Village to reach the Old Sir Lowry's Pass Road, where it turns westwards. It heads west-north-west for 6 kilometres, parallel to the N2, to enter the town of Somerset West and reach a junction with the M153 route, where it changes its name to Main Road. At the next junction, the M9 leaves Main Road to become Andries Pretorius Street via a left turn. It heads north-west for 2 kilometres through the town centre of Somerset West as Andries Pretorius Street, then Upper Orange Street, to reach another junction with Main Road, where the M9 becomes Main Road westwards. It proceeds to reach a junction with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M7 (Cape Town)
The M7, also named Jakes Gerwel Drive (previously Vanguard Drive; renamed on 18 January 2015), is a limited-access road and Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town, metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. It connects Acacia Park, Cape Town, Acacia Park with Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, Rocklands on the False Bay Coast via the Cape Flats. Route The M7 begins at an interchange with the N1 (South Africa), N1 highway and the southern terminus of the N7 (South Africa), N7 highway adjacent to Acacia Park, Cape Town, Acacia Park and Summer Greens. The M7 begins by heading southwards as Jakes Gerwel Drive (formerly Vanguard Drive; renamed on 18 January 2015), forming the western boundary of Goodwood, Western Cape, Goodwood, to meet the R102 (South Africa), R102 (Voortrekker Road). The M7 then separates Thornton, Cape Town, Thornton in the west from the GrandWest Casino in the east before meeting the M16 (Cape Town), M16 (Viking Way) and separating the two sides of the Eppi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchells Plain
Mitchells Plain is a large census designated sub-place located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multiple smaller suburbs. It is located on the Cape Flats on the False Bay coast between Muizenberg and Khayelitsha. Conceived of as a "model suburb" by the apartheid government, it was built during the 1970s to provide housing for Coloured victims of forced removal due to the implementation of the Group Areas Act. At an estimated population of 290,000–305,000 people, it comprises a number of sub-sections which reflect the diverse class backgrounds of the population. It was once a major stronghold of the United Democratic Front, the broad-based ANC-sponsored anti-apartheid body. It also has one of greater Cape Town's biggest shopping centres, known as the Liberty Promenade. History Mitchells Plain was created by the apartheid government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
