The R398 is a Regional Route in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

that connects

Middelburg Middelburg may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Europe * Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland ...

with

Britstown Britstown is a small farming town situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Emthanjeni Local Municipality. The town is named after Hans Brits who settled here after he accompanied David ...

via

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

Route

The R398 begins in the town centre of

Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape ( ; ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, and its largest city is Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Due to its climate and nineteenth-century towns, it is a common location for tourists. It is also kno ...

, at a junction with Meintjies Street. East of this junction, it is the R56 road. The R398 begins by heading westwards as Loop Street before making a right and left turn to become Richmond Road. It heads westwards from Middelburg for 107 kilometres, crossing into the

Northern Cape The Northern Cape ( ; ; ) is the largest and most sparsely populated Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley. It includes ...

, to reach a junction with the N1 national route just east of

. The R398 joins the N1 and they are one road westwards into the town before the R398 becomes its own road northwards just north of the town centre. The R398 heads north-west for 105 kilometres, through Merriman, to reach its end at a junction with the N12 national route approximately 16 kilometres south of

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Regional routes in the Eastern Cape Regional routes in the Northern Cape {{SouthAfrica-road-stub