The R511 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

Sandton Sandton is a financial, commercial and residential area, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, Sandton's name came from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sa ...

(north of

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

) with

Thabazimbi Thabazimbi is an iron mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is at the feet of the Ysterberg and is surrounded by the Witfonteinrand and Boshofberg with the majestic Kransberg in the background. The name Thabazimbi means ' ...

via

Hartbeespoort Hartbeespoort, informally known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "gateway of the h ...

and Brits. It is an alternative route to the R512 for travel between the Johannesburg Metropole and Brits.

Route

Gauteng

It begins as Winnie Mandela Drive (formerly William Nicol Drive; renamed on 26 September 2023) at its interchange with the N1 highway ( Johannesburg Western Bypass) in Fourways, a suburb of

, Johannesburg Metropole,

Gauteng Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...

. South of the N1, the road is designated the M81. Heading north out of the city, it passes Montecasino, before crossing the R564 (Witkoppen Road). North of Witkoppen Road, it passes through the affluent Lonehill and Dainfern suburbs (where it crosses the

Jukskei River The Jukskei River is one of the largest rivers in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the southernmost river in the Crocodile River basin. Course The Jukskei begins in Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Its original spring was on the former Doornfontein ...

) to reach the township of

Diepsloot Diepsloot ( ), Afrikaans for "deep ditch", is a densely populated township in Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in the Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. There are high levels of crimes here including illegal electr ...

. Just after Diepsloot, it meets the western end of the R562 from

Midrand Midrand is a town in central Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated in-between Centurion, Gauteng, Centurion and Sandton. Formerly an independent municipality, Midrand now forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. History ...

and forms an interchange with the N14 highway. On the other side of the N14 interchange, it enters the

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (; ; ), also known as the City of Tshwane (), is the Metropolitan municipality (South Africa), metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in South Africa. The metro ...

and intersects with the R114 at a staggered junction (co-signed for 1.6 kilometres). The road then reaches a t-junction, where the north–south road becomes

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

's M26 metropolitan route, and the R511 becomes the road to the north-west towards

via a left turn. The R511 crosses the

Hennops River The Hennops River is one of the larger rivers that drains Gauteng, South Africa. It has its source near Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg and meets the Crocodile River shortly before Hartbeespoort Dam. It is one of Gauteng's most polluted riv ...

(becoming a short mountain pass) and proceeds to meet the R104 road (WF Nkomo Street; Elias Motsoaledi Street) before flying over Pretoria's M4 freeway (Magalies Toll Freeway) near Flora Park. The R104 joins the R511 and they become cosigned in a north-westerly direction.

North West and Limpopo

After passing over the M4 freeway, the route crosses into the North West and enters the Hartbeespoort suburb of Flora Park in a north-westerly direction. In the Melodie area of Hartbeespoort, the R104 remains on the same road westwards (Tielman Street) towards the

Hartbeespoort Dam Hartbeespoort Dam (also known as ''Harties'') is an arch type dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg mountain range, about 35 ki ...

Wall while the R511 becomes Beethoven Road northwards. After 3 kilometres, the R511 meets the western terminus of the R514 from Pretoria at a t-junction and the R511 becomes the road towards the north-west from this junction. After 3 kilometres, it meets the western terminus of the R513 road, which is coming from Pretoria North. The R511 then meets a road which goes south-west to the western side of the

. The R511 then forms an interchange with the N4 highway (

Platinum Highway The Platinum Highway is part of the N4 route, 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 e ...

). It then crosses the R566 road and passes north-westwards through the town of Brits as Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, where it meets the northern terminus of the R512 (Van Velden Street) in the town centre. From Brits, the R511 continues heading north-north-west, passing through Beestekraal before crossing into

Limpopo Limpopo () is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a ...

. It then meets the western terminus of the R516. It ends just south of

at a junction with the R510. From Hartbeespoort to the R510 junction, it follows the Crocodile River.

References

{{reflist Regional routes in Gauteng Regional routes in Limpopo Regional routes in North West (South African province)