The R51 is a
provincial route in
South Africa
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that connects
Bapsfontein with the
N3 north of
Villiers, via
Springs,
Nigel and
Balfour.
Route
Gauteng
The R51 begins at
Bapsfontein,
Ekurhuleni,
Gauteng
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Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...
at the 4-way intersection with the
R25 route and the
R50 route (Delmas Road). As Pretoria Road, it heads south-south-west for 10 km up to Petit (east of
Kempton Park and north-east of
Benoni), where it meets the
M44 metropolitan route and continues by way of a left turn to become Geldenhuys Street southwards. After 4 km, the R51 continues by way of a right turn at Aloe Road to become Kingsway Road, bypassing Benoni Farms.
As Kingsway Road, it makes up the western border of
Daveyton, separating it from Benoni Farms, before crossing the
N12 highway (
Johannesburg
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eMalahleni Highway). Just after the N12 crossing (by Kingsway), the R51 is joined by the
R29 route from
Benoni Central and they are
one road southwards for 5 km before splitting in the vicinity of
Springs (the R29 becomes 4th Avenue eastwards). By Wright Park, at the eastern terminus of the
R554 route, the R51 turns eastwards to bypass the Springs town centre and by Springs Country Club, the R51 turns southwards.
From Springs, the R51 crosses the
N17 highway and makes a 20 km journey south to
Nigel. From Springs to Nigel, the R51 is followed by and is parallel to the
M63 metropolitan route. In Nigel, at the main 4-way junction before the Glenverloch suburb, the R51 joins the road going east and is cosigned with the
R42 route and the
R550 route for 2 kilometres, making up the northern border of the Nigel CBD. At the Balfour Road junction, the R51 and the R550 split from the R42 road to become the road heading south-east. After the Laversburg suburb, just after crossing the
Blesbokspruit
The Blesbokspruit is a river in Gauteng, South Africa that originates north of Daveyton, from where it runs south and then west past the towns of Springs, Nigel and Heidelberg before joining the Suikerbosrand River, a tributary of the Vaal ...
, the R550 becomes its own road eastwards, leaving the R51 as Balfour Road southwards.
Mpumalanga
From Nigel, the R51 makes a south-south-easterly 33 km journey, crossing into
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It shares bor ...
Province and crossing the
Suikerbosrand River, meeting the
R548, to
Balfour. It enters Balfour southwards as Joubert Street, before turning east, then south at Dyer Street to cross the Balfour Railway southwards. After the Railway crossing, it makes a right turn at Johnny Mokoena Drive and then a left turn to become Joubert Street again.
South of Balfour, the R51 meets the bypassing
R23 road (
Heidelberg
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Standerton Road) at a roundabout. From Balfour, The R51 makes a southward 40 km journey, passing
Grootvlei and its
power station
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, making a left turn, to end at a junction with the
N3 freeway (In Mpumalanga, just north of the
Vaal River, which separates it from the town of
Villiers in the
Free State Province on the other side). It meets the eastern end of the
R54 route from
Vereeniging at the same place.
References
External links
Routes Travel Info
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Provincial routes in South Africa