The R566 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
Brits with
Pretoria North via
Ga-Rankuwa
Ga-Rankuwa is a large settlement located about 37 km north-west of Pretoria. Provincially it is in Gauteng province, but it used to fall in Bophuthatswana during the apartheid years, and under the North West province until the early 2000s. ...
and
Rosslyn.
It is an alternative route to the
N4 highway for travel between Brits and Pretoria North.
Route
Its western terminus is a junction with the
R104 route about 10 kilometres east of
Modderspruit (5.5 kilometres west of
The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam) in the
Madibeng Local Municipality of the
North West Province
North West ( ; ) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
History
North West was incorporated after the end of ...
. It begins by heading north-east for 7 kilometres, flying over the
N4 highway (
Platinum Highway), to reach a junction with the
R512 route about 5 kilometres south of the
Brits town centre, where it turns to the east. It proceeds east-north-east for 3.6 kilometres, crossing the
Crocodile River, to reach a junction with the
R511 route south-east of the town centre.
From the R511 junction near Brits, the R566 continues eastwards. Just after the village of
Mmakau (at
De Wildt), the R566 leaves the
North West Province
North West ( ; ) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
History
North West was incorporated after the end of ...
and 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 ...
in
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 ...
Province as Rosslyn Road. It first passes south of
Ga-Rankuwa
Ga-Rankuwa is a large settlement located about 37 km north-west of Pretoria. Provincially it is in Gauteng province, but it used to fall in Bophuthatswana during the apartheid years, and under the North West province until the early 2000s. ...
before passing through the industrial area of
Rosslyn (part of
Akasia), where it meets the
R80 Mabopane Highway.
From the R80 interchange, the R566 heads south-east, bypassing the
Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve, to cross back to the southern side of the
N4 highway (
Platinum Highway;
Pretoria Northern Bypass) and pass just north of the
Pretoria North suburb. It meets the northern terminus of the
M1 route (Paul Kruger Street; which connects to Pretoria North and the
Pretoria CBD) before ending at an intersection with the
R101 route at
Annlin, just south of the
Wonderboom Airport
Wonderboom Airport is located north of Sinoville, Pretoria, Sinoville in the northern suburbs of Pretoria, South Africa.
History
The airport was opened in 1937, being built on the farm Wonderboom approximately 15 km north of Pretoria. O ...
entrance.
References
Regional routes in Gauteng
Regional routes in North West (South African province)
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