Оңтүстік Африкадағы R34 тас жолы

Road in South Africa

The R34 is a long provincial route in South Africa that connects Vryburg with Richards Bay via Kroonstad and Newcastle. It passes through three provinces, North West, the Free State and KwaZulu Natal.

The R34 begins a few kilometres east of the town of Vryburg, North West at a t junction with the N14 national route, which is the main road into the town. The R34 starts by going south east for 60 kilometres to the town of Schweizer Reneke. In the town centre, it meets the R506 road and the R504 route at a 4 way junction with Schweizer Street. The R506 joins the R34 to be co signed southwards. They are one road for 2.5 kilometres, crossing the Harts River before the R506 becomes its own road south west. At the N1 interchange, the R34 joins the N1 freeway northwards (concurrent) for 8 kilometres, meeting the R76 road just after the interchange, crossing the Vals River, bypassing Kroonstad Central to the east, up to the R721 road off ramp, where the R721 is the road westwards and the R34 becomes the road eastwards. There is only one off ramp in between the R76 and R721 off ramps, at Reitz Road east of Kroonstad Central. Just after the N1 & R721 interchange, the R34 meets the southern terminus of the R82 road and continues eastwards for 42 kilometres to the town of Edenville, where it meets the R720 road and turns north east. The R34 & R720 are one road north east for 8 kilometers before the R720 becomes its own road to the north west towards Koppies. The R34 continues for another 42 kilometres to the town of Heilbron. Just south west of the Heilbron town centre, the R34 meets the R57 road and they become co signed eastwards for 3 kilometres, meeting the southern terminus of the R723 route and the northern terminus of the R725 route, before the R57 becomes its own road southwards while the R34 continues eastwards. From Heilbron, the R34 continues eastwards for 50 kilometres, meeting the northern terminus of the R707 road, to the town of Frankfort. Just before entering Frankfort, the R26 route from Tweeling joins it and the two routes enter Frankfort, crossing the Wilge River, as one road. After bypassing the town to the south east, the R26 becomes its own road to the north east and the R34 turns to the east south east, continuing for 26 kilometres to meet the N3 national route. It continues for another 13 kilometres eastwards to reach a t junction with the R103 road south of Cornelia. The R34 and the R103 are cosigned southwards for 15 kilometres before the R34 becomes its own road eastwards. It continues for 13 kilometres to the town of Vrede. In Vrede, at the southern terminus of the R546 road, the R34 turns to bypass the town centre to the south and meet the western terminus of the R543 road south of the town centre. It continues south east for 52 kilometres to the town of Memel, where it meets the northern terminus of the R722 road. It continues east to cross the provincial border into KwaZulu Natal.

From Memel, the R34 continues for 48 kilometres to the town of Newcastle, entering the town from the north west and reaching a t junction with Allen Street north of the Newcastle Central Business District. The R34 becomes the road north east from this intersection up to its junction with the N11 national route. It joins the N11 for 7 kilometres northwards before the R34 becomes its own road eastwards, crossing the Buffalo River. It continues for 35 kilometres to the town of Utrecht, entering the town from the north. It leaves the town in a south easterly direction and continues for 40 kilometres to reach an intersection with the R33 road. From this junction, the R33 and the R34 are cosigned as one road north east, immediately crossing the Blood River, into the town of Vryheid. West of Vryheid at a 4 way junction, The R33 becomes the road to the north and the R34 becomes the road southwards, forming a semi ring road around Vryheid. Midway along the semi ring road, the R34 meets the western terminus of the R69 route (which completes the road around Vryheid) and the R34 turns southwards. The R34 continues southwards for 100 kilometres, crossing the White Umfolozi River and the Mpembeni River, to meet the R66 route (King Dinizulu Highway) south west of Ulundi. They are cosigned southwards for 53 kilometres, meeting the eastern end of the R68 road in the town of Melmoth, before the R34 becomes its own road eastwards near the Goedertrouw Dam. After 40 km, it enters Empangeni as Nkwanazi Street from the north west and passes through the town to reach a major intersection with the R102 road (Grantham Highway) in the southern outskirts. It leaves Empangeni as the John Ross Parkway eastwards and after a brief distance intersects and crosses the N2 freeway and continues east to Richards Bay, where it meets the southern terminus of the R619 road. It proceeds eastwards to end just north of the Alkantstrand Beach.