R35 (South Africa)

The R35 is a provincial route in Mpumalanga, South Africa that connects Amersfoort with Middelburg via Morgenzon and Bethal.^[1] The R35 used to connect with the N3 near Ladysmith, but the portion of the road from Amersfoort onwards is now part of the N11.

Provincial route R35
Route information
Maintained by SANRAL
Length	159 km (99 mi)
Major junctions
North end	N11 / R555 in Middelburg
Major intersections	N4 near Middelburg N17 / R38 in Bethal R39 in Morgenzon
South end	N11 in Amersfoort
Location
Country	South Africa
Major cities	Middelburg, Bethal, Amersfoort
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← R34 → R36

Route

The R35 begins in Amersfoort, at a junction with the N11 national route.^[2]: 22 It begins by going westwards as Sybrand van Niekerk Street before turning towards the north-west. It crosses the Vaal River 25 kilometres from Amersfoort before bending northwards.

It enters Morgenzon from the south as De Jager Street and reaches a junction with the R39 road (Steyn Street).^[2]: 22 It joins the R39 eastwards up to the second junction, where it becomes the road northwards and proceeds to cross the Blesbokspruit and Kwaggalaagte rivers.

Entering Bethal from the south, it reaches a t-junction with the N17 national route and joins it to be co-signed northwards through the town centre.^[2]: 22 At the junction with Simon Street, the R38 route joins the N17/R35 co-signage northwards. At the sixth junction afterwards, the R35 and R38 split from the N17 to become the road eastwards. After one kilometre, the R35 splits from the R38 to become its own road northwards. After eleven kilometres, the R35 meets the south-eastern terminus of the R544 road from Witbank.

The R35 continues northwards, crossing the Olifants River and Leeuwfontein and then is intersected at a t-junction by the R542 at Komati.^[2]: 30 Continuing northwards, it interchanges with the N4 freeway (Maputo Corridor) just south of Middleburg to become Samora Machel Street.^[2]: 30 It heads northwards to reach its end at a junction with Cowen Ntuli Street (N11;^[2]: 30 R555; R104) in the Middelburg CBD.

References

1. Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 43–44. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
2. Map Studio (Firm) (2005). Road atlas, South Africa. Internet Archive. [Cape Town] : Map Studio. ISBN 978-1-86809-800-2.

External links

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