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R56 (South Africa)
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The R56 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Middelburg with Pietermaritzburg via Molteno, Maclear and Kokstad. It is co-signed with the N2 between Kokstad and Stafford's Post for 39 kilometres.
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Provincial route R56 | ||||
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Maintained by ECDRPW and KZNDT | ||||
Length | 576 km (358 mi) | |||
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Country | South Africa | |||
Major cities | Middelburg, Steynsburg, Molteno, Dordrecht, Indwe, Khowa, Ugie, Maclear, Mount Fletcher, Matatiele, Kokstad, Ixopo, Richmond, Pietermaritzburg | |||
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The R56 is known for being part of the shortest route between Cape Town in the Western Cape and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. There are 12 main towns on the R56, namely Middelburg Karoo, Steynsburg, Molteno, Dordrecht, Khowa, Ugie, Maclear, Matatiele, Kokstad, Ixopo, Richmond and Pietermaritzburg.[1]