R75 (South Africa)

The R75 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Graaff-Reinet with Port Elizabeth via Despatch, Uitenhage and Jansenville. [1]

Provincial route R75
Route information
Maintained by ECDRPW
Length228 km (142 mi)
Major junctions
North end R63 near Graaff-Reinet
Major intersections N2 in Port Elizabeth
South end R102 in Port Elizabeth
Location
Major citiesGraaff-Reinet
Jansenville
Uitenhage
Despatch
Port Elizabeth
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← R74→ R76

Route

Nelson Mandela Bay

The R75 begins at the intersection with the R102 (Govan Mbeki Road) in Sydenham, just north of the Port Elizabeth city centre as a dual-carriage roadway and heads in a north-westerly direction as Commercial Road. It intersects with the N2 highway in the suburb of Korsten and after crossing the N2, it becomes Uitenhage Road.

It passes through the large township of Ibhayi before leaving the built up area of Port Elizabeth and intersecting with the R367 at an interchange south-east of Despatch, adjacent to the Azalea Park suburb. Here, the R75 and the R367 switch roads, with the R367 becoming the northwards road (Uitenhage Road) and the R75 becoming the road westwards, becoming a dual-carriageway freeway.

It bypasses Despatch Central to the south and then turns northwards to intersect with the R367 again at an interchange north-west of Despatch. It bypasses Uitenhage to the east before ending as a dual-carriageway freeway north of Uitenhage and becoming a single-carriageway. 22 km after its ending as a dual-carriageway, it leaves the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.

Sarah Baartman District

After leaving the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, it enters the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (previously Cacadu District Municipality), heading in north-north-west direction and then heading north-west. It intersects with the R336 to Kirkwood and passes through Kleinpoort. Shortly after Kleinpoort it intersects with the R329 to Willowmore and heads in a northerly direction. It then intersects with the R400 (to Riebeek East and Grahamstown) and heads north-west again passing through Jansenville. In Jansenville it meets with the R339 (to Klipplaat) and heads north-east and then meets with the R337 (to Cradock) and heads north-north-west again to Graaff-Reinet. It then ends at an intersection with the R63 approximately 23 kilometres south of Graaff-Reinet.[2][3][4][5][6]

Mohair Route

The Mohair Route, a major tour route in the Eastern Cape follows the R75 from Graaff-Reinet (considered the centre for mohair farming) to Uitenhage via Jansenville.

Towns

The R75 goes through the following towns/settlements:

References
  1. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Eastern Cape Region Map: Aberdeen — Zwelitsha | South Africa Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "r75 - Mountain Passes South Africa". www.mountainpassessouthafrica.co.za. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. Meropa, Admire Moyo (15 June 2018). "R75 section 1 rehabilitation reaches halfway mark". ITWeb Africa. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. "R75 Commercial Road, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. "Jansenville". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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