N1 road (South Africa)
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The National Route 1 (short- N1) is a South African National Road that leads from Cape Town to Beitbridge on the border with Zimbabwe. She is also the main route between Johannesburg and Cape Town. The distance to the N12 is part of the Trans - African Highway Cairo - Cape Town.
Route
The N1 begins in the Central Business District of Cape Town as a motorway, runs northeast through the metropolitan area of the city ( with six to eight tracks ) out of the city to Paarl and then performs the Hugenot tunnel. Driving on the section through the tunnel is chargeable. The entire section is expanded to Paarl as a motorway. There are plans for a bypass around Worcester. Some of the larger towns along the N1 between Worcester and Bloemfontein are Touwsrivier, Beaufort West and Colesberg. The N1 performs well developed around Bloemfontein.
Along the road towards Johannesburg are Winburg and Kroonstad. A short stretch of road around Kroon city is highway. South of the Vaal, the N1 also extends back several lanes. Will guide you to the Vaal Triangle Vanderbijlpark past in. On this route, south of Johannesburg, in turn, to charge tolls. The N1 forms with the western bypass a portion of the ring road around Johannesburg (Johannesburg Ring Road ), and then continues on to Pretoria. There she becomes the Ben Schoeman Highway, which is used daily by about 300,000 vehicles.
In Pretoria, where the N1 to Pretoria bypass is, it intersects with the R21 and the N4 and then continues on to Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg ). The multi-lane expansion ends at the exit Nylstroom ( Modimole ). The motorway section of the N1 from Vanderbijlpark to Nylstroom is about 265 kilometers of the longest in South Africa.
The N1 runs behind Pietersburg as a four-lane expressway. From Pretoria to Pietersburg use is re- chargeable. Although there is already an unofficial bypass for heavy vehicles, there are plans for another to Pietersburg. The road then leads through Louis Trichardt and Musina and ends in Beitbridge. After that, the road continues in Zimbabwe and will therefore no longer be called N1.
The N1 allows easy and quick transport link between the north and the south of South Africa, especially the routes between Johannesburg and Pretoria (60 km ) and Johannesburg and Cape Town (1400 km).
The old road
The old section of the N1 was in many places in South Africa - especially in the vicinity of large cities - laid to meet the standards of new highways can. The old routes usually carry the designation R101 and can often be used as an alternative roads to the new toll road sections. An example is the R101 over the Du - Toitskloof Pass. The new N1 bypasses the pass almost completely and goes through the Hugenot tunnel. However, is called the alternate road between Kroonstad and Parys R721 ( R59 and then to transition into the N1). Between Johannesburg and Parys there are several ways to circumvent the N1. The official road it crosses the Golden Highway ( R553 ), although the old N1 of R42 follows after Vereeniging.