R554 (South Africa)

R554
Route information
Maintained by GDRT
Length	67.6 km (42.0 mi)
Major junctions
West end	M68 Abu Baker Asvat Drive, Protea South, Soweto
Major intersections	N12 in Protea South, Soweto R553 in Lenasia East R82 / R550 near Kibler Park, Johannesburg South R59 in Alberton R103 in Alberton N3 in Alberton R103 in Roodekop, Germiston R21 near Dawn Park, Boksburg R23 near Dalpark, Brakpan
East end	R51 Springs West Road, Springs
Location
Country	South Africa
Major cities	Springs, Brakpan, Alberton, Lenasia
Highway system
Numbered routes in South Africa
← R553 → R555

The R554 is a Regional Route in Gauteng, South Africa. The road connects the southern suburbs of Soweto with Springs on the East Rand via Lenasia, Alberton and Brakpan.

Route

Its western terminus is an interchange with the M68 and the N12 Moroka Bypass, just south of Soweto (south of Protea Glen), as Abu Baker Asvat Drive. The route runs south to Lenasia and then turns east in the town centre. It intersects with the R553 and passes over the N1 adjacent to the Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve east of Lenasia. At a four-way intersection north of Walkerville, the eastbound road becomes the R550. The R554 is then cosigned with the intersecting R82 for 800 metres northwards, crossing the Klip River, before the R554 becomes its own road eastwards just west of Kibler Park.

The R554 heads east-north-east to Alberton as Swartkoppies Road. In Alberton, it passes over the R59 Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway and reaches a junction with the R103 and the M31 south of Alberton CBD. It becomes co-signed with the R103, heading east-south-east as Heidelberg Road, meeting the N3 at an interchange just before Roodekop, where it changes its street name to the Nederveen Highway.

At Roodekop, the R554 splits from the R103 and proceeds eastwards. It passes through the southern part of Germiston and Boksburg, where it meets the R21 south of Sunward Park. It proceeds to meet the R23 at Carnival City before passing under the N17. It then goes through the southern part of Brakpan and then to Springs, where it reaches its eastern terminus at a junction with the R51 in the suburb of Wright Park (just south-west of the town centre).