R618 (South Africa)
R618 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 206 km (128 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  R69 in Hlobane | |||
 R66 near Nongoma N2 near Mtubatuba | ||||
| East end | St. Lucia | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The R618 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Hlobane with St Lucia via Nongoma and Mtubatuba.[1]
Route
Its north-western terminus is the R69 at Hlobane, a village between Vryheid and Louwsburg. It heads east-southeast for 77 kilometres to reach a junction with the R66 at Nhlopenkulu. The R66 joins the R618 and they are one road southwards for 6 kilometres into the town of Nongoma, where the R66 becomes its own road southwards. The R618 continues east, then veers south, before traversing the Umfolozi Game Reserve in a southeasterly direction. After 94 kilometres, it reaches a junction with the N2 and proceeds to pass through Mtubatuba, where it turns east in the town centre. It heads east for 25 kilometres to St Lucia in the ISimangaliso Wetland Park.
References
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.