21-735: The R512 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Brits , North West with Randburg , Gauteng via the western side of Hartbeespoort . It is an alternative route to the R511 for travel between the Johannesburg Metropole and Brits. Its northern origin is a junction with the R511 road (Hendrik Verwoerd Drive) in Brits in the North West Province . It heads south-west as Van Velden Street, then southwards as Rutgers Street, to reach
42-605: A Voortrekker settlement which was established in the wake of Mzilikazi 's depopulation of the region during the mfecane . Various small to medium-sized businesses, overnight facilities, farm houses and informal settlements are located beside or just off the R512 on the western bank of the Crocodile River . The loose aggregation of residences and businesses are bisected by Jalalpor road running west to east, and Bart Pretorius road running south to north. The sprawling Pecanwood Golf Estate
63-829: A junction with the R566 road . The R512 continues southwards to meet the N4 highway ( Platinum Highway ). Just after meeting the N4, the R512 reaches an interchange with the Pampoen Nek Pass (which is coming from the N4 West in the west) and it leaves the southerly road to become the Pampoen Nek Pass south-eastwards, passing under the R104 route , to reach an interchange with the R560 route west of Kosmos Village . From
84-595: Is perfect for highveld fauna and the native animals found in this park. The Park is split into two areas. Herbivores and carnivores are separated and herbivores such as zebra , giraffe and other antelope are available for close-up viewing. The carnivores include three prides of lion and one clan of hyena . They are surrounded by barriers and fences to protect each pride from one another. Lions are extremely territorial and will attack if intruders enter their terrain. The lions housed here are indigenous to Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Limpopo , and Botswana . The Lion park
105-674: Is some 4 km to the north, on the shore of the Hartbeespoort Dam . Early Iron Age farmers were present here from the 6th century onwards, and the BaFokeng dominated the landscape from the start of 16th century. They suffered greatly during the mfecane of the 19th century, and the Voortrekkers entered the area immediately afterwards. The village is named after three brothers of General Andries Pretorius , namely Piet (H.P.N.), Bart (H.A.) and Wynand Pretorius, who established themselves here in
126-620: The Elephant Sanctuary ). Regional Route (South Africa) Regional routes (also sometimes known as minor regional routes ) are the third category of road in the South African route numbering scheme . They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a three-digit number. They serve as feeders connecting smaller towns to the national and provincial routes . Designation as a regional road does not necessarily imply any particular size of road; they range from gravel roads (like
147-572: The Johannesburg Botanical Garden ), at a junction with the M20 . Before September 2020, the R512 from the R560 interchange to the N4 interchange took a different route. At the R560 interchange, the R512 turned towards the north-east, bypassing Kosmos Village , to reach a 4-way junction in the suburb of Damdoryn (west of the Hartbeespoort Dam wall), where it turned to the west to be co-signed with
168-474: The R104 . After 5 kilometres, the R512 split from the R104 to become its own road northwards, proceeding to cross the N4 and enter Brits . As of 03 September 2020, a new route has been opened named the Pampoen Nek Pass, effectively continuing the R512 northwards from the R560 interchange for 6 km up to the next off-ramp junction just south of the R512 & N4 interchange (north of the old R512 & R104 split), where
189-557: The R340 between Plettenberg Bay and Uniondale ) to multi-lane freeways (like the R300 near Cape Town ). Although most regional roads are maintained by provincial road authorities, this is not universally the case; in provinces which lack capacity, some may be under the control of the National Roads Agency (SANRAL), and in urban areas they may be ordinary streets under the control of
210-631: The municipal roads department. Similarly, some national (N) roads and freeways are under the control of provincial or municipal authorities rather than SANRAL. Broederstroom Broederstroom is a village situated beside the R512 road on the Daspoortrand (former Pretoria district) in the Witwatersrand , the southern foothills of the Magaliesberg in North West Province , South Africa . It grew from
231-630: The 19th century. The western section of Pelindaba, accessed via gate 3, is a conserved area which includes Preller's House, a National Monument since 1973. The Phalandingwe hiking trail starts at the house, follows the Crocodile River, and passes the historic grave yard. The Lion Park was founded by the Chipperfields Circus in November, 1966. Located in the Gauteng-Tshwane complex, the climate
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#1732855743063252-680: The Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula , together with the South African National Roads Agency and the Madibeng Local Municipality , officially opened the new road. This route, known as the Pampoen Nek Highway, is 6 kilometres in length from the R560 interchange to the interchange where the R512 turns north towards Brits (6 kilometres shorter than the old Z-shaped route passing by Kosmos Village , Damdoryn and
273-780: The N14 highway and the R114 road , it heads south towards Randburg as Malibongwe Drive - formerly known as Hans Strijdom Drive. It passes through the lower-middle Cosmo City and Kya Sands townships before crossing the R564 road (Witkoppen Road; Northumberland Avenue) and entering the more affluent Northriding and Olivedale suburbs. The R512 reaches an interchange with the N1 highway ( Johannesburg Western Bypass ) before continuing through Randburg as Malibongwe Drive, then West Street, to end in Linden , Johannesburg (north of
294-472: The N4 West. It was built to reduce the traffic that occurs on the older longer section of the R512 through Damdoryn, which is also labelled as a high accident zone adjacent to Kosmos Village . It is meant to be a shortcut and to reduce the distance for travelers using the R512 to either join the N4 Highway West to Rustenburg & Sun City or to go to Brits . To some extent, this new route also reduces
315-560: The R512 and the R104 route split (west of The Elephant Sanctuary of Hartbeespoort ), where there is a ramp onto the N4 Platinum Highway West , in a highway format. The R512's junction with the R560 west of Hartbeespoort Dam is an off-ramp junction and the next and last junction just north of the R104 and R512 junction west of the Elephant Sanctuary is also an off-ramp interchange before the freeway goes westwards to join
336-638: The R512 crosses into Gauteng . From Broederstroom, the R512 makes a 25 km journey to enter the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and reach the Lanseria International Airport . The road then meets the R552 (6th Road) at Bultfontein and forms an interchange with the N14 highway ( Pretoria - Krugersdorp Highway). Here, it changes its name from Pelindaba Road to Malibongwe Drive . After crossing
357-519: The R512 now becomes the road northwards towards Brits while the Pampoen Nek Pass continues westwards to join the N4 West. This new routing of the R512 effectively reduces the distance of the route from Broederstroom to Brits by 6 km. As of 2018, the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) was constructing a shortcut for the R512 Route, from its intersection with the R560 route (north-west of Broederstroom ) northwards up to just north of where
378-465: The R560 interchange, it continues south-east, crossing the Magalies River & turning eastwards at a T-junction, bypassing the Hartbeespoort Dam to the south, to pass through the town of Broederstroom . After Broederstroom (west of Pelindaba ), by the Crocodile River , as the road eastwards connects to Pretoria , the R512 turns southwards, as Pelindaba Road, towards Johannesburg . Just after,
399-409: The area, and eventually established him at nearby Pelindaba. Preller in turn was regularly paid visits by Eugène Marais , besides various artists and intellectuals. Pelindaba is located some 5km east of Broederstroom, and houses two nuclear reactors for research purposes. Pelindaba is the southern section of former Welgegund farm, acquired from the state by Swart Martiens Pretorius before the end of
420-500: The mid 19th century; the name is derived from Dutch broeder , meaning 'brother' and stroom , meaning 'stream'. Bart Pretorius built a house here around 1845. Andries Pretorius joined his younger brothers here in 1848, and his son M.W. Pretorius was likewise a resident. Well-known Afrikaans writer Sangiro was born in Broederstroom in 1894, and starting 1924, Afrikaner historian and language activist Gustav Preller visited
441-592: The traffic on the R511 route , which passes on the other side of the Hartbeespoort Dam (through Hartbeespoort Central) on its way to Brits, and long distance movements will no longer have to interfere with local traffic. This new road is to be used by motorists who want to travel from the Johannesburg Municipality ( Sandton & Randburg ) (and nearby areas, like Pretoria West) to cities like Brits , Sun City and Rustenburg . On 3 September 2020,
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