R552 (South Africa) Explained

The R552 is a Regional Route in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa.[1] It connects Lanseria International Airport with Fourways.

Country:ZAF
Type:R
Route:552
Map Custom:yes
Length Km:17.06
Direction A:Northwest
Terminus A: at Elandsdrift
Direction B:Southeast
Terminus B: at Fourways
Previous Type:R
Previous Route:551
Next Type:R
Next Route:553
Junctions:
  • near Lanseria
  • near Nooitgedacht

Route

Its north-western terminus is a junction with the M5 (Beyers Naudé Drive) at a place named Elandsdrift. It heads eastwards as Elandsdrift Road to reach a junction with the R512 (Malibongwe Drive; Pelindaba Road) at Bultfontein, just south of the Lanseria International Airport entrance. It continues south-east as 6th Avenue to fly over the N14 highway and reach a staggered junction with the R114 (Lion Park Road).

From the R114 junction, it continues south-east as Cedar Road, through the suburb of Dainfern, through the suburbs of Broadacres and Craigavon, to reach its end at a junction with the R564 (Witkoppen Road) in Fourways, Sandton.

Notes and References

  1. South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis . Falkner . John . May 2012 . National Department of Transport . 1–6 . 27 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606100245/http://www.transport.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5qOHvOI4KuY%3d . 6 June 2014 . dead.