R521 (South Africa)

Regional route R521
Route information
Length204 km (127 mi)
Major junctions
North endPontdrif border with Botswana
Major intersections R572 near Mapungubwe National Park
R572 in Alldays
R523 near Vivo
R522 in Vivo
South end R101 in Polokwane
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Highway system
โ† R520โ†’ R522

The R521 is a Regional Route in Limpopo, South Africa that connects the border with Botswana at Pontdrif with Polokwane via Alldays.[1]

Route

It begins at the Pontdrif Border Post with Botswana on the Limpopo River. From there, it runs southwards for 12 kilometres to reach a junction with the R572. The R572 joins the R521 and they are cosigned southwards for 46 kilometres to reach Alldays, where the R572 becomes the road westwards and the R521 remains as the road southwards. It heads southwards for 146 kilometres, meeting the western termini of the R523 and R522 routes at Vivo, to enter the city of Polokwane (capital of Limpopo), where it ends in the city centre at a junction with the R101.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 1โ€“6. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.