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|terminus_a=[[M35 (Pretoria)|M35]] in [[Soshanguve]]
| terminus_a = {{jct|country=ZAF|M|39|dab1=Pretoria}} in [[Soshanguve]]
|junction={{Jct|country=ZAF|N|4}} in [[Akasia, Gauteng|Akasia]]<br />{{Jct|country=ZAF|R|55}} in [[Pretoria]]
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The '''R80''' is a [[provincial route (South Africa)|provincial route]] in [[South Africa]] that connects the [[Pretoria CBD]] with [[Soshanguve]]. It is a [[dual carriageway]] freeway, with 2 or 3 lanes in each direction at different points.
The '''R80''' is a [[provincial route (South Africa)|provincial route]] in the [[City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality]] in [[Gauteng]], [[South Africa]] that connects the [[Pretoria CBD]] with [[Mabopane]] and [[Soshanguve]]. It is a [[dual carriageway]] freeway, with 2 or 3 lanes in each direction at different points and is named the ''Mabopane Highway''.<ref name=":02">{{Cite report |url=http://www.transport.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5qOHvOI4KuY%3d |title=South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis |last=Falkner |first=John |date=May 2012 |publisher=National Department of Transport |page=60 |url-status=dead |accessdate=13 August 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606100245/http://www.transport.gov.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5qOHvOI4KuY%3d |archivedate=6 June 2014}}</ref>


==Route==
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It passes through the [[Theo Martins Gateway]] (''Afrikaans:Theo Martins Poort''), a [[mountain pass]] over the [[Magaliesberg]] mountains, and the northbound carriageway has a rising [[hairpin bend]], approaching the pass, as the freeway abruptly switches an from east-west to a south-north direction.


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An interchange has been constructed that links the road with the [[N4 Northern Bypass (South Africa)|N4 Northern Bypass]], which is part of the [[Platinum Bakwena Toll Road]].

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It starts at a t-junction with the [[M1 road (Pretoria)|M1 road of Tshwane]] in the suburb of [[Roseville, Pretoria|Roseville]] (5km north of [[Pretoria CBD]]), heading westwards and meeting the [[R55 (South Africa)|R55 road]]. It passes through the [[Theo Martins Gateway]] (''Afrikaans:Theo Martins Poort''), a [[mountain pass]] over the [[Magaliesberg]] mountains, and the northbound carriageway has a rising [[hairpin bend]], approaching the pass, as the freeway abruptly switches from an east-west to a south–north direction.<ref name=":02" />

Proceeding northwards, the R80 meets the [[R513 (South Africa)|R513 road]] before forming an interchange with the [[N4 (South Africa)|N4 national route]] (Northern [[Pretoria Bypass]]; [[Platinum Highway]]) in [[Akasia]].<ref name=":02" />

The highway proceeds northwards to meet the [[R566 (South Africa)|R566 road]] at an off-ramp just east of [[Rosslyn, Gauteng|Rosslyn]] and proceeds to end at a junction with the [[M39 road (Pretoria)|M39 road of Tshwane]] in [[Soshanguve]], with the M39 providing access to [[Mabopane]] (which is just west of Soshanguve).<ref name=":02" />

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.routes.co.za/route/R/R80/index.html Routes Travel Info]
* [http://www.routes.co.za/route/R/R80/index.html Routes Travel Info]
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{{Regional Routes in Gauteng}}

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[[Category:Provincial routes in Gauteng|80]]
[[Category:Provincial routes in Gauteng|80]]
[[Category:Provincial routes in South Africa]]


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Latest revision as of 19:20, 10 September 2024

Provincial route R80 shield
Provincial route R80
Route information
Maintained by GDRT
Length22.6 km (14.0 mi)
Major junctions
North end M39 in Soshanguve
Major intersections N4 in Akasia
R55 in Pretoria
South end M1 in Pretoria
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Major citiesSoshanguve, Pretoria
Highway system
← R76→ R81

The R80 is a provincial route in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa that connects the Pretoria CBD with Mabopane and Soshanguve. It is a dual carriageway freeway, with 2 or 3 lanes in each direction at different points and is named the Mabopane Highway.[1]

Route

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It starts at a t-junction with the M1 road of Tshwane in the suburb of Roseville (5km north of Pretoria CBD), heading westwards and meeting the R55 road. It passes through the Theo Martins Gateway (Afrikaans:Theo Martins Poort), a mountain pass over the Magaliesberg mountains, and the northbound carriageway has a rising hairpin bend, approaching the pass, as the freeway abruptly switches from an east-west to a south–north direction.[1]

Proceeding northwards, the R80 meets the R513 road before forming an interchange with the N4 national route (Northern Pretoria Bypass; Platinum Highway) in Akasia.[1]

The highway proceeds northwards to meet the R566 road at an off-ramp just east of Rosslyn and proceeds to end at a junction with the M39 road of Tshwane in Soshanguve, with the M39 providing access to Mabopane (which is just west of Soshanguve).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 60. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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