R62 (South Africa)

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Provincial route R62

Route information

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Length

504 km (313 mi)

Major junctions

West end

R60 near Ashton

N12 in Oudtshoorn

N9 / N12 near Holgate

N9 near Uniondale

N2 near Humansdorp

East end

R102 near Humansdorp

Location

Country

South Africa

Major cities

Ashton, Montagu, Barrydale, Ladismith, Calitzdorp, Oudtshoorn, Joubertina, Kareedouw, Humansdorp

Highway system

Numbered routes of South Africa

←

R61

→

R63

The R62 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Ashton with Humansdorp. The R62 runs through the Little Karoo and the Langkloof, passing through Montagu, Ladismith, Calitzdorp, Oudtshoorn, and Joubertina.^[1]

Route

Detailed Route

Western Cape

The R62 begins in the Breede River Valley at an intersection with the R60, 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Ashton. It immediately crosses the Langeberg Mountains via the Cogmanskloof Pass, entering the Little Karoo on the opposite side of the mountains and passing through Montagu. It then follows the northern foothills of the Langberg mountains as far as Barrydale, before heading in a north-easterly direction to Ladismith. The route then heads east to follow the Swartberg Mountains, crossing the Gamka River through the Huisrivier Pass and passing through Calitzdorp before reaching the Little Karoo's largest town, Oudtshoorn.^[1]

At Oudtshoorn, the R62 heads south and is concurrent with the N12 in the direction of George for 33 km (21 mi) until reaching the N9/N12 intersection at the northern edge of the Outeniqua Mountains. The route then leaves the N12 and immediately becomes concurrent with the N9 in an easterly direction (towards Uniondale) for 71 km (44 mi) until the combined N9/R62 route reaches the head of the Langkloof valley near the Potjiesberg Pass.

At the head of the Langkloof valley, the R62 branches off from the N9 and, still heading in an easterly direction, follows the valley for approximately 160 km (99 mi) towards the coastal plain to exit the Little Karoo. It passes through Avontuur and then after passing Haarlem crosses into the Eastern Cape.

Eastern Cape

The route then passes through Joubertina and Kareedouw. The route eventually emerges on to the coastal plain near Humansdorp, upon which it crosses the N2 coastal highway and terminates immediately thereafter at an intersection with the old coastal road, the R102.^[1]

Tourism

The R62 is associated with the Route 62 tourist route connecting Cape Town and Gqeberha (formerly named Port Elizabeth).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

External links

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v t e Numbered routes in the Western Cape
National routes	N1 N2 N7 N9 N12
Provincial routes	R27 R43 R44 R45 R46 R60 R61 R62 R63
Regional routes	R101 R102 R300 R301 R302 R303 R304 R305 R306 R307 R310 R311 R312 R315 R316 R317 R318 R319 R320 R321 R322 R323 R324 R326 R327 R328 R339 R340 R341 R353 R354 R355 R356 R358 R362 R363 R364 R365 R366 R381 R399 R402 R404 R406 R407

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