National Route 8
| National Route N8 in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator: | SANRAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Groblershoop ( 28 ° 53 ′ S , 21 ° 59 ′ E ) |
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| End of street: |
Maseru Bridge ( 29 ° 18 ′ S , 27 ° 27 ′ E ) |
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| Overall length: | 700 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course of the road
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Map with all coordinates: The National Route 8 (short N8 ) is a South African national road between Groblershoop and the border at Maseru in Lesotho runs.
Route
In the west, the N8 begins at the junction with the N10 in Groblershoop. When leaving the urban area, the N8 crosses the Oranje on a 1.1 kilometer long bridge and then runs east through a very sparsely populated area with an arid climate . She touches the places Volop , Griekwastad , Campbell and Schmidtsdrif . On these sections of the route there are signal-controlled areas with waiting times of around 10 minutes. Further east, the N8 reaches Kimberley , the capital of the Northern Cape Province . The N12 and several railway lines cross here.
From Kimberley, the N8 is developed as a motorway that runs southwest through a sparsely populated area with many salt pans . A railway line extends parallel to this and also reaches Bloemfontein . In this city, the N8 crosses the section of the N1 that has been developed as a motorway close to the city . There is also a junction of the N6 that joins here .
From Bloemfontein, the N8 continues eastwards. It is still flanked by a railway line. In its course it opens up the villages Sannaspos , Botshabelo , Thaba Nchu and Westminster with lateral branches . Before crossing the Lesotho border , she meets Ladybrand and finally the Maseru Bridge ( Maseru Bridge Border post ). After crossing the Caledon River , it reaches Maseru.
Route expansion
The N8 has very differently developed sections, both with the character of a country road and with the cross-sectional profile of South African motorways. On the section from Groblershoop to Kimberley, it is single-lane with periodic passing points. Between Kimberley and Bloemfontein and five kilometers east of this city there is a motorway character. It is four lanes here, however, only eight kilometers west and five kilometers east of the city. It then runs as a dual carriageway to Maseru and is in parts being expanded.
The road surface is covered with asphalt in all sections. As a country road, it is flanked on both sides by a predominantly paved verge of which only a few sections are gravel.
There are currently no toll booths on the N8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ SANRAL: N8 . on www.nra.co.za (English)
- ^ SANRAL: SANRAL Network . on www.nra.co.za (English)