N1 (South Africa)

National route N1 shield
National route N1
The N1 is indicated in red.
Route information
Maintained by SANRAL, Bakwena, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, and Western Cape Provincial Government.
[1]
Length1,936 km (1,203 mi)
Major junctions
South end M62 in Cape Town
Major intersections N2 in Cape Town
N7 in Cape Town
N12 near Beaufort West
N12 at Three Sisters
N10 at Hanover
N9 at Colesberg
N6 in Bloemfontein
N8 in Bloemfontein
N5 at Winburg
N12 near Soweto
N3 near Sandton
N14 in Centurion
N4 in Pretoria
N11 near Mokopane
North endA4A6 A4/A6 at the Zimbabwean border at Beit Bridge
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Provinces
Major cities
Highway system
R730 N2

The N1 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe.[1] It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road.

Prior to 1970, the N1 designation was applied to the route from Beit Bridge to Colesberg and then along the current N9 to George. The section from Cape Town to Colesberg was designated the N9.[2][citation needed]

  1. ^ Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 1–6. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/sites/default/files/styles/adaptive/public/Department%20of%20Transport%20Map%20South%20Africa%201959.jpg?itok=TncXhikX [bare URL image file]