R45 (South Africa)

Provincial route R45 shield
Provincial route R45
Route information
Maintained by WCDTPW
Length204 km (127 mi)
Major junctions
Northwest endMain Road in Saldanha
Major intersections R27 near Langebaanweg
N7 near Malmesbury
N7 in Malmesburg
R46 near Malmesbury
R44 near Wellington
N1 in Paarl
Southeast end R43 in Villiersdorp
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Major citiesSaldanha, Vredenburg, Hopefield, Malmesbury, Paarl, Franschhoek, Villiersdorp
Highway system
R44 R46

The R45 is a provincial route in Western Cape, South Africa that connects Saldanha with Villiersdorp via Vredenburg, Malmesbury and Paarl. The route is mostly a two-lane wide-shouldered highway, however sections within Paarl and between Vredenburg and Saldanha are dual-carriageways. The R45 is co-signed with the N7 for a short segment north of Malmesbury.[1]

  1. ^ 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.