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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ECDRPW and KZNDT | ||||
| Length | 576 km (358 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   N9 / N10 in Middelburg | |||
 N6 between Molteno and Dordrecht R58 in Khowa N2 near Kokstad N2 near Harding | ||||
| East end |  N3 in Pietermaritzburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Middelburg, Steynsburg, Molteno, Dordrecht, Indwe, Khowa, Ugie, Maclear, Mount Fletcher, Matatiele, Kokstad, Ixopo, Richmond, Pietermaritzburg | |||
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The R56 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Middelburg with Pietermaritzburg via Molteno, Maclear and Kokstad. It is co-signed with the N2 between Kokstad and Stafford's Post for 39 kilometres.[1]
The R56 is known for being part of the shortest route between Cape Town in the Western Cape and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. There are 12 main towns on the R56, namely Middelburg Karoo, Steynsburg, Molteno, Dordrecht, Khowa, Ugie, Maclear, Matatiele, Kokstad, Ixopo, Richmond and Pietermaritzburg.[2]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.