Regional Routes (South Africa)

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Map showing national routes (blue) and major regional routes (green)

Regional Routes ^[1] are secondary roads in South Africa linking pairs of cities or serving as feeder roads to National Routes.^[1]^[2] They are divided into major regional roads, indicated by an "R" followed by a two-digit number, and minor regional roads, indicated by an "R" followed by a three-digit number.

Although most regional roads are maintained by the provincial road authority, this is not universally the case; in provinces which lack capacity some may be under the control of the National Roads Agency, and in urban areas they may be ordinary streets under the control of the municipal roads department. Conversely, some roads with an "N" designation, including freeways are under the control of provincial, or municipal authorities. Designation as a regional road also does not imply any particular size of road; they range from gravel roads to multi-lane freeways.