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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by GDRT (Woodmead past Laudium), City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | ||||
| Length | 43.8 km (27.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   M11 / R101 near Woodmead | |||
 M1 near Woodmead R564 near Woodmead N14 near Olievenhoutbosch R114 in Centurion R104 in Pretoria West R514 in Claremont, Pretoria | ||||
| North end |  R80 in Daspoort, Pretoria | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Sandton, Centurion, Pretoria | |||
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The R55 is a north-south provincial route in Gauteng, South Africa that connects Sandton with Pretoria. It passes Woodmead, Kyalami, Olievenhoutbosch, Heuweloord, Sunderland Ridge, Erasmia, Laudium/Claudius, West Park, the Daspoort Tunnel and Danville.[1] It connects with the M1, N14, and R80 highways. It is also designated as the P66-1 and K71 (newly constructed dual carriageway sections[citation needed]) by the Gauteng Provincial Government.[2]
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Road K71 (R55) Portal > Project". gauteng.roadprojects.co.za. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.