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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.
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.[1]
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.