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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 103 km (64 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  R511 north ofHartbeespoort | |||
| Major intersections |  R80 atAkasia R101 atPretoria North  N1 /N4 atMontana Park,Pretoria R573 nearKameeldrift, Pretoria R515 atCullinan R568 atEkangala | |||
| East end |  R104 atBronkhorstspruit | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Hartbeespoort,Pretoria,Cullinan,Ekangala,Bronkhorstspruit | |||
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TheR513 is aRegional Route inSouth Africa that connectsHartbeespoort withBronkhorstspruit viaAkasia,Pretoria North andCullinan.[1]
Its western origin is a junction with theR511 approximately 5 km north ofHartbeespoort (12 km south-east ofBrits) in theNorth West. From there, it heads east, crossing the border intoGauteng and entering the north-western part of the city ofPretoria in theCity of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.[1]
It meets with Pretoria'sM17 metropolitan route (Horns Nek) at a staggered junction (cosigned for 400 metres northwards) before continuing eastwards through the suburbs ofAkasia (as Brits Road; where it meets theR80 Mabopane Highway) andPretoria North (as Rachel de Beer Street).[1]
Just after Pretoria North, at the suburb of Annlin West, It becomes co-signed with Pretoria'sM1 metropolitan route (Paul Kruger Street) southwards for 800 metres and theR101 (Lavender Road) north-east for 2 kilometers before becoming its own road eastwards (Sefako Makgatho Drive; formerly Zambesi Drive[2][3]). It runs through theWonderboom,Sinoville,Magalieskruin andMontana Park suburbs before forming an interchange with theN1/N4 Toll Highway (Pretoria Bypass) and exiting the city.[1]
Just east of the N1 highway interchange (south-west ofKameeldrift), the R513 meets the south-western terminus of theR573 (Moloto Road) fromKwaMhlanga andMarble Hall. Continuing east, the R513 bypasses theRoodeplaat Dam and the township ofMamelodi and then passes through the town ofCullinan, where it meets the northern terminus of theR515 at a staggered junction before continuing eastwards.[1]
AtEkangala, the road meets theR568 road at a t-junction. It is co-signed with the R568 southwards for 2.5 kilometers before becoming its own road to the south-east. It heads for another 13 km, bypassingZithobeni, to end at a junction with theR104 inBronkhorstspruit, just east of the town centre and just west of the R104's intersection with theR25.[1]
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