R49 (South Africa)

The R49 (also sometimes known as the R47) is a provincial route in North West, South Africa that connects Mahikeng with the Botswana border at Kopfontein near Gaborone, via Zeerust.

Route

The R49 begins in the town centre of Mahikeng, at a junction with the N18 national route and the R503 road. It begins as Shippard Street, going eastwards to form the northern border of the Mafikeng Game Reserve. From the N18 junction, it goes east, then north-east, for 61 kilometres, through Ottoshoop, to meet the N4 national route (Platinum Highway) adjacent to the Zeerust Solar Power Station.