The R61 is a long provincial route in South Africa that connects Beaufort West with Port Shepstone via Graaff-Reinet, Komani (previously Queenstown), Mthatha and Port Edward.

The R61 is co-signed with the N9 for 103 kilometres from Aberdeen through Graaff-Reinet to Bethesdaweg, and with the N6 for 18 kilometres near Queenstown. The project was initially scheduled for completion in 2024. Together with the existing N2 from Mthatha to East London, this route will be named the "Wild Coast Toll Route". The existing sections of the R61 from Port Shepstone to the C. H. Mitchell Bridge after Port Edward and from Ndwalane to Mthatha, together with the new greenfields sections, will be designated as the N2. Also, works are being done on the greenfields sections of the new Wild Coast Highway (including at the Msikaba Bridge and Mtentu Bridge sites) as of August 2024.

See also

  • Wapadsberg Pass
  • R306 (Eastern Cape) - connecting road
  • N2 Wild Coast Toll Route

References

  • Routes Travel Info