The R73 is a provincial route in Free State, South Africa that connects Welkom with Winburg via Virginia.
Route
The R73 begins in Welkom (west of the town centre), at a junction with the R30 road. West of this intersection, it is the R710 road towards Bultfontein. The R73 begins by going eastwards into Welkom Central as Stateway, co-signed with the M4 road of Welkom, up to the 3rd roundabout, where it meets the M1 road of Welkom (Koppie Alleen Road). The R73 joins the M1 northwards up to the next roundabout, where the R73 becomes its own road eastwards as Jan Hofmeyr Street.