9-426: R58 may refer to: R58 (South Africa) , a road Mini Coupé , a car R58: May cause long-term adverse effects in the environment , a risk phrase [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
18-575: A junction with the R61 road in the town of Ngcobo . This South African road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Barkly Pass Barkly Pass is situated in the high mountains of the Eastern Cape , South Africa , on the Regional R58 tarred road between Elliot and Barkly East . The pass is named after Henry Barkly , governor of
27-667: Is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Colesberg with Ngcobo via Aliwal North , Barkly East and Khowa . Towns on the R58 route include Colesberg , Norvalspont , Venterstad , Burgersdorp , Aliwal North , Lady Grey , Barkly East , Elliot and Ngcobo . The R58 begins in Colesberg , Northern Cape at an interchange with the N1 national route , the R369 road and
36-562: The Barkly Pass to the town of Khowa (formerly Elliot), where it meets the R56 road in the town centre. They are one road south-west for 8 kilometres before the R58 becomes its own road southwards. After 5 kilometres, the R58 meets the northern terminus of the R410 road ( Cala Pass ) and the R58 becomes the road to the south-east from this junction. It goes for 40 kilometres to reach its end at
45-665: The N6 national route . The R58 and the N6 are co-signed southwards for 120 metres up to the Young Street junction, where the R58 becomes its own road eastwards. From Maletswai, the R58 goes eastwards for 54 kilometres, crossing the Kraai River , to the town of Lady Grey , meeting the R392 road just before the town. They become one road past Lady Grey for 26 kilometres southwards, before
54-608: The R717 road . It goes eastwards for 77 kilometres, through Norvalspont , crossing into the Eastern Cape , bypassing the Gariep Dam , to the town of Venterstad . From Venterstad, the R58 goes east-south-east for 58 kilometres to the town of Burgersdorp , where it meets the R391 road . It turns to the north-east and goes for 56 kilometres to the town of Aliwal North (renamed Maletswai in 2016), where it enters as Grey Street and meets
63-455: The Cape. It was constructed in 1885. The pass starts a few kilometres outside Elliot at 1,473 m (4,833 ft) above sea level and ascends moderately steep at a gradient of 1:22 attaining an elevation gain of 626 m (2,054 ft) in a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi). After a few sharp hairpin bends it reaches an elevation of 2,018 m (6,621 ft) at the summit. The pass
72-503: The R392 becomes its own road southwards while the R58 turns to the south-east. It goes for another 39 kilometres south-east, crossing the Kraai River one last time, to the town of Barkly East . Just before Barkly East, it meets the R396 road and they are one road eastwards into the town before splitting in the town centre. From Barkly East, the R58 goes south-south-east for 62 kilometres as
81-398: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R58&oldid=1120979677 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages R58 (South Africa) The R58
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