of the R39 from Ermelo. At the same junction, it intersects with the R546 from Kinross/Evander. It is cosigned with the R546 for a few kilometres south-east, beginning southwards as Walter Sisulu Drive, then south-east as Nelson Mandela Drive, before they split. Just after crossing the Vaal River, in the suburb of Meyerville, the R546 becomes its own road southwards at the George Street junction while the R23 resumes south-east. From Standerton, the R23 heads south-east for 85 km to reach its south-eastern terminus in the town of Volksrust, where it ends at a junction with the R543 and the N11. History The R23 Route from Heidelberg, Gauteng up to its junction with the N11 National Route in Volksrust used to be part of the N3 National Route, as part of the old National Route system (before 1970). External links Routes Travel Info References 23 23 Provincial routes in South Africa