The R36 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects the N1 (between Louis Trichardt and Polokwane) with Ermelo, via Tzaneen and Lydenburg. It is co-signed with the N4 for 8 kilometres between Machadodorp and Patattanek, with a tollgate on this section. It used to extend further south past Ermelo to Amersfoort, but that section is now designated as part of the N11. Route Limpopo The R36 begins at a junction with the N1 National Route in Bandelierkop (just north of the N1's Capricorn Toll Plaza), 70 kilometres north of Polokwane and 35 kilometres south of Louis Trichardt. It begins by going south-east for 46 kilometres to reach a junction with the R81 Road. The R36 & R81 share one road eastwards for 1.5 kilometres before the R81 becomes its own road towards the north-east. The R36 continues south-east for 30 kilometres, through Modjadjiskloof, to reach a junction with the R71 Road and enter the city of Tzaneen. The R71 joins the R36 and they share one road southwards into the city, crossing the Great Letaba River next to the Tzaneen Dam, up to the off-ramp junction with the R528 Road, where the R71 becomes the road east-north-east while the R36 remains on the southerly road. Right after this interchange, the R36 bends eastwards, turning right by the Boundary Street junction, then right by the Danie Joubert Street junction, to continue eastwards. From Tzaneen, the R36 goes south-east for 85 kilometres, through Ofcolaco, to cross the Olifants River at The Oaks and reach a t-junction with the R527 Road. The R36 becomes the road to the south-south-west from this junction and continues for 51 kilometres to meet the north-eastern terminus of the R555 Road, cross the Ohrigstad River and enter the town of Ohrigstad. From the Ohrigstad Town Centre, the R36 heads southwards for 18 kilometres to cross the Ohrigstad River one more time, before meeting the western terminus of the R533 Road and leaving the Limpopo Province to enter the Mpumalanga Province. Mpumalanga From the R533 junction, the R36 goes south for 27 kilometres to enter the city of Lydenburg (Mashishing) and meet the R37 Road. The R37 joins the R36 and they share one road into the town as De Clerq Street, then east as Voortrekker Street, up to the Viljoen Street junction, where the R36 becomes Viljoen Street southwards while the R37 remains facing east. The