Road) just before meeting the N1 Kroonvaal Toll Route and crossing over it just north of the N1's Vaal Toll Plaza. It proceeds east-north-east for 20 kilometres, still following the Vaal River, to enter Sasolburg's northern suburbs, where it forms a large interchange with the R57 Golden Highway. It crosses over the R57 and continues north-east to meet Ascot-on-Vaal Road (R716) on the outskirts of Sasolburg before crossing the Vaal River into Gauteng province east of Vanderbijlpark as the Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway. It is a freeway for its remainder. Gauteng After crossing the Vaal, it interchanges with and crosses the R42 for the second time east of Sharpeville, Vanderbijlpark and south-west of Vereeniging Central (west southbound and east northbound off-ramps only), before crossing the R28 from Sebokeng. It continues north and meets the R54 to the Three Rivers suburb (R59 North off-ramp only) and R82 to Vereeniging Central (R59 South off-ramp only) at an interchange close to Duncanville. It then meets the M61 as it continues north-east, passing to the west of Meyerton, where it intersects with the R551. It continues north-east, passes Henley on Klip and intersects with the R557 near Randvaal. It continues north, passing to the west of Garthdale, where it crosses the R550 Road and then the Klip River. Its next major interchange is with the M7 (Klip River Drive) outside Brackendown and Thokoza. It continues into Brackenhurst, a suburb of Alberton, where it crosses the R554 Road (Swartkoppies Road; which provides access to the Alberton CBD) and Michelle Avenue in Meyersdal. After a short distance, it meets the N12 Highway (Johannesburg Southern Bypass) at the Reading Interchange (Johannesburg Ring Road) and then proceeds to end at a T-junction with the M38 Road in Tulisa Park, Johannesburg South. References External links Routes Travel Info 59 59 Highways in South Africa Provincial routes in South Africa