(Kuils River Freeway) begins at the interchange with the N1 highway named the "Stellenberg Interchange" bordering between Bellville and Brackenfell. From the N1, R300 connects Brackenfell to the Cape Town International Airport (via the N2) and Mitchells Plain in the south with two accessible off-ramps within Brackenfell including the Old Paarl Road (Exit 29) and Bottelary Road (Exit 26) off-ramps. Brackenfell is also served by a large network of metropolitan routes within the City of Cape Town including the M23 (Bottelary Road) to Stellenbosch (via the R304) and Bellville, M25 (Frans Conradie Drive) to Bellville and Kraaifontein, M73 (De Bron Road) to Durbanville and Kraaifontein, M100 (Brackenfell Boulevard) to the R302 intersection (to Malmesbury), Durbanville and Kuilsrivier and the M137 (Okavango Road) to the R302 intersection, Durbanville and Kraaifontein. Coat of arms Brackenfell was a municipality from 1970 to 1996. In November 1971, the council registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry. The arms, designed by Cornelis Pama, were Per chevron embowed Or and Vert, three shot balls counterchanged, i.e. a shield divided by a curved chevron-shaped line into gold and green, with two green balls at the top and a golden ball at the bottom. The crest was three ferns with the motto Tenax in fide. Trivia Currently, Brackenfell (together with Kuilsrivier) uses the prefix "CFR-" in their registered motor vehicles (since approximately 2000 the prefix "CF-" which had formerly been allocated to Grahamstown has also been allocated to these suburbs). Kanonkop (directly translated to cannon head) Brackenfell's highest point in Ruwari, was used as a signal point with its signal cannons in the 1700s. Cannons can be seen at Brackenfell High School and Bastion Primary School. In Vredekloof Street in Vredekloof (a residential area of Brackenfell) the bird, the Cape Robin nest and is commonly known as Jan Frederik. The popular cooking and grill sauce Jimmy's Sauces CC is produced in Brackenfell and is sold not only in South Africa but also all over the world. External links Brackenfell Directory References Suburbs of Cape Town