▁teachers ▁Category : American ▁contemporary ▁d anc ers ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁d anc ers <0x0A> </s> ▁__ NOT OC __ Reg ional ▁routes ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁minor ▁regional ▁routes ) ▁are ▁the ▁third ▁category ▁of ▁road ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁route ▁number ing ▁scheme . ▁They ▁are ▁designated ▁with ▁the ▁letter ▁" R " ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁three - digit ▁number . ▁They ▁serve ▁as ▁feed ers ▁connecting ▁smaller ▁towns ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁and ▁provincial ▁routes . ▁Design ation ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁road ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁imply ▁any ▁particular ▁size ▁of ▁road ; ▁they ▁range ▁from ▁gra vel ▁roads ▁( like ▁the ▁R 3 4 0 ▁between ▁P lett enberg ▁Bay ▁and ▁Union dale ) ▁to ▁multi - lane ▁fre ew ays ▁( like ▁the ▁R 3 0 0 ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town ). ▁▁ ▁Although ▁most ▁regional ▁roads ▁are ▁maintained ▁by ▁provincial ▁road ▁authorities , ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁univers ally ▁the ▁case ; ▁in ▁provinces ▁which ▁lack ▁capacity , ▁some ▁may ▁be ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ro ads ▁Agency ▁( S AN R AL ), ▁and ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁ordinary ▁streets ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁roads ▁department . ▁Similarly , ▁some ▁national ▁( N ) ▁roads ▁and ▁fre ew ays ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁provincial ▁or ▁municipal ▁authorities ▁rather ▁than ▁S AN R AL . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁routes ▁ ▁Im ages