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| R6 road | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Highway system | |
The R6 Highway is a primary road, a trunk road and regional road corridor link road in Zimbabwe.
Background
[edit]The R6 begins in Chivhu at the junction with the R1 Highway which runs from Harare to Masvingo. 19°01′11″S 30°53′51″E / 19.01963°S 30.897472°E It ends in Nyazura at the junction with A3 Harare-Mutare Highway. ( 18°42′46″S 32°10′22″E / 18.712831°S 32.17266°E )[1]
It is also known as Buhere Road because the main waypoint and halfway house is Buhera.
[Source Map: Chapter 9: Road Transport Services and Infrastructure -African: Map 9.2. Road Transport Network of Zimbabwe][2]
Operations
[edit]This road is the R1 link road to the R5 for traffic from Gweru to Mutare. It works in conjunction with the R7/A17 53 km from Chivhu towards Masvingo which links the R1/A4 with the R2/A5 for traffic from Mutare to Gweru.
It is tolled at Magamba Toll Plaza 17.5 km from Chivhu.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Road Map to Nyazura road map|Chivhu, Zimbabwe 196 km. About 2 hours 16 mins 1. Head south on A4 1.3 km 2. Turn left 149 km 3. Continue onto Mhare Bridge Destination will be on the left 46.2 km. Nyazura, Zimbabwe Roadmap.co.in|Chivhu/Nyazura|Retrieved 13 April 2016
- ^ African Development Bank Chapter 9: Road Transport Services and Infrastructure -African African Development Bank|Documents|Retrieved 15 April 2016
- ^ Big SK. 7 December 2011 [1] Bigsky.co.zw |Blog|Retrieved 13 April 2016