N8 road (South Africa)

National route N8
Route information
Maintained by SANRAL
Major junctions
West end:	N10 at Groblershoop
	N12 in Kimberley N1 near Bloemfontein
East end:	Maseru Bridge at the Lesotho border
Location
Major cities:	Kimberley, Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu, Maseru
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa ← N7 N9 →

The N8 is a national route in South Africa that connects Upington, Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Maseru in Lesotho.^[1] It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency.

Route

The road starts at Groblershoop in the Northern Cape, at a junction with the N10 from Upington. It runs east through Griquatown to Kimberley. From Kimberley it runs south-east into the Free State, on a recently upgraded stretch of road, to Bloemfontein. East of Bloemfontein, the road runs through Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu and Ladybrand to end on the Lesotho border at Maseru Bridge.^[2]

References

1. Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 22. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
2. "Road Condition Report: July 2009" (PDF). South African National Roads Agency. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

External links

• National Roads Agency SA