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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WCDTPW, SANRAL and ECDRPW | ||||
| Length | 1,061 km (659 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   N1 / N12 in Beaufort West | |||
 N9 in Aberdeen R63 in Graaff-Reinet N9 near Bethesdaweg N10 in Cradock R67 in Komani N6 in Komani N6 southeast of Komani R58 in Ngcobo N2 in Mthatha | ||||
| East end | N2 in Port Shepstone | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
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| Highway system | ||||
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The R61 is a long provincial route in South Africa that connects Beaufort West with Port Shepstone via Graaff-Reinet, Komani (previously Queenstown), Mthatha and Port Edward.[1]
The R61 is co-signed with the N9 for 103 kilometres from Aberdeen through Graaff-Reinet to Bethesdaweg, and with the N6 for 18 kilometres near Queenstown.[1]
- ^ a b Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 60. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.