R708 (South Africa)
The R708 is a Regional Route in South Africa. The route begins outside Christiana in the North West province and ends outside Clocolan, Free State.
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Route
North West
Its north-western terminus is the R506 at Christiana, North West. From that intersection, it crosses the N12, and becomes Voortrekker Street in the town centre and leaves to the south-east crossing the Vaal River to enter the Free State.
Free State
The first town it passes through is Hertzogville and just outside the town, the R59 intersects the R708 as a t-junction and both routes are cosigned for 1.8km southwards before the R708 becomes its own road east-south-east to Bultfontein. At Bultfontein, it intersects the R700 and both routes are cosigned southwards for 1.8km before the R708 becomes its own road eastwards just south of the town centre and it proceeds to Theunissen.
North of the town, it meets the R30 at a t-junction. Cosigned for 1.4km, both head southwards before the R708 becomes its own road south-east just north of the Theunissen town centre. From Theunissen, it heads to Winburg. It meets the N1 National Highway and the N5 National Route (at its western origin) just north-west of the town.
From the N1 interchange, it is co-signed with the N5 eastwards for 9 kilometres, bypassing the town to the north, before diverging and becoming its own road south-east, proceeding to Marquard. At Marquard, it meets the R707's southern terminus. From Marquard, the route heads south-south-east to at Clocolan, where it meets the eastern terminus of the R703. It proceeds for a few more kilometres to end at a junction with the R26.