Limpopo The N11 begins at the
Grobler's Bridge Border with
Botswana on the
Limpopo River. On the Botswana side of the Limpopo River, the border post is known as Martin's Drift. It begins by running south-east through
Limpopo province for 190 kilometres to
Mokopane. Upon entering Mokopane (at
Masehlaneng), the N11 is joined by the
R518 and they form one road into Mokopane Central. At the junction with the
R101 road (Thabo Mbeki Drive) in the town centre, the N11 and the R518 join the R101 southwards. At the second junction afterwards (by Mokopane Mall), the R518 becomes its own road eastwards towards
Zebediela, leaving the R101 and the N11 as the road southwards (Thabo Mbeki Drive). After 11 kilometres, the N11 becomes its own road towards the south-south-east and meets the
N1 highway (southbound only) at the next junction just north of the N1's Nyl Toll Plaza. The N11 continues southwards for 72 kilometers to reach an intersection with the
R33 road. The R33 joins the N11 and they become one road southwards into the town of
Marble Hall (15 kilometres), where they meet the north-eastern terminus of the
R573 from
Pretoria and
KwaMhlanga. The
R33 and N11 remain as one road for another 27 kilometres south into the town of
Groblersdal. At the junction with the north-eastern terminus of the
R25 road (4-way junction;
staggered junction) in Groblersdal, the R33 becomes the road eastwards, leaving the N11 as the road southwards. The N11 continues southwards for 85 kilometers, following the
Olifants River, to cross into the
Mpumalanga Province and reach the city of
Middelburg.
Mpumalanga It enters the city of Middelburg as Walter Sisulu Street. At the junction with Cowen Ntuli Street, the N11 meets the
R555 and the
R104 and they all become the road eastwards on Cowen Ntuli Street, which is the main road through Middelburg Central. Just after meeting the
R35 road's northern terminus, the R555 becomes its own road north-eastwards, leaving the R104 and N11 as the road eastwards. Just after the Eastdene suburb, the N11 splits from the R104 to become the road towards the south-east. After the Nazareth and Rockdale suburbs, it meets the
N4 highway (
Maputo Corridor). The N11 proceeds south-south-east for 55 kilometres to the town of
Hendrina, where it passes through the town as Church Street and intersects with the
R38 road (Beukes Street) in the town centre. It proceeds south-east for 50 kilometres to the city of
Ermelo, where it meets the
N17 from
Eswatini (Swaziland). and
Ermelo, Mpumalanga At the Fourie Street junction, the N17 joins the N11 southwards up to the junction with Joubert Street, where the N17 continues westwards. At Voortrekker Street south of Ermelo town centre, the N11 meets the terminus of the
N2 from
Piet Retief,
St. Lucia and
Durban. From Ermelo, the N11 runs south for 97 kilometres, through
Amersfoort (where it meets the
R35 road again), to the town of
Volksrust, where it meets the south-eastern terminus of the
R23 road and becomes the
Laing's Nek Pass. Just after, the N11 enters
KwaZulu-Natal.
KwaZulu-Natal From Volksrust, the N11 proceeds south for 45 kilometres to reach the city of
Newcastle. Just before Newcastle, the N11 is joined by the
R34 for 7 kilometres until they split at an off-ramp north-east of the city centre, where the N11 becomes the Newcastle Eastern Bypass. After bypassing the city centre, the N11 proceeds south for 95 kilometres as the
Ikhupe Pass, meeting the western terminus of the
R68 (which connects to
Dundee), to reach the city of
Ladysmith. It crosses the
Klip River in the city centre and turns westwards to reach an off-ramp intersection with the
R103 road adjacent to the
Ladysmith Airport entrance. The N11 joins the R103 and they are one road south-south-west for 2 and a half kilometers before the N11 becomes its own road westwards. The N11 heads westwards for 13 kilometres, meeting the north-eastern terminus of the
R600 (which connects to
Winterton), to reach its end at an off-ramp junction with the
N3 highway just south of the N3's Tugela Toll Plaza (each ramp onto the N3 has a tollgate). West of this junction, it continues as the
R616 to
Bergville. ==References==