The N7 is a National Route in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, connecting Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 to Vioolsdrif

Vioolsdrif

Vioolsdrif is a village on the Orange River in the north-western part of South Africa, known as Namaqualand.- Origin of name :The name in Afrikaans means 'the ford of the violin'. It is reportedly named after Jan Viool , who is said to have played the fiddle in these parts in the nineteenth century...

, a border post to Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

. After crossing the border, it changes designation to B1

B1 road (Namibia)

The B1 is one of the most important roads in Namibia, passing through the centre of the country in a north-south direction. It connects Noordoewer on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border...

 and runs north through Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

 and the north of Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

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The portion of the road within Cape Town is a freeway, but it loses limited-access freeway status shortly after exiting the city limits at the M5 interchange (Potsdam Rd). From here is remains a dual-carriageway till the Melkbosstrand

Melkbosstrand

Melkbosstrand is a coastal village and beach with just over 17000 inhabitants, located on the South West Coast of South Africa, 35 km north of Cape Town....

 M19 intersection. Thereafter, the N7 is a single-carriageway highway with wide paved shoulders to Piekenierskloof Pass near Citrusdal

Citrusdal

-About the area:Citrusdal is a town with a population of 5,060 in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is situated on the Olifants River at the base of the Cederberg mountains, 170km north of Cape Town on N7 national road. Agriculture in the area is dominated by citrus fruit farming,...

; only a short 4km section through Malmesbury

Malmesbury, Western Cape

Malmesbury is a town with 37,529 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about 65 km north of Cape Town.The town is the largest in the Swartland due to the dark "Renosterbos" , an indigenous plant that turns black in the warm, dry summers...

 attains freeway status again along this section. The rest of the N7 to the Namibian

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

border is single-carriageway highway with no paved shoulders.

External links

• National Roads Agency SA