R559 (South Africa)

The R559 is a Regional Route in Gauteng, South Africa that connects Protea Glen with Carletonville via Randfontein.^[1]

Regional route R559
Route information
Length	71 km (44 mi)
Major junctions
East end	R558 in Protea Glen
Major intersections	R28 in Randfontein R500 in Carletonville
West end	R501 west of Carletonville
Location
Country	South Africa
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← R558 → R560

Route

The R559 begins at a junction with the R558 road in Protea Glen, Soweto, just north of the R558's intersection with the N12. It goes north-west for 17 kilometres to reach a junction with the R28 road in the southern suburbs of Randfontein (just north of Mohlakeng).^[1]

From Randfontein, it turns to the south-west and goes for 22 kilometres, through Hillside, to reach a junction with Station Street. It becomes Station Street westwards and goes for 17 kilometres to enter the towns of Oberholzer and Carletonville. It reaches a junction with the R500 road and bypasses Carletonville Mall. From the R500 junction, it goes westwards for 18 kilometres, passing south of Khutsong, to reach its western terminus at a junction with the R501 road.^[1]