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Philippolis, 85 Years Later
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|November 2017
Philippolis, 85 Years Later
Part of the main route between Cape Town and Johannesburg used to follow the current R717 via Philippolis in the southern Free State. Nearly 50 years ago, however, the route was altered to bypass Philippolis and go through Springfontein (40 km away) instead.
The new route later became the N1, but it remains a mystery as to why it was moved in the first place. Maybe the apartheid government wanted to show off the new Verwoerd Dam (now the Gariep Dam)? It’s the biggest dam in the country and close to the N1. Or it could be that the road between Colesberg and Philippolis goes through several gorges and around several koppies, making road maintenance that much more challenging.
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