N3 (South Africa)

National route N3
National route N3
Route information
	Maintained by SANRAL, N3TC, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality[1]
Length	578 km (359 mi)
Major junctions
Southeast end	Pine Street/Commercial Road in Durban
	N2 in Durban; N11 near Ladysmith; N5 at Harrismith; N17 near Germiston; N12 near Germiston; N12 at Bedfordview
Northwest end	N1 near Sandton
Location
Country	South Africa
Provinces	KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Gauteng
Major cities	Durban; Pinetown; Pietermaritzburg; Estcourt; Ladysmith; Harrismith; Heidelberg; Germiston; Johannesburg;
Highway system
	Numbered routes of South Africa;

The N3 is a national route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg and Durban,^[1] respectively South Africa's largest and third-largest cities. Johannesburg is the financial and commercial heartland of South Africa, while Durban is South Africa's key port and one of the busiest ports in the Southern Hemisphere and is also a holiday destination. Durban is the port through which Johannesburg imports and exports most of its goods. As a result, the N3 is a very busy highway and has a high volume of traffic.

^ Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 13–15. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

[1] Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 13–15. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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