N8 (South Africa)
The N8 is a national route in South Africa that connects Upington, Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Maseru in Lesotho. It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency.Route
The road starts at Groblershoop in the Northern Cape, at a junction with the N10 from Upington. It runs east through Griquatown to Kimberley, where it meets the N12. It is not one road through Kimberley. From Kimberley it runs east-south-east into the Free State, on a recently upgraded stretch of road, through Petrusburg, to Bloemfontein, where it meets the N1. It is not one road through Bloemfontein. After the Bloemfontein town centre, the road runs through Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu and Ladybrand to end on the Lesotho border at Maseru Bridge.
