R730 (South Africa)

Its northern terminus is at a t-junction with the R34 Road east of Odendaalsrus. It heads south into Welkom as a dual carriageway and after 5 kilometres, it meets the R70 Road at a 4-way junction. After another 2 kilometres, as the dual carriageway proceeds southwards towards Welkom Central, the R730 becomes the road to the south-south-east towards the Thabong Suburb.

Just after leaving the dual carriageway, it encounters a roundabout west of the Riebeeckstad suburb and encounters another roundabout with the M4 Road of Welkom 1 and a half kilometres later, which marks its entrance into the Thabong Suburb. It passes through the Thabong suburb southwards for 3 and a half kilometres (with one off-ramp junction) before reaching an intersection with the R73 Road coming from Welkom Central.

The R730 and the R73 join to become one road and form a dual carriageway southwards. They are one road for 10 kilometres before the R73 becomes its own road south-eastwards just north of Virginia, heading towards Winburg, while the R730 continues southwards on the dual carriageway. The R730 continues for another 22 kilometres south-south-west, crossing the Sand River (where it becomes a single carriageway, still with 2 lanes in each direction), to reach its southern terminus where it meets the R30 Road south of Welkom (south-west of Virginia) (the R30 takes over the single carriageway).

The entire route is a toll road (labelled as one on signage along the route, although there are no tollgates)[1] (maintained by the South African National Roads Agency).[2]