The R6 Highway is a primary road, a trunk road and regional road corridor link road in Zimbabwe.
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Background
The R6 begins in Chivhu at the junction with the R1 Highway which runs from Harare to Masvingo. 19.01963°S 30.897472°E / -19.01963; 30.897472 (R6 Chivhu-Nyazura Highway) It ends in Nyazura at the junction with A3 Harare-Mutare Highway. ( 18.712831°S 32.17266°E / -18.712831; 32.17266 (R6 Chivhu-Nyazura Highway A3 end) )
It is also known as Buhere Road because the main waypoint and halfway house is Buhera.
[Source Map: Chapter 9: Road Transport Services and Infrastructure -African: Map 9.2. Road Transport Network of Zimbabwe]
Operations
This road is the R1 link road to the R5 for traffic from Gweru to Mutare. It works in conjunction with the R7/A17 53 km from Chivhu towards Masvingo which links the R1/A4 with the R2/A5 for traffic from Mutare to Gweru.
It is tolled at Magamba Toll Plaza 17.5 km from Chivhu.