The R512 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Brits, North West with Randburg, Gauteng via the western side of Hartbeespoort.

From the R560 interchange, it continues south-east, crossing the Magalies River & turning eastwards at a T-junction, bypassing the Hartbeespoort Dam to the south, to pass through the town of Broederstroom.

[1] From Broederstroom, the R512 makes a 25 km journey to enter the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and reach the Lanseria International Airport.

[1] As of 03 September 2020, a new route has been opened named the Pampoen Nek Pass,[3] effectively continuing the R512 northwards from the R560 interchange for 6 km[4] up to the next off-ramp junction just south of the R512 & N4 interchange (north of the old R512 & R104 split), where the R512 now becomes the road northwards towards Brits while the Pampoen Nek Pass continues westwards to join the N4 West.

[4] It was built to reduce the traffic that occurs on the older longer section of the R512 through Damdoryn, which is also labelled as a high accident zone adjacent to Kosmos Village.