After Polokwane, the N1 heads north, crossing the Tropic of Capricorn before passing Louis Trichardt. The N1 then winds through the Soutpansberg Mountains (containing two short tunnels) before heading to Musina (passing the last tollgate before Musina). Plans are underway for a bypass around Musina (it will be an 8km highway west of the Musina CBD; to be completed in October 2021). The route then makes a 16 km line for the Beit Bridge border crossing with Zimbabwe on the Limpopo River.