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R5 road (Zimbabwe)

R5 Highway is a 270.8 kilometres (168.3 mi) regional road corridor running from Harare to Mutare. It is also known as the A3 Highway.[1][2] It is part of the Beira–Lobito Highway.

R5 road
Location
CountryZimbabwe
Highway system
Close to Machipanda Border Post

Background edit

In Harare the A3 Highway starts at Samora Machel Avenue (east), ( 17°50′37″S 31°07′57″E / 17.843485°S 31.132544°E / -17.843485; 31.132544 (A3/Samora Machel Avenue) ) while the A5 Highway that runs from Harare to Bulawayo also begins at Samora Machel Avenue (west).

Those in and around Harare like to call it Mutare Road, while those in Mutare call it Harare Road. Together with the R2 Highway, it forms the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway.

Operations edit

The R5 Highway links the Trans-African-Highway 9 to the Beira Corridor through the Machipanda Border Post east of Mutare. Together with the R3 it forms part of the Beira-Lobito Highway (the green route on this map)

 

Junctions edit

• At Marondera the P3 Highway turns left (north) to Murehwa. Its common name is the Marondera-Murehwa Road @ 18°11′17″S 31°32′44″E / 18.188065°S 31.545542°E / -18.188065; 31.545542 (A3/Marondera).

• At Nyazura the R6 Highway turns right (south) to Chivhu. Its common name is the Chivhu-Nyazura Road. 18°42′46″S 31°10′22″E / 18.712784°S 31.17271°E / -18.712784; 31.17271 (A3/R6 Nyazura)

  • Just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) before Mutare, the highway A15 branches right (north) to Juliasdale and through to Nyanga and the Eastern Highlands.

SOURCE: AA MAP[3]

Waypoints edit

Major waypoints are

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Google Maps Map Center -17.826817,31.03774 maps.googleapis.com|Maps|Retrieved 18 March 2016
  2. ^ Google Maps Map Center -18.533514,32.124600 maps.googleapis.com|Maps|Retrieved 18 March 2016
  3. ^ AA 1975 Map Automobile Association Roads Map rhodesia.me.uk|Images|Retrieved 5 April 2016

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