R5 road (Zimbabwe)
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R5 Highway is a 270.8 kilometres (168.3 mi) regional road corridor running from Harare to Mutare. It is one and the same national A3 Highway.[1][2]
Background[]
In Harare the A3 Highway starts as Samora Machel Avenue (east), ( 17°50′37″S 31°07′57″E / 17.843485°S 31.132544°E ) while the A5 Highway that runs from Harare to Bulawayo also begins as Samora Machel Avenue (west).
WikiMiniAtlasThose in and around Harare like to call it Mutare Road, while those in Mutare call it Harare Road. In fact the R5 Highway which is the A3 Highway is a continuation of the R2 Highway to form the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway.
Operations[]
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[]
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• At Marondera the turns left (north) to Murehwa. Its common name is the @ 18°11′17″S 31°32′44″E / 18.188065°S 31.545542°E.
- At Rusape the branches left (north) to Juliasdale and Nyanga @ 18°32′01″S 32°07′26″E / 18.53364°S 32.12395°E.
• At Nyazura the R6 Highway turns right (south) to Chivhu. Its common name is the . 18°42′46″S 31°10′22″E / 18.712784°S 31.17271°E
- Just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) before Mutare, the highway branches right (north) to Juliasdale and through to Nyanga and the Eastern Highlands.
SOURCE: AA MAP[3]
Waypoints[]
Major waypoints are
See also[]
- Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway
- Transport in Zimbabwe
- A9 Highway
References[]
- ^ Google Maps Map Center -17.826817,31.03774 maps.googleapis.com|Maps|Retrieved 18 March 2016
- ^ Google Maps Map Center -18.533514,32.124600 maps.googleapis.com|Maps|Retrieved 18 March 2016
- ^ AA 1975 Map Automobile Association Roads Map rhodesia.me.uk|Images|Retrieved 5 April 2016
- Roads in Zimbabwe