Provincial Highway 5 (Taiwan)

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Provincial Highway 5
Taipei-Keelung Highway
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Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length27.916 km (17.346 mi)
Major junctions
South endTW PHW1.svg Prov 1 TW PHW1a.svg Prov 1a TW PHW3.svg Prov 3 TW PHW9.svg Prov 9 in Zhongzheng District, Taipei
 TWHW3.svg Nat 3 in Xizhi
North end Port of Keelung, Keelung
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan
TW PHW4.svg Prov 4 TW PHW6.svg Prov 6
Provincial Highway 5 Zhongxiao and Zhongshan Road Intersection.jpg
Provincial Highway 5

Provincial Highway 5 (Chinese :台5線) is a 27.916 km-long provincial Taiwanese highway that connects Taipei and its nearest port Keelung. Before the freeway system was built, this was the primary route for goods transportation. The road is a major avenue (known as Zhongxiao East Road) in Taipei city, and is the north–south divide for the city. It also passes through downtown Xizhi and Keelung.

Route Description

The route begins at the intersection of Highway 1, 1a, 3, and 9 in front of Executive Yuan in Taipei. The highway continues along Zhongxiao East Road (忠孝東路), passing through downtown Taipei, before turning onto Academia Road (研究院路) and Nangang Road (南港路) in Nangang District. The road then exits Taipei where it enters Xizhi in New Taipei City. In Xizhi the road follows Xintaiwu Road (新台五路, literally "New PH 5 Road") heading towards Keelung, bypassing downtown Xizhi. In Keelung the highway passes through the communities of Wudu, Qidu and Badu before reaching the downtown. Once in downtown Keelung, the road runs concurrently with PH 2 until it reaches its terminus at Port of Keelung.

The highway runs parallel to the railroad lines connecting Taipei and Keelung for most of its length.

Spur routes

Historic spur routes

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