Route 5 is a National Road in Bolivia. The road is 898 km long and traverses the Bolivian Altiplano from northeast to southwest, from the Cordillera Oriental. The road crosses the departments of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, and Potosí.[1]

Route 5 shield
Route 5
Ruta 5
Route information
Length898 km (558 mi)
Major junctions
North-east endLa Palizada
South-west endHito LX near Chilean border
Location
CountryBolivia
Highway system
  • Highways of Bolivia
Route 4 Route 6

Route

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Route 5 begins in the north-east as a turnoff from Route 7 at La Palizada and ends in the south-west at a village of Hito LX on the Chilean border.

The first 80 kilometres from La Palizada are paved straight, the following 540 kilometres to Uyuni are completely paved. The remaining 260km southwest of Uyuni are unpaved.

Route 5 has been declared part of the Bolivian National Road "Red Vial Fundamental" by Decree 25.134 of 31 August 1998.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "5 · Bolivia". 5 · Bolivia. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ "Bolivia: Decreto Supremo Nº 25134, 21 de agosto de 1998". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.