Provincial Highway 5 (Taiwan)

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Provincial Highway 5
台5線
Taipei-Keelung Highway
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length27.916 km (17.346 mi)
Major junctions
South end Prov 1 Prov 1a Prov 3 Prov 9 in Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Major intersections Nat 3 in Xizhi
North endPort of Keelung, Keelung
Location
CountryTaiwan
Highway system
Prov 4 Prov 6
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.