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R5 Highway is a regional road corridor running from 
Automobile Association Roads Map
rhodesia.me.uk, Images, Retrieved 5 April 2016
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
to Mutare. It is also known as the A3 Highway. It is part of the Beira–Lobito Highway.
Background
InHarare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
the A3 Highway starts as Samora Machel Avenue (east), (
) while the A5 Highway that runs from Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
to Bulawayo
Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council ...
also begins as Samora Machel Avenue (west).
Those in and around Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
like to call it Mutare Road, while those in Mutare call it Harare Road. Together with the R2 Highway, it 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
• AtMarondera
Marondera (known as Marandellas until 1982) is a city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare.
History
It was first known as Marandella's Kraal, corrupted from Marondera, chief of the ruling VaRozvi people who ...
the P3 Highway turns left (north) to Murehwa. Its common name is the Marondera-Murehwa Road @ .
* At Rusape
Rusape is a town in Zimbabwe.
Location
It is located in Makoni District in Manicaland Province, in northeastern Zimbabwe. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Harare, the capital and the largest city in Zimbabwe. Rusape is situated on ...
the A14 Highway branches left (north) to Juliasdale
Juliasdale is a resort town in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. It is situated in the foothills of the Nyanga mountains in eastern Zimbabwe
Location
It is located approximately , by road, southwest of the town of Nyanga, where the district headquarters ...
and Nyanga @ .
• At Nyazura
Nyazura (formerly Inyazura) (the locals call it Nyazure) is the second largest urban settlement in Makoni District in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe located 72 km north-west of Mutare on the main road and railway linking Harare and Mutare. ...
the R6 Highway turns right (south) to Chivhu
Chivhu (called Enkeldoorn until 1982) is a small town in Zimbabwe, with an estimated population of 10,000 in 2007. It is located south of Harare on the main road south to Masvingo and South Africa.
Name
Chivhu's original name, Enkeldoorn, is a ...
. Its common name is the Chivhu-Nyazura Road.
* Just before Mutare, the highway A15 branches right (north) to Juliasdale
Juliasdale is a resort town in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. It is situated in the foothills of the Nyanga mountains in eastern Zimbabwe
Location
It is located approximately , by road, southwest of the town of Nyanga, where the district headquarters ...
and through to Nyanga and the Eastern Highlands.
SOURCE: AA MAPAA 1975 MaAutomobile Association Roads Map
rhodesia.me.uk, Images, Retrieved 5 April 2016
Waypoints
Major waypoints are *Marondera
Marondera (known as Marandellas until 1982) is a city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare.
History
It was first known as Marandella's Kraal, corrupted from Marondera, chief of the ruling VaRozvi people who ...
* Rusape
Rusape is a town in Zimbabwe.
Location
It is located in Makoni District in Manicaland Province, in northeastern Zimbabwe. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Harare, the capital and the largest city in Zimbabwe. Rusape is situated on ...
See also
* Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway *Transport in Zimbabwe
The government of Zimbabwe is the main provider of air, rail and road services; historically, there has been little participation of private investors in transport infrastructure.
Railways
The railway operator is National Railways of Zimbabwe.
...
* A9 Highway
References
{{reflist Roads in Zimbabwe