Route 5 is a national route of

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General

Fructuoso Rivera José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was a Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, twice served as Uruguay's President and was one of the instigators ...

, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in country, along with Route 3, connecting Montevideo in the south with

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

in the north and passing through the centre of the country. The road is approximately in length. Upon reaching

Santana do Livramento Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, forming together an international city of almost 170,000 inhabitants. Santana do Livramento was founded on J ...

(the

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ian extension of Rivera), the road joins federal highway

BR-158 BR-158 is a federal highway of Brazil. One of the longest highways in the country, the road connects Altamira, Pará, to Santana do Livramento on the Uruguayan border where it joins Route 5 (Uruguay). In the original planning of the Ministry of ...

. The distance notation along Route 5 uses the same

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reference as Routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of

Plaza de Cagancha Plaza de Cagancha () is a public square in '' barrio'' Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva" ("new city"), outside ...

in the

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Destinations and junctions

These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;

Montevideo Department Montevideo () is a department (''departamento'') of Uruguay. It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the departme ...

* after its junction with Route 1, near the Ángel S. Adami Airport, Route 102 connects with

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. ;

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbou ...

*Km. 33 Villa Felicidad *Km. 47 Canelones, Route 11 Southeast to Atlántida & Northwest to San José de Mayo ;

Florida Department Florida () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Florida. It is located in the south of the central part of the country with Durazno Department to its north, the departments of Treinta y Tres and Lavalleja to its east, Canelones Department t ...

*Km. 75 Mendoza *Km. 94 Route 12 Southeast to

Minas Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the given name Minas * Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563) * Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309) * Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250) * Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler * Minas Avetisyan (1928� ...

Punta Ballena Punta Ballena is a small peninsula (''punta'') and a resort (''balneario''), as well as an important tourist attraction on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It comprises an approximately long stripe ...

*Km. 98

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*Km. 143 Sarandí Grande ;

Durazno Department Durazno () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means ''"peach"'' in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket. It is located in the centre of the country, and is bounded ...

*Km. 183

Durazno Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...

, Route 14 East to

Sarandí del Yí Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. Location It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department. The ...

La Coronilla La Coronilla is a village in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Location The village is located on the Atlantic coast on Route 9, about south of Chuy and the border with Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federat ...

(Coast of Rocha), West to Trinidad & Mercedes ;

Tacuarembó Department Tacuarembó () is the largest department of Uruguay and it is part of its northern region. Its capital is Tacuarembó. It borders Rivera Department to its north and east, the departments of Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and has th ...

*Km. 249

Paso de los Toros Paso de los Toros (''Bulls' Pass'') is a city of the Tacuarembó Department in Uruguay. History The Midland Uruguay Railway began operation in 1889 with a line that ran between Paso de los Toros and Salto. On 17 July 1903, the group of houses ...

*Km. 265 Route 20 to

Fray Bentos Fray Bentos () is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's ...

*Km. 390

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c ...

, Route 26 West & Southwest to

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital of Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Location The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, which forms the Argentina–Uruguay border, border with Argentina. It lies northwest of Montevideo via Rout ...

, East & Southeast to Melo ;

Rivera Department Rivera Department () is a department of the northern region of Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its w ...

*Km. 458 Route 30 Northwest to Artigas *Km. 496 Route 27 Southeast to

Vichadero Vichadero is a small village in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. Geography The village is located on Route 6, and its junction with Route 27. Its closest city is Melo, the capital of the Cerro Largo Department, about to the sout ...

and Route 6 *Km. 501 Rivera - connects to Brazilian Federal Roads BR-158 and BR-293.

References

External links

Viajando Por Uruguay, Rutas del Uruguay. Hoy; Ruta 5
Roads in Uruguay {{Uruguay-road-stub