Provincial Highway 5 (Taiwan)
| Provincial Highway 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 台5線 | ||||
| Taipei-Keelung Highway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | ||||
| Length | 27.916 km (17.346 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Prov 1 Prov 1a Prov 3 Prov 9 in Zhongzheng District, Taipei | |||
| Nat 3 in Xizhi | ||||
| North end | Port of Keelung, Keelung | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Taiwan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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.