T5 road (Zambia)
| T5 Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 545 km (339 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| east end | T3 in Chingola | |||
| M8 in Mutanda | ||||
| west end | Jimbe border post with Angola | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Zambia | |||
| Provinces | Copperbelt Province, North-Western Province | |||
| Major cities | Chingola, Solwezi, Mwinilunga | |||
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The T5 is a trunk road in Zambia. It connects Chingola in the Copperbelt Province with Solwezi and Mwinilunga in the North-Western Province. The route extends to end at the Jimbe border post with Angola. It is the only other road after the M18 road that connects the towns of the North-Western and Copperbelt provinces and is currently the main route motorists use to reach Angola from Zambia. The section of the road from Chingola to Mutanda is a toll road (there is a tollgate just west of Chingola and a tollgate just west of Solwezi).
It is an alternative route to the Beira-Lobito Highway (which passes through the southern part of DR Congo) when travelling from the Copperbelt Province of Zambia to the Moxico Province of Angola.