Chile Route 5

Route 5
Ruta 5
Highway system
Highways in Chile

Chile Highway 5 or Route 5 known locally as Ruta 5 is Chile's longest route, 3,364 kilometres (2,090 mi). It is part of the Pan-American Highway.

Stretch

It runs from the Peruvian border connecting with Peru Highway 1 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Arica to Puerto Montt where it connects by ferry to the island of Chiloé. It passes through Santiago, the country's capital, where it is called Autopista Central.

Highway grade

From the north border with Peru to north of Caldera, Ruta 5 is a two lane paved road with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Between Caldera and Puerto Montt, the road was upgraded to a 4 lane freeway with 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) as speed limit, 20% faster than Chile's common 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) maximum speed limit. The highway ends in Puerto Montt, but it divides in two different routes, one crossing the Chacao Channel that separates Chiloé from the continent and another route named Carretera Austral (Spanish for Southern Highway) that was opened in the 1980s. The southern part of Ruta 5 crosses long extensions of native woods and important cities.

Freeway grade

South of La Serena to Puerto Montt (1,494 kilometres or 928 miles) it is a 4 lane divided highway and toll road for the most part. It is Chile's longest freeway. The speed limit on the freeway is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) and as of May 2007 drivers must travel with their lights on all day long.

Tunnels

Four tunnels are part of Route 5, namely El Melón, La Calavera I, La Calavera II and Angostura, which have lengths of 2,543 m (8,343 ft), 298 m (978 ft), 298 m (978 ft), 341 m (1,119 ft) respectively.^[1] Each one of them carries two lanes of traffic, except El Melón Tunnel, the only that carries a lane in each direction.

References

↑ "Dimensionamiento y Características de la Red Vial Nacional" (in Spanish). Dirección de Vialidad del Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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Roads of Chile
National Roads	1-CH 5-CH Panamericana 7-CH 9-CH 11-CH 12-CH 15-CH 16-CH 21-CH 23-CH 24-CH 25-CH 26-CH 27-CH 28-CH 31-CH 41-CH 43-CH 44-CH 45-CH 47-CH 57-CH 60-CH Panamericana 62-CH 66-CH 68-CH 70-CH 71-CH 72-CH 73-CH 74-CH 76-CH 78-CH 79-CH 90-CH 115-CH 125-CH 126-CH 128-CH 148-CH 150-CH 152-CH 154-CH 156-CH 158-CH 160-CH 180-CH 181-CH 182-CH 194-CH 199-CH 201-CH 203-CH 205-CH 207-CH 215-CH 225-CH 226-CH 231-CH 235-CH 240-CH 245-CH 250-CH 255-CH 257-CH 265-CH 730-CH
XV Arica and Parinacota Region I Tarapacá Region	A-15 A-23 A-27 A-31 A-35 A-37 A-40 A-45 A-65 A-75 A-85 A-93 A-95 A-97 A-133 A-137 A-210 A-302 A-367 A-371 A-375 A-414 A-469 A-475 A-477 A-487 A-489 A-493 A-500 A-515 A-525 A-545 A-555 A-557 A-561 A-563 A-565 A-616 A-629 A-630 A-639 A-651 A-665 A-675 A-685 A-687 A-760 A-959 A-961 A-963
II Antofagasta Region	B-20 B-55 B-70 B-81 B-92 B-97-A B-245 B-262 B-272 B-320 B-350 B-400 B-410 B-430 B-446 B-475 B-710
III Atacama Region	C-13 C-17 C-35 C-46 C-48 C-35 C-46 C-115-B C-237 C-261 C-304 C-308 C-314 C-360 C-366 C-370 C-390 C-399 C-410 C-411 C-414 C-416 C-420 C-423 C-432 C-440 C-442 C-449 C-451 C-455 C-467 C-483 C-484 C-495 C-527 C-565 C-569 C-611
IV Coquimbo Region	D-35 D-51 D-110 D-115 D-135 D-145 D-165 D-180 D-190 D-555
V Valparaíso Region	E-46 E-89 F-10-G F-20 F-30-E F-50 F-90 F-94 F-188 F-220 F-518 F-724 F-962-G
V Valparaíso Region San Antonio Province Metropolitan Region	G-10-F G-11 G-13 G-16 G-21 G-25 G-30 G-34 G-45 G-60 G-73 G-78 G-131 G-184 G-192 G-198 G-251 G-260 G-355 G-455 G-457 G-690
VI Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region	G-880 H-25 H-30 H-35 H-255 I-20 I-50 I-60 I-62-G I-70-J I-72 I-80-G I-82 I-502
VII Maule Region	J-25 J-30-I J-40 J-55 J-60 J-65 K-15 K-16 K-25 K-31 K-45 K-60 L-11 L-25 L-30-M L-32 L-35 L-45 L-55 L-75 L-85 M-50 M-80-N
VIII Bío Bío Region	N-31 N-45 N-47 N-50 N-59 N-97-Q N-114 N-299 N-319 N-450 N-451 N-455 N-679 N-745 N-965 P-60-R O-14 O-50 O-54 O-60 O-97-N O-170 O-220 O-260 O-561 O-630 O-634 O-670 O-722 P-60-R P-70 Q-33-N Q-35 Q-50 Q-60 Q-61-R Q-75 Q-769 Q-953 R-150
IX Araucanía Region	R-76-S R-86 R-90-P S-16 S-40 S-51
XIV Los Ríos Region	T-70 T-202 T-206
X Los Lagos Region	U-40 V-85 V-90
XI Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region	X-10 X-13 X-24 X-91 X-265 X-421 X-550 X-600 X-608 X-728 X-735 X-890
XII Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region	Y-120 Y-135 Y-150 Y-156 Y-158 Y-160 Y-166 Y-180 Y-257 Y-290

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