National Highway 5 (Myanmar)

National Highway 5 (NR5) is a highway of southern-central Burma. It connects Taungoo to Hopong, east of Taunggyi.

The highway is fed by the National Highway 1 at Taungoo at 18°56′31″N 96°26′36″E / 18.94194°N 96.44333°E / 18.94194; 96.44333. It initially goes in the northeast-east direction and then southeast until just south of the town of Hpasawng when the highway forks to the north at 18°49′37″N 97°18′53″E / 18.82694°N 97.31472°E / 18.82694; 97.31472. The highway then continues in a northerly direction and eventually joins the west-east flowing National Highway 4 at Hopong at 20°48′2″N 97°10′25″E / 20.80056°N 97.17361°E / 20.80056; 97.17361.


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