Estonian national road 5

National Road 5
National Road 5
Põhimaantee 5
Route information
Length	185 km (115 mi)
Major junctions
From	Pärnu
	Tori; Aluste; Vändra; Türi; Türi; Mäo; Aravete; Käravete; Tapa; Rakvere; Rakvere; Rakvere; Rakvere;
To	Sõmeru
Location
Country	Estonia
Counties	Pärnu County; Järva County; Lääne-Viru County
Highway system
	Transport in Estonia;

Põhimaantee 5 (abbreviated T5) is a 184-kilometre long west-east national main road in Estonia. The highway starts outside Pärnu. After this the main cities passed are Vändra, Türi, Paide and Rakvere. The highway ends in Sõmeru when intersecting with the T1.

The road forms a minor southwest-northeast transport artery in Estonia. In 2015, the highest traffic density on the route was between Sõmeru and Rakvere, with an AADT of 6,000. The figures nearly beat the section between Paide and Mäo, with an AADT of 5,900.

The road is a dual carriageway for 1.5 kilometres. The short section can be found at Mäo, on the interchange with the T2. Currently there are no plans to further widen the road.

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