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.header-NOR{background:#f2a900}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="margin:0 0 4px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SA_road_N5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="National route N5 shield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/70px-SA_road_N5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/105px-SA_road_N5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SA_road_N5.svg/140px-SA_road_N5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></a></span></div> National route N5</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_N5_(South_Africa)_with_labels.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_the_N5_%28South_Africa%29_with_labels.svg/300px-Map_of_the_N5_%28South_Africa%29_with_labels.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_the_N5_%28South_Africa%29_with_labels.svg/450px-Map_of_the_N5_%28South_Africa%29_with_labels.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_the_N5_%28South_Africa%29_with_labels.svg/600px-Map_of_the_N5_%28South_Africa%29_with_labels.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">Route information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Maintained by <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Roads_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="South African National Roads Agency">SANRAL</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">235 km (146 mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Major junctions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">West end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/29px-SA_road_N1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/43px-SA_road_N1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/58px-SA_road_N1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N1_(South_Africa)" title="N1 (South Africa)">N1</a> at <a href="/wiki/Winburg" title="Winburg">Winburg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">East end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SA_road_N3.svg/29px-SA_road_N3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SA_road_N3.svg/43px-SA_road_N3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SA_road_N3.svg/58px-SA_road_N3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N3_(South_Africa)" title="N3 (South Africa)">N3</a> at <a href="/wiki/Harrismith" title="Harrismith">Harrismith</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Provinces</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Free_State_(province)" title="Free State (province)">Free State</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Major cities</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Free_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethlehem, Free State">Bethlehem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harrismith" title="Harrismith">Harrismith</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">Highway system</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Numbered_routes_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbered routes of South Africa">Numbered routes of South Africa</a></b></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1241597584">.mw-parser-output .browse-table{width:100%;background:none;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .browse-table+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+link+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+style+.browse-table{margin-top:3px}.mw-parser-output .browse-table td{padding:0;border:none;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .browse-table tr:not(:first-child) td{padding-top:3px}</style><table class="browse-table"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left">← <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/24px-SA_road_N4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/36px-SA_road_N4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/48px-SA_road_N4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)" title="N4 (South Africa)">N4</a></span></td><td style="padding-right:3px;padding-left:3px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="text-align:right;direction:rtl">→ <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SA_road_N6.svg/24px-SA_road_N6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SA_road_N6.svg/36px-SA_road_N6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SA_road_N6.svg/48px-SA_road_N6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N6_(South_Africa)" title="N6 (South Africa)">N6</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>N5</b> is a <a href="/wiki/National_route_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National route (South Africa)">national route</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> that connects the <a href="/wiki/N1_road_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="N1 road (South Africa)">N1</a> at <a href="/wiki/Winburg" title="Winburg">Winburg</a> with the <a href="/wiki/N3_road_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="N3 road (South Africa)">N3</a> at <a href="/wiki/Harrismith" title="Harrismith">Harrismith</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Senekal" title="Senekal">Senekal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Roux" title="Paul Roux">Paul Roux</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Free_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethlehem, Free State">Bethlehem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route">Route</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=N5_(South_Africa)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-kartographer-container thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 300px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme" style="width: 300px; height: 300px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-overlays="["_d28f9455a9bc6df08348f007a2659f322dde5d6d"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,300x300.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=N5_%28South_Africa%29&revid=1245018230&groups=_d28f9455a9bc6df08348f007a2659f322dde5d6d" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,300x300@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=N5_%28South_Africa%29&revid=1245018230&groups=_d28f9455a9bc6df08348f007a2659f322dde5d6d 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="thumbcaption">Detailed Route</div></div></div> <p>The N5 begins in <a href="/wiki/Winburg" title="Winburg">Winburg</a>, at an interchange with the <a href="/wiki/N1_(South_Africa)" title="N1 (South Africa)">N1</a> and the <a href="/wiki/R708_(South_Africa)" title="R708 (South Africa)">R708</a> north-west of the town centre. It is initially co-signed with the R708 eastwards, bypassing Winburg to the north (where the <a href="/wiki/R709_(South_Africa)" title="R709 (South Africa)">R709</a> provides access to the town centre). After 9 kilometres, the R708 becomes its own road south-east towards <a href="/wiki/Marquard" title="Marquard">Marquard</a>, leaving the N5 as the easterly road.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the R708 split east of Winburg, the N5 heads east for 54 kilometres to the town of <a href="/wiki/Senekal" title="Senekal">Senekal</a>. In Senekal West, the N5 is joined by the <a href="/wiki/R70_(South_Africa)" title="R70 (South Africa)">R70</a> from <a href="/wiki/Ventersburg" title="Ventersburg">Ventersburg</a> and the <a href="/wiki/R707_(South_Africa)" title="R707 (South Africa)">R707</a> from Marquard and they form one road eastwards through the Senekal town centre as Voortrekker Street. After 8 kilometres, east of Senekal, the R707 becomes its own road to the north-east and after another kilometre, the R70 becomes its own road to the south-east.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the R70 split east of Senekal, the N5 heads eastwards for 60 kilometres, through <a href="/wiki/Paul_Roux" title="Paul Roux">Paul Roux</a>, to the city of <a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Free_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethlehem, Free State">Bethlehem</a>, where it passes through the city centre as two one-way-streets (Muller Street eastwards and Kerk Street westwards). In the Bethlehem City Centre, the N5 meets the <a href="/wiki/R26_(South_Africa)" title="R26 (South Africa)">R26</a> and the south-eastern terminus of the <a href="/wiki/R76_(South_Africa)" title="R76 (South Africa)">R76</a> at the Commissioner Street junction. The R26 joins the N5 and they are <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">co-signed</a> eastwards through the city centre up to the Hospital Road junction, where the R26 becomes the road northwards and the N5 becomes the road southwards. It turns to the south-east and meets the western terminus of the <a href="/wiki/R712_(South_Africa)" title="R712 (South Africa)">R712</a> before crossing the <a href="/wiki/As_River" title="As River">As River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From Bethlehem, the N5 heads eastwards for 37 kilometres to bypass the town of <a href="/wiki/Kestell" title="Kestell">Kestell</a> and meet the <a href="/wiki/R57_(South_Africa)" title="R57 (South Africa)">R57</a> at an off-ramp junction north of the town centre. 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