R5 road (Zimbabwe)

R5 Highway is a 270.8 kilometres (168.3 mi) regional road corridor running from Harare to Mutare.

In Harare the A3 Highway starts at Samora Machel Avenue (east), ( 17°50′37″S 31°07′57″E / 17.843485°S 31.132544°E / -17.843485; 31.132544 (A3/Samora Machel Avenue) ) while the A5 Highway that runs from Harare to Bulawayo also begins at Samora Machel Avenue (west).

The R5 Highway links the Trans-African-Highway 9 to the Beira Corridor through the Machipanda Border Post east of Mutare.

Together with the R3 it forms part of the Beira-Lobito Highway (the green route on this map)

• At Marondera the P3 Highway turns left (north) to Murehwa.