In 1981, it was assigned the name General Aparicio Saravia, a national hero of Uruguay.

[1] It connects Montevideo with Melo in the northeast.

The road is approximately 387 kilometres in length.

[2] The distance notation along Route 5 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo.

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