National Road 5 (Cambodia)

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	National Road 5 in Cambodia
	map
	Basic data
Operator:	Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Start of the street:	Phnom Penh
End of street:	Poipet
Overall length:	407 km
of which in operation:	407 km
Provinces :	Phnom Penh; Kandal; Kampong Chhang (Province); Pursat (province); Battambang (province); Bantey Meanchey;

The National Highway 5 (NH 5) is one of eight national highways in Cambodia and part of the entire course of the Asian Highway 1 (AH 1) . It runs a distance of 407 kilometers from the capital Phnom Penh in a north-westerly direction to the Thai border.

Street description

The national road begins in Phnom Penh at the Chroy Changva Bridge on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River . The road leads to Udong directly on the bank of the Tonle Sap in a northerly direction. There it leaves the direct bank area and runs parallel to the river to Kampong Chhnang . Then it continues in a north-westerly direction past the south bank of Tonle Sap Lake to Pursat . From there the NH 5 continues northwest to the largest city on the route, Battambang . In Sisophon which opens National Road 6 a. From here to the border town of Poipet , the national trunk road 5 forms part of the most important road connections for tourism in Cambodia, namely the one from Thailand to Siem Reap or Angkor . After the Poipet border crossing, Route 33 joins on the Thai side .

End of the NH 5 in the roundabout at the Poipet border crossing

National Road 5 thus connects the following provinces:

From Pursat, the railway line from Phnom Penh to Poipet runs parallel to National Road 5 .

literature

Road maps of the Ministry of Construction and Transport of Cambodia : Kandal , Kampong-Chhnang , Pursat , Battambang , Banteay-Meanchey


Expressways	E 1 • E 4
National Highways	NH 1 • NH 2 • NH 3 • NH 4 • NH 5 • NH 6 • NH 7 • NH 8