Английская Википедия:Chile Route 5

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Chile Highway 5 or Route 5 known locally as Ruta 5 is Chile's longest route, Шаблон:Convert. It is part of the Pan-American Highway.

Stretch

It runs from the Peruvian border connecting with Peru Highway 1 Шаблон:Convert north of Arica to Puerto Montt where it connects by ferry to the island of Chiloé. It passes through Santiago, the country's capital, where it is called Autopista Central.

Highway grade

From the north border with Peru to north of Caldera, Ruta 5 is a two lane paved road with a speed limit of Шаблон:Convert. Between Caldera and Puerto Montt, the road was upgraded to a 4 lane freeway with Шаблон:Convert as speed limit, 20% faster than Chile's common Шаблон:Convert maximum speed limit. The highway ends in Puerto Montt, but it divides in two different routes, one crossing the Chacao Channel that separates Chiloé from the continent and another route named Carretera Austral (Spanish for Southern Highway) that was opened in the 1980s. The southern part of Ruta 5 crosses long extensions of native woods and important cities.

Freeway grade

South of La Serena to Puerto Montt (Шаблон:Convert) it is a 4 lane divided highway and toll road for the most part. It is Chile's longest freeway. The speed limit on the freeway is Шаблон:Convert and as of May 2007 drivers must travel with their lights on all day long.

Tunnels

Four tunnels are part of Route 5, namely El Melón, La Calavera I, La Calavera II and Angostura, which have lengths of Шаблон:Convert, Шаблон:Convert, Шаблон:Convert, Шаблон:Convert respectively.[1] Each one of them carries two lanes of traffic, except El Melón Tunnel, the only tunnel that carries a lane in each direction.

References

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