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{{Short description|Road in Taiwan}}
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|country=TWN
|type=NH
|route=5
|alternate_name=Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Freeway
|length_km=54.3
|length_round=1
|established=16 June 2006
|counties=Taipei, Yilan
|previous_type=NH
|previous_route=4
|next_type=NH
|next_route=6
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| map_custom  = yes
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'''National freeway 5''' is a [[freeway]] in [[Taiwan]], which begins in [[Taipei City]] at Nangang Junction on [[National freeway 3]] and ends in [[Su-ao, Yilan]] on Masai Road. Although it was called the '''Beiyi Freeway''' (Chinese abbreviation for Taipei to Yilan) prior to its final completion in June 2006, the official name is the '''Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Freeway''', after the early twentieth century Taiwanese political activist and Yilan native [[Chiang Wei-shui]].<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/06/15/2003313637 Taipei Times – archives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Major cities along the route==
*[[Taipei City]]
*[[New Taipei City]] (although this route passes through the mountainous area)
*[[Yilan City]]

==Intersections with other freeways and expressways==
*[[National freeway 3]] at Nangang JCT. in [[Taipei City]]

==Lanes==
The lanes in each direction are listed below.
*2 lanes:
**Nangang Junction&nbsp;– Su-ao Interchange

==Traffic rules==
The speed limit in the [[Hsuehshan Tunnel]] section is 90&nbsp;km/h.

The separation distance is 50 m.

==Toll Stations==
Only a toll station named and located in [[Toucheng]], [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]] is now active. Other toll stations on interchanges are not working until fare changed to based on mileages.

As of July 2008, Toucheng Toll Station has started [[Electronic toll collection|ETC]] service.

==Exit list==
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{{TWNint|exit|name
|county_special=[[Taipei City]]
|location_special=[[Nangang District, Taipei|Nangang]]
|km=0.0
|exit=0
|name=Nangang System
|road={{jct|country=TWN|Fwy|3|location1=[[Xizhi District|Xizhi]]|location2=[[Muzha District|Muzha]]|location3=[[Xindian District|Xindian]]}}
}}
{{TWNint|exit|name
|county_special=[[New Taipei City]]
|cspan=2
|location_special=[[Shiding District|Shiding]]
|km=4.0
|exit=4
|name=Shiding
|road={{jct|country=TWN|CR|106|CR|106B|location1=[[Shiding District|Shiding]]|location2=[[Shenkeng District|Shenkeng]]}}
|notes=Shiding Service Area is accessed off CR&nbsp;106B
}}
{{TWNint|exit|name
|location_special=[[Pinglin District|Pinglin]]
|km=14.7
|exit=14
|name=Pinglin
|road=[[Pinglin District|Pinglin]]
}}
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|county_special=[[New Taipei City]],<br />[[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|location_special=[[Pinglin District|Pinglin]],<br />[[Toucheng, Yilan|Toucheng]]
|km=15.3
|km2=28.3
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|tunnel=[[Hsuehshan Tunnel]]
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{{TWNint|exit|name
|county_special=[[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan]]
|cspan=4
|location_special=[[Toucheng, Yilan|Toucheng]]
|km=29.7
|exit=30
|name=Toucheng
|road={{jct|country=TWN|PH|2G|PH|9|location1=[[Toucheng, Yilan|Toucheng]]|location2=[[Jiaoxi, Yilan|Jiaoxi]]}}
}}
{{TWNint|exit|name
|location_special=[[Jiaoxi, Yilan|Jiaoxi]],<br />[[Zhuangwei, Yilan|Zhuangwei]],<br />[[Yilan City|Yilan]]
|km=36.2
|km2=41.1
|exit=38
|name=Yilan
|road={{jct|country=TWN|CR|191A|to2=to|PH|7|CR|191|CR|192|location1=[[Zhuangwei, Yilan|Zhuangwei]]|location2=[[Yilan City|Yilan]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{TWNint|exit|name
|location_special=[[Wujie, Yilan|Wujie]],<br />[[Luodong]]
|km=45.5
|km2=47.8
|exit=47
|name=Luodong
|road={{jct|country=TWN|CR|191A|to2=to|CR|196|location1=[[Wujie, Yilan|Wujie]]|city2=Luodong}}
|notes=
}}
{{TWNint|exit|name
|location_special=[[Su-ao, Yilan|Suao]]
|km=54.3
|exit=54
|name=Suao
|road={{jct|country=TWN|to1=To|PH|2|PH|9|location1=[[Su-ao, Yilan|Suao]]|location2=[[Dongshan, Yilan|Dongshan]]}}
|notes=
}}
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==Notes==
The section between [[Toucheng, Yilan|Toucheng Township]] and [[Suao|Suao Township]] of Yilan County was completed in January 2006.

[[Hsuehshan Tunnel]] between [[Pinglin, Taipei]] and [[Toucheng, Yilan]] is 12.9&nbsp;km long. It is the fifth longest road [[tunnel]] in the world.

Extension to [[Hualien City]] is planned, but the construction is suspended due to environmental concerns.

[[Pinglin IC]] located in Taipei water preservation area, is temporarily opened before the [[Hsuehshan Tunnel]] completed. It will not open to public due to environmental protection issues. The water on the freeway is collected by the water processing plant to prevent polluting the preservation area.

==Su-Hua Freeway==
Su-Hua Freeway (蘇花高速公路) is a future freeway project executed by [[Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau]]. It will be constructed between [[Su-ao, Yilan]] and [[Ji-an, Hualien]]. It may cost over 100 billion [[New Taiwan dollar]]s to build. Due to environmental protection issues, this project is temporarily suspended. The next item will be Hua-dong Freeway and South Link Freeway.

===Realignment of Su-Hua Highway===
In 2008, a realignment of the [[Su-Hua Highway]] was suggested, which was named "Suhuati." It would be between [[Nan-ao, Yilan]] and [[Heping, Hualien]], and would cost approximately {{ntd|30}} billion to build.

In 2010, the project was renamed to [[Suhuagai]]. The project was intended to improve dangerous sections between Suao and Chongde; the MOTC said it will start construction in 2011.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o1H34jRDrM]

==References==
*http://www.freeway.gov.tw/
*http://www.taneeb.gov.tw/home.htm
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{{Freeways and Expressways in Taiwan}}

[[Category:Highways in Taiwan|Freeway 5]]