S5 highway (Georgia)
S5 | |
|---|---|
| საერთაშორისო 5 | |
| Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi | |
The new motorway section at Sagarejo | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Existed | 1996–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Tbilisi |
| East end | Azerbaijan border (Lagodekhi) |
| Location | |
| Georgia | |
| Municipalities | Tbilisi, Gardabani, Sagarejo, Gurjaani, Sighnaghi, Lagodekhi |
| Highway system | |
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The Georgian S5 route (Georgian: საერთაშორისო მნიშვნელობის გზა ს55, Saertashoriso mnishvnelobis gza S5, road of international importance), also known as Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi (Azerbaijan border) or Kakheti Highway, is a "road of international importance" within the Georgian road network and runs from Tbilisi via Sagarejo and Bakurtsikhe to the border with Azerbaijan near Lagodekhi over a distance of 160 kilometres (99 mi). After crossing the Georgian-Azerbaijan border the highway continues as M5 to Zagatala and Yevlakh.