title: Route 5 (Paraguay)
text: # Route 5 (Paraguay)
  
  National Route 5 (in Spanish, Ruta Nacional Número 5 "Gral. Bernardino Caballero", or simply Ruta Quinta) is a highway in northern Paraguay, it runs from Fortín Pilcomayo to Pedro Juan Caballero. It crosses 3 departments, Presidente Hayes, Concepcion, and Amambay.
  
  ## Distances and important cities
  
  The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 5 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).
  
  | Km | City | Department | Junctions |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | Fortín Pilcomayo | Presidente Hayes | |
  | 48 | Fortín Gral. Díaz | Presidente Hayes | PY12 |
  | 101 | Fortín Mayor Ávalos | Presidente Hayes | PY16 |
  | 235 | Pozo Colorado | Presidente Hayes | PY09 |
  | 380 | Concepción City | Concepcion | PY22 |
  | 425 | Horqueta | Concepcion | |
  | 492 | Yby Yaú | Concepcion | PY08 (S) |
  | 531 | Cruce Bella Vista | Amambay | PY08 (N) |
  | 577 | Pedro Juan Caballero | Amambay | PY17 |
  