These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;
Montevideo Department • From the city centre up to the border with Canelones Department, Avenida Italia is the main route for
traffic to and from Ruta Interbalnearia. ;
Canelones Department • Upon crossing the
bridge over Arroyo Carrasco and entering
Ciudad de la Costa, Avenida Italia turns into Avenida de las Americas, which after ends at the old entrance of Carrasco International Airport. There, Route 101 (the extension of Camino Carrasco which goes to
Pando) carries the traffic for another until its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. • For the next , Route IB crosses the resorts of Ciudad de la Costa until the bridge over Arroyo Pando. •
Salinas, Routes 34, 87 North to
Empalme Olmos. •
Atlántida,
Route 11 North and then West to
Canelones and
San José. •
La Floresta, Route 35 North to
Dr. Francisco Soca. (This junction is a
bowtie variant of a
dumbbell interchange.) •
Cuchilla Alta, Route 70 North to
Route 9. ;
Maldonado Department •
Solís,
Route 9 merges from Pando. •
Pan de Azúcar, Route 37 South to
Piriápolis, Route 60 North to
Minas and
Route 9 splits East to
Rocha and
Chuy. •
Punta Ballena,
Route 12 North to
Minas. Note: The part from Pan de Azúcar until the Arroyo del Portero (before Pinares - Las Delicias) is marked in some maps and other sources as Route 93. • Upon reaching
Pinares – Las Delicias it turns into Rambla Claudio Williman all the way to
Punta del Este. ==References==