M-5 highway (Montenegro)

M-5 highway (Montenegrin: Magistralni put M-5) (formerly part of M-2 highway east of Ribarevine) is a Montenegrin roadway.

M-5 highway
Magistralni put M-5
Route information
Part of E-65 / E-80
Length	77.7 km (48.3 mi)
Existed	1971–present
Major junctions
West end	M-2 / E-763 in Ribarevine
	R-2 in Berane R-12 in Budimlja R-12 in Kalače R-5 in Rožaje R-6 in Most Zeleni (Rožaje)
East end	IB-22 / E65 / E80 in Dračenovac (border with Serbia)
Location
Municipalities	Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva, Bar, Podgorica, Kolašin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Rožaje
Highway system
Highways in Montenegro ← M-4 M-6 →

History

The M-5 highway was part of historical M-2 highway in Montenegro. Construction on this highway began in 1953 and finished in 1971.[1]

In January 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs published bylaw on categorisation of state roads.[2] With new categorisation, part of previous M-2 highwaywas designated as M-5 highway.

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Bijelo Polje	Ribarevine	0.0	0.0	M-2 / E-65 / E-80 / E-763 – Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac, Prijepolje (Serbia)	Western end of E 65 concurrency Western end of E 80 concurrency
Berane	Berane	27.3	17.0	R-2 – Andrijevica
	Budimlja	28.4	17.6	R-12 – Petnjica
Rožaje	Kalače	50.0	31.1	R-12 – Petnjica
	Rožaje	58.4	36.3	R-5 – Dacići, Peć (Kosovo)
	Most Zeleni	59.4	36.9	R-6 – Vuča, Tutin (Serbia)
	Dračenovac	77.7	48.3	IB-22 / E65 / E80 – Novi Pazar (Serbia)	Border crossing with Serbia Eastern end of E 65 concurrency Eastern end of E 80 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. • Doderović, Miroslav; Ivanović, Zdravko (Fall 2012). Drumski saobraćaj u Crnoj Gori [Vehicular transport in Montenegro] (PDF) (in Montenegrin). Matica crnogorska. p. 483. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Izgrаdnjа Јаdrаnskоg puta na tеritоriјi Crnе Gоrе pоčеlа је 1953. gоdine а zаdnjа njеgоvа diоnicа zаvršеna је 1971. gоdinе.
2. "Pravilnik o kategorizaciji državnih puteva" [Regulation on categorisation of state roads]. www.sluzbenilist.me (in Montenegrin). Official Gazette of Montenegro. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.