ðə wˈɛstɚn ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ fˈaɪv bɪɡˈɪnz æt jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaɪweɪ sˈɪksti tˈuː ɪn ɡˈʊd, ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə ænd ɹˈʌnz sˈaʊθ ʌntˈɪl dʒˈʌst pˈæst lˈɪŋkən, wˌɛɹ ɪt tˈɜːnz ˈiːst.
The western SH-5 begins at U.S. Highway 62 in Gould, Oklahoma and runs south until just past Lincoln, where it turns east.