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Highway 66 (Hebrew: כביש 66) is a north–south highway in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.
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| כביש 66 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1929–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Salem Security Checkpoint | |||
| North end | Tel Kashish Interchange | |||
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| Country | Israel | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History edit
Highway 66 extends along the eastern lowlands below the Menashe Heights and the Carmel. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long. In the past the road continued south to Jenin, but today it ends at checkpoint. The northern section of the highway was constructed in 1929 to allow access to Tel Megiddo archaeological site for the anticipated visit of John D. Rockefeller Jr. The southern section was constructed in the 1930s, and the highway opened to general traffic between Haifa and Jenin in 1936 as a bypass road avoiding Nazareth.
Junctions & Interchanges (South to North) edit
| District[1] | Location[2] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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Salem Security Checkpoint[3] NO northbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates | |||||||
| Haifa | Ma'ale Iron | 1 | 0.62 | צומת זלפה (Zalafa Junction) |  Road 6532 | ||
| Northern | Megiddo | 3 | 1.9 | צומת מגידו (Megiddo Junction) |  Highway 65 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.0 | צומת מגידו עתיקות (Ancient Megiddo Junction) |  Road 6951 | ||||
| HaYogev | 5.5 | 3.4 | צומת היוגב (HaYogev Junction) | Entrance to HaYogev | |||
| Midrakh Oz | 7.4 | 4.6 | צומת מדרך עוז (Midrakh Oz Junction) | Entrance to Midrakh Oz | |||
| Mishmar Ha'Emek | 10 | 6.2 | צומת משמר העמק (Mishmar Ha'Emek Junction) |  Road 6953 | |||
| HaZore'a | 14 | 8.7 | צומת הזורע (HaZore'a Junction) | Entrance to HaZore'a | |||
| Yokneam | 17 | 11 | צומת התשבי (HaTishbi Junction) |  Route 772 | |||
| Kiryat Tiv'on | 18 | 11 | מחלף תל קשיש (Tel Kashish Interchange) |  Highway 6 Highway 77 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Landmarks edit
- Tel Megiddo National Park[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ "Checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza". B’Tselem. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Tel Megiddo National Park". The Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2020-08-18.