Highway 60 (Israel–Palestine)
Highway 60 | ||||
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כביש 60 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 235 km (146 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Beersheba Highway 25 (David Hacham Blvd.) | |||
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North end | Nazareth HaMusachim Junction | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Israel | |||
Major cities | Beersheba, Hebron, Gush Etzion, Jerusalem, Afula, Nazareth | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 60 or (Hebrew: כביש שישים, Kvish Shishim; Arabic: الطريق السريع ستين at-Tariq as-Sarie Sitiin) is a south–north intercity road in Israel and the Palestinian West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.
Route and specifics
[edit]The Highway in large part follows the same general route as the so-called biblical "Way of the Patriarchs" (Hebrew: דרך האבות, romanized: (Derech HaAvot)), since it also follows the central watershed of the hill country, which figures prominently in the travels of the Biblical patriarchs.[1]
From its junction with Highway 40 in Beersheba to the city's outskirts, Route 60 is a dual carriageway with at-grade intersections. While it continues on to serve as the main north–south artery between Israeli settlements and Palestinian communities such as the cities of Hebron and Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, it is a two-lane, shoulderless road until past Hebron at Gush Etzion Junction, where it regains its lane-separation until short of Bethlehem, that section having recently been widened. Upon entering Jerusalem, its lanes are again mostly separated as it serves as a central artery in the city center. In the northern quarters it becomes a separate grade freeway with multiple interchanges, from where it continues through the central and northern West Bank as a two-lane road, not being divided again until the stretch between Afula and its terminus in downtown Nazareth.[2]
Due to it running through a mainly rural setting, many of the junctions along its route feature hitchhiking posts called trempiadas.
Access, bypass roads
[edit]At present, the highway is non-contiguous pending final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The section through Jenin is closed to yellow (Israeli) license plates. The sections north and south of the West Bank and through Jerusalem are closed to green (Palestinian Authority) license plates.[3]
Before the Oslo Accords, Palestinians lived under Israeli authority and could travel freely on the road. After the Palestinian Authority assumed control over various cities, Israel established checkpoints on areas of the route which entered Palestinian jurisdiction. New routes of highway were paved so that Israeli traffic could bypass the Palestinian towns in order to reduce friction. These so-called bypass roads, while a contentious issue in their own right due to the varying levels of limitation on Palestinian access, also served as an improvement to the road which allowed traffic to flow around, rather than through the heart of congested urban areas.
Tunnels Highway
[edit]One of the more sophisticated segments – built on lands east of the Green line set in 1967 – is the stretch known as the Tunnels Highway. Designed by a French firm [specify], the route leads from southern Jerusalem to the Jewish settlements area of Gush Etzion, bypasses Bethlehem and then heading to the northwest using a pair of tunnels; the northern tunnel, called the Gilo tunnel because it is adjacent to the Gilo neighborhood/Settlement, is 270 metres long. The second tunnel, called the Refaim tunnel based on the nearby Refaim Valley and passing under Har Gilo and Beit Jala, is 900 m long, making it the longest road tunnel in the West Bank. The tunnels are linked by the West Bank's highest and longest bridge, crossing the Walaja Valley.[citation needed]
In Jerusalem
[edit]Within Jerusalem, Highway 60, known by the municipality as the Talpiot–Atarot Axis and often referred to by its official Jerusalem Municipality designation, "Road 1" (not to be confused with National Highway 1), is the central north–south artery running through the city centre. The Jerusalem portion of the road begins at the Tunnels Road (the northern end of the Bethlehem Bypass), passes the edges of Gilo and Beit Safafa, joins the "Hebron Road" (Hebrew: דרך חברון) from Bethlehem and continues northward through Talpiot. This section is divided with multiple lanes and has undergone recent construction to include dedicated bus lanes and infrastructure for its eventual conversion into a line of the Jerusalem Light Rail.
At its junction with David Remez Street, in the Abu Tor neighborhood, Route 60 narrows and descends into the Hinnom Valley, curving around Sultan's Pool directly under Mount Zion. It then ascends as Hativat Yerushalayim Street to intersect with the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem.
From there it runs underneath the Jaffa Gate Square, briefly overlaps Jaffa Road and then enters "HaTsanhanim Tunnel" passing underneath Jerusalem's New Gate. It emerges just west of the Damascus Gate intersecting with Street of the Prophets, again becoming a divided street. This section of the road includes tracks for the now completed Jerusalem Light Rail's red line.
Briefly called Heil HaHandassa Boulevard and then Haim Bar-Lev Boulevard, it continues northward passing Meah Shearim, the American Colony, and French Hill, until Meinertzhagen junction, where it becomes a separate grade freeway. As a freeway, it interchanges with Highway 1 at Sha'ar Mizrah. The freeway then bypasses Shuafat with one of the longest and highest bridges in the country, feeding into Beit Hanina and Pisgat Ze'ev with two more interchanges. It continues as an at-grade road intersecting with Neve Yaakov Blvd. and finally exits the city near Kalandia.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
[edit]Route 60 was a central scene of violence during the al-Aqsa Intifada, which was in part defined by the thousands of shooting attacks on its Israeli traffic, including hundreds of casualties. [citation needed] The Israeli Army, in response, has fortified various sections with anti-sniper walls and had established checkpoints along the route.[citation needed] The Tunnels Highway came under particularly heavy assault during the shooting on Gilo neighborhood since it lies between Gilo and Beit Jala. The concrete barriers employed on other dangerous stretches of road were too heavy to be supported by the bridge, and so a barrier of bulletproof composite armour similar to that employed on Merkava tanks was constructed.[citation needed]
The road was also the site of terrorist attacks in June,[4] August 2010,[5][6] and June 2015.
Junctions and interchanges
[edit]This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
km | Location | Name | Type | Meaning | Road(s) Crossed |
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↓Beersheba Municipal Boundary↓ | |||||
Hebron Road | |||||
0 | Beersheba | Highway 25, Route 406 (David Hacham Blvd.) | |||
0.3 | Industrial Zone | Nordau St., Rothschild Blvd. | |||
0.4 | Industrial Zone | Dekel St. | |||
0.4 | Industrial Zone | HaNagarim St. | |||
0.7 | Industrial Zone | HaTahana St. | |||
0.8 | Industrial Zone | HaNagarim St. | |||
0.9 | Industrial Zone | Shazar Blvd. | |||
1 | Industrial Zone | Pinhas HaHotzev St. | |||
1.2 | Industrial Zone | Yosef HaBurska'i St. | |||
1.5 | Shopping District, Industrial Zone |
Heil HaHandasa St., Yitzhak Nafaha St. | |||
2.4 | Industrial Zone | Saadia Malal Blvd. | |||
2.4 | Industrial Zone | David Ben-Gurion Blvd. | |||
2.6 | Machteshim Industrial Zone |
Avraham Ben Ami St. | |||
3.5 | Beersheba | צומת חטיבת הנגב (Hativat HaNegev Junction) |
Negev Brigade | Ben Tzion Carmel Blvd., Highway 40 south | |
↑Beersheba Municipal Boundary↑ | |||||
4.3 | Omer, Tel as-Sabi |
צומת תל שבע (Tel Sheva Junction) |
Hill of 'Seven' or 'Oath' | Tel Sheva Rd., Highway 40 north | |
5.7 | Omer | Tamar St. | |||
5.9 | Omer Industrial Park |
Omrim St. | |||
7.3 | Omer | מחלף עומר (Omer Interchange) |
Tapuz St. | ||
9.9 | Tarabin al-Sane'/Umra, Umm Batin |
local road | |||
Under Construction | |||||
11 | Kiryat HaModi'in[7] Umm Batin Abu Sabit, al-Sayyid |
מחלף קריית המודיעין (Kiryat Ha'Modi'in Interchange) |
local road | ||
11.2 | מחלף שוקת (Shoket Interchange) |
Highway 6 | |||
13 | מחלף מיתר (Meitar Interchange) |
Water Trough | Highway 31 | ||
14.5 | Carmit | צומת כרמית (Carmit Junction) |
local road | ||
15.7 | Meitar | צומת מיתר (Meitar Junction) |
Cord | Hebron Blvd. | |
16.2 | Kibbitz Kramim | צומת כרמים (Kramim Junction) |
Vineyards | local road | |
17.6 | צומת סנסנה (Sansana Junction) |
(Biblical) Palm Tree | local road to Sansana | ||
18.5 | Green Line | ||||
18.5 | Green Line, Meitar Terminal[8][9] |
entrance to passenger terminal and cargo transfer station | |||
18.6 | Meitar Security Checkpoint | ||||
↑NO southbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates↑ | |||||
18.7 | Green Line, Meitar Terminal |
Road 6002 to Teneh Omarim, ad-Dhahiriya, Meitar Terminal | |||
Dhahiriya Bypass | |||||
27 | Meitarim Industrial Park | צומת שמעה (Shim'a Junction) |
named after minor biblical figure |
Route 317 | |
27.1 | Shim'a (Yonadav) | local road | |||
28 | Mitzpe Eshtemoa | local road | |||
31.5 | as-Simya, as-Samu' |
Road 3178 | |||
33.5 | Otniel | local road | |||
34.2 | Khursa | צומת עתניאל (Otniel Junction) |
named after biblical judge |
local road | |
Otniel-Hagai Road | |||||
35.2 | Karma | local road | |||
36 | Abda | local road | |||
37 | Deir Razih | local road | |||
37.9 | Tarrama | Road 3265 | |||
38.8 | al-Hijra | Road 3266 | |||
38.85 | Hadab al-Fawwar, al-Fawwar |
Road 3266 | |||
41.2 | Hebron (south) | Wadi al-Mufeer St | |||
Hebron Bypass | |||||
41.5 | Beit Hagai | local road | |||
43.3 | Hebron (south), Qilqis |
Be'er Shahin St | |||
44.5 | Hebron (south) | entrance to District coordination Office DCO | |||
45.7 | Hebron (south) | צומת הכבשים (HaKvasim Junction) |
sheep | Route 3268 al-Malik Suleiman St entrance to Industrial Park | |
45.8 | Hebron (south) | local road | |||
47.6 | Route 356 to Zif | ||||
49.1 | Bani Naim | Route 3174 | |||
49.4 | Givat Gal Kiryat Arba Industrial Zone |
Route 3263 | |||
50.9 | Kiryat Arba | local road, open during Jewish festivals for overflow traffic | |||
52.2 | Kiryat Arba | Views of Mamre St. | |||
55 | Beit Einun, Khirbat Zayta, Hebron |
local road | |||
55.9 | Hebron, Halhul |
צומת העוקפים (HaOkfim Junction) |
the bypasses | Highway 35 | |
Halhul bypass | |||||
59.2 | Halhul, Sa'ir |
Road 3517 | |||
60.2 | Halhul | Route 348 | |||
Beit Ummar-AlArroub Bypass | |||||
62.8 | Karmei Tzur, Halhul (north), Beit Ummar |
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65.9 | Beit Ummar, Al-Arroub (camp), Shuyukh al-Arrub |
(southbound only) | |||
66.9 | Al-Arrub (camp), Shuyukh al-Arrub, Beit Ummar |
(northbound only) | Route 348 | ||
Gush Road | |||||
68 | Beit al Baraka, filling station |
(southbound only) | entrances | ||
69.5 | Alon Shvut, Migdal Oz, Beit Fajjar |
צומת גוש עציון (Gush Etzion Junction) |
Etzion Bloc | Route 367 | |
70.7 | Efrat (south) | צומת אפרת דרום South Efrat Junction |
Road 3157 | ||
72 | Elazar | Hashmonaim St. | |||
73.3 | Neve Daniel | HaMoriya St. | |||
75.8 | Efrat (north), al-Khader, Bethlehem |
צומת שיירות עציון (Shayarot Etzion Junction) |
Etzion Convoys | local road | |
↑green license plates rejoin Highway 60 south from al-Khader↑ | |||||
Bethlehem Bypass | |||||
78.4 | al-Khader, Husan |
צומת אל חאדר (al-Khader Junction) |
The Green One | Route 375 to Beitar Illit, Tzur Hadassah | |
79.5 | Beit Jala | (northbound only) | al-Amal St. | ||
↓NO northbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates↓ green license plates continue to Route 60 north via al-Khader or Beit Jala, local roads, Routes 398, 417 and 437 | |||||
79.6 | Tunnels / Patriarch's Way Security checkpoint | ||||
Tunnels Road | |||||
80.6 | Beit Jala | מנהרות רפאים (Refaim Tunnels) 5 lanes, 890 m. |
'Giants' or 'Ghosts' | ||
82.2 | Beit Jala, Gilo |
גשרי גילה (Gilo Bridges) 5 lanes, 360 m. |
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82.6 | Gilo | מנהרות גילה (Gilo Tunnels) 5 lanes, 260 m. |
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↓Jerusalem Municipal Boundary↓ | |||||
83.3 | Gilo | מחלף רוזמרין (Rosmarin Interchange), צומת המנהרות (HaMinharot Junction) |
Rosemary, The Tunnels |
HaRosmarin St., Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard). | |
HaRosmarin St. | |||||
83.5 | Beit Safafa, Tantur |
A-Safa St., entrance to Tantur | |||
Hebron Road | |||||
83.6 | Beit Safafa, Tantur |
צומת טנטור (Tantur Junction) |
Hilltop | Hebron Road, south to Bethlehem | |
83.7 | Mar Elias Monastery, Har Homa |
Ma'ale Darga St. | |||
84.7 | Har Homa | Route 398 (Shmuel Meir Blvd.) | |||
84.9 | Givat HaMatos, Beit Safafa |
Tabaliya St. | |||
84.9 | Green Line | ||||
85.2 | Talpiot | Derech Beit Lehem | |||
85.5 | Talpiot | HaUman St., Asher Wiener St. | |||
86.2 | Talpiot | HaTnufa St. | |||
86.4 | Talpiot | Dostrovsky St. | |||
86.7 | Talpiot | כיכר יצחק לוי (Yitzhak Levi Square), צומת הבנקים (Banks Junction) |
Rivka St., Ein Gedi St. | ||
87 | Baka, Talpiot |
Yehuda St., Daniel Yanovsky St. | |||
87.3 | Baka | Queen Esther St. | |||
87.6 | Baka | Miriam HaHashmonait St. | |||
87.7 | Talpiot | כיכר בולגריה (Bulgaria Square) |
Hanoch Albeck St. | ||
87.8 | Abu Tor | Naomi St. | |||
88 | Abu Tor | Gihon St. | |||
88.2 | Abu Tor | Aminadav St. | |||
88.4 | Abu Tor | כיכר יוסף נבון (Yosef Navon Square) |
David Remez St., HaMefaked St. | ||
89 | Old City | Ma'ale HaShalom St. | |||
Hativat Yerushalayim Street | |||||
89.4 | Old City, Jaffa Gate |
Omar ibn il-Khatab St. entrance to Old City | |||
Jaffa Road | |||||
89.5 | Old City, Jaffa Gate |
כיכר שער יפו (Jaffa Gate Square) |
Yitzhak Kariv St. Mamilla Mall | ||
89.9 | מנהרת הצנחנים (HaTsanhanim Tunnel) 2 lanes, 600m. |
Paratroopers | |||
HaTsanhanim Street | |||||
90 | Old City, New Gate |
New Gate St. entrance to Old City | |||
90.05 | Saint-Louis Hospital (Notre Dame de Terre Sainte) |
entrance to hospital | |||
90.2 | Old City, Musrara |
כיכר אברהם הלפרין (Avraham Halperin Square) (southbound only) |
named for Avraham Halperin |
Ha Ayin Het St | |
90.4 | Old City, Damascus Gate |
Sultan Suleiman St. | |||
Heil HaHandasa Street | |||||
90.5 | Tunnel end | ||||
90.6 | Musrara, Mas'udiyya |
HaNevi'im St., Antarah ibn Shaddad St., Light Rail Station Light Rail Crossing | |||
90.75 | Mas'udiyya | Naomi Kis St., Ibn al-'As St. | |||
90.8 | Musrara, Mas'udiyya |
(southbound only) | HaHoma HaShlishit St. | ||
90.85 | Musrara | (southbound only) | Michel Leib Katz St. | ||
90.9 | Mas'udiyya | (northbound only) | Pikud HaMerkaz St. | ||
91 | Beit Yisrael, American Colony |
כיכר פיקוד הצפון (Pikud HaMerkaz Square) |
Central Command | Shivtei Yisrael St., Saint George St., Light Rail Station | |
Haim Bar-Lev Street | |||||
91.2 | Beit Yisrael | כיכר מנדלבאום (Mandelbaum Square) (southbound only) |
Named for Mandelbaum Gate |
Shmuel HaNavi St. | |
91.3 | Beit Yisrael, American Colony |
Moshe Zaks St., Pierre van Paassen St. | |||
91.6 | Light Rail Crossing | ||||
91.6 | Green Line | ||||
91.7 | Arzei HaBira, Sheikh Jarrah |
Shimon HaTzadik St., Light Rail Station | |||
92.3 | Ma'alot Dafna, Sheikh Jarrah |
Zalman Shragai St., Clermont-Ganneau St. | |||
92.6 | Givat HaMivtar, French Hill |
כיכר מיינרצהאגן (Meinertzhagen Square) |
named after Richard Meinertzhagen |
Levi Eshkol Blvd., Hebrew University Blvd. ( Route 417), Light Rail Station | |
93.2 | Giv'at HaMivtar, French Hill |
Sheshet HaYamim Blvd., Shuafat Road, HaHagana Blvd., Light Rail Station | |||
Uzi Narkis Road / Shuafat Bypass | |||||
93.5 | Shuafat, French Hill |
מחלף שער מזרח (Sha'ar Mizrah Interchange) |
East Gate | Highway 1 | |
95.1 | Shuafat, Pisgat Zeev |
מחלף יקותיאל אדם (Yekuti'el Adam Interchange) |
Yekutiel Adam Blvd. | ||
96.1 | Beit Hanina, Pisgat Zeev |
Hamid Shomaan St. (Jerusalem Road 20), Amihai "Gidi" Feiglin St. (Sayeret Duchifat Blvd.) to Route 437 | |||
Musa Peled Street / Beit Hanina Bypass | |||||
97.4 | Beit Hanina, Pisgat Zeev, Neve Ya'akov |
כיכר מגיני עטרות ונווה יעקב (Maginei Atarot & Neve Ya'akov Square) |
defenders of Atarot & Neve Ya'akov |
Beit Hanina Rd. Neve Ya'akov Blvd. | |
Ramallah Road | |||||
Shikunei Nuseiba, Dahiat al-Barid |
14 local streets | ||||
98.9 | Atarot | Bir Nabala Rd. | |||
99.4 | Atarot | Aviation Rd. | |||
100.4 | Qalandia Atarot Airport |
to Highway 45 | |||
↑Jerusalem Municipal Boundary↑ | |||||
↓NO northbound through-traffic for yellow (Israeli) license plates↓ yellow license plates continue to Highway 60 north via Sayeret Duchifat Blvd. and Route 437 | |||||
100.5 | Qalandia Security checkpoint[10] | ||||
↑NO southbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates↑ green license plates continue to Highway 60 south via Routes 437, 417, 398 and local roads, Beit Jala or al-Khader | |||||
100.6 | Kafr 'Aqab | Ramallah Road | |||
Ramallah Bypass | |||||
101.9 | Ar-Ram, Jaba' | Bir Nabala Rd | |||
↓yellow license plates rejoin Highway 60 north from Route 437↓ | |||||
104.4 | Geva Binyamin | Route 437, Adam Blvd. | |||
105.1 | Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Park |
local road | |||
106.1 | Mikhmas | local road | |||
106.2 | Kokhav Ya'akov, Psagot, Migron (relocated) |
local road | |||
107.3 | Ma'ale Mikhmas | Route 457 to Route 458 | |||
109.8 | Migron (ordered removed by Apr 2012)[11] |
local road | |||
112.4 | al-Bireh, Beit El, Giv'at Asaf, Burqa, Beitin |
צומת אסף (Asaf Junction) |
named after Asaf Hershkovitz |
Route 466 | |
113.4 | Deir Dibwan | local road | |||
118.1 | Ofra | צומת עפרה (Ofra Junction) |
named after biblical town[12] |
HaMiyasdim St. | |
118.3 | Ein Yabrud, Yabrud, Silwad |
Route 449 | |||
123.1 | צומת המשטרה הבריטית (HaMishtara HaBritit Junction) |
British Police | Route 465 to Birzeit, Ateret | ||
124.2 | Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya | Road 4568 | |||
127.4 | Sinjil | Road 4665 | |||
129 | Sinjil | local road | |||
129.4 | Turmus Ayya | local road | |||
131.3 | Shilo | צומת שילה (Shilo Junction) |
named after biblical town[13] |
local road | |
Wadi ash-Sha'ir Road | |||||
135.1 | Eli | Elkana Rd. | |||
135.3 | Eli | 14th of Elul St. | |||
136.9 | Ma'ale Levona | local road | |||
137.9 | Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya | local road | |||
140.3 | Qabalan | Road 4777 | |||
140.1 | As-Sawiya | local road | |||
142.7 | Rechelim, Ariel |
local road | |||
145.1 | Kfar Tapuach | צומת תפוח (Tapuah Junction) |
Apple | Route 505 | |
Huwara Road | |||||
145.8 | Za'tara (Beita) | local road | |||
147.8 | Beita | local road | |||
147.9 | Huwara | local streets | |||
148.4 | Huwara | Road 5076 to Einabus | |||
148.6 | Huwara | local road to Odala, local streets | |||
149.3 | Huwara | local streets, Road 555 to Nablus, Itamar, Elon Moreh | |||
Nablus Bypass | |||||
151.2 | Yitzhar, Burin |
local road | |||
160.9 | Sarra | local road to Nablus | |||
161.1 | Jit | צומת ג'ית (Jit Junction) |
Highway 55 (west) | ||
163.9 | Kedumim Local Council, Bar-On Industrial Park |
local road | |||
167.2 | Route 557 (west) | ||||
167.9 | Shavei Shomron | local road | |||
↓Travel for yellow (Israeli) license plates between Shomron Junction and Dotan Junction permitted, IDF escort recommended↓ | |||||
169.9 | Deir Sharaf | צומת שומרון (Shomron Junction) |
Samaria | local road | |
169.8 | An-Naqura | local road | |||
171 | Sebastia | Road 5715 | |||
171.7 | Sebastia | local road | |||
177.1 | Burqa | local road | |||
178.4 | Bazariya | local road | |||
179.1 | Homesh (evacuated) | local road | |||
180.3 | Silat ad-Dhahr | local streets | |||
182.5 | Fandaqumiya | local streets | |||
183.9 | Jaba | local road | |||
184 | Jaba | Road 5725 to Sanur, Meithalun | |||
184.8 | Sa-Nur (evacuated) | local road | |||
186 | Ajjah | local road | |||
187.5 | Anzah | local road | |||
189.6 | Zawiya | local road | |||
191.5 | local road | ||||
194.2 | Mirka | צומת דותן (Dotan Junction) |
named after ancient city |
Route 585, Route 588 | |
↑Travel for yellow (Israeli) license plates between Dotan Junction and Shomron Junction permitted, IDF escort recommended↑ | |||||
↓NO northbound through-traffic for yellow (Israeli) license plates↓ | |||||
Route 588[3] | |||||
194.5 | Tel Dothan | local road | |||
195.2 | Bir al-Basha | 6 local streets | |||
↓Palestinian Authority Area A↓ | |||||
199.7 | Ash-Shuhada, Qabatiya | צומת קבאטיה (Qabatiya Junction) |
local road | ||
203.2 | Jenin | 22 local streets | |||
207.2 | Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir | 11 local streets | |||
↑Palestinian Authority Area A↑ | |||||
Jalamah Road[3] | |||||
209.8 | Jalamah | Road 6010 South to Zababdeh, Wadi ad-Dabi', Kadim (evacuated), Ganim (evacuated) | |||
210.2 | Jalamah | 6 local streets | |||
211.2 | Green Line, Jalamah Terminal[14][15] |
entrance to passenger terminal and cargo transfer station | |||
211.4 | Green Line | ||||
↓NO northbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates↓ | |||||
211.5 | Jalamah Security checkpoint | ||||
↑NO southbound through-traffic for yellow (Israeli) license plates↑ | |||||
211.8 | Green Line, Jalamah Terminal, Muqeible |
entrance to passenger terminal and cargo transfer station, local road to Muqeible | |||
212.7 | Magen Shaul | local road | |||
212.9 | Sandala | 2 local roads | |||
214.3 | Gan Ner | local road | |||
216 | Prazon | local road | |||
217.2 | Yizre'el, Avital |
צומת יזרעאל (Yizre'el Junction) |
God Sows | Route 675 | |
↓Afula Municipal Boundary↓ | |||||
Jerusalem Boulevard | |||||
223.1 | Afula | צומת אפולה דרום מזרח (Afula Drom Mizrah Junction) |
South-East Afula | Menachem Begin Blvd. | |
223.3 | Afula | Gilboa St. | |||
223.6 | Afula | Yehoshua Hankin St. | |||
223.8 | Afula | Ussishkin St. | |||
223.9 | Afula | Kehilat Tzion Blvd. | |||
Yosef Sprinzak Boulevard | |||||
224 | Afula | HaNasi Weizmann Blvd., Afula Central Bus Station | |||
HaNasi Weizmann Boulevard | |||||
224.1 | Afula | Jerusalem Blvd. | |||
224.3 | Afula | כיכר העצמאות (HaAtzma'ut Square) |
Independence | Arlozorov St. | |
224.5 | Afula | כיכר פז (Paz Square) |
Moshe Sharett St., Holland St., Zalman Hod St. | ||
Hativat Teisha' Boulevard | |||||
224.6 | Afula | Zalman Shazar St. | |||
224.7 | Afula | Rimon St. | |||
224.8 | Afula | Hadasim St., Einstein Blvd. | |||
224.9 | Afula | Etrog St. | |||
225 | Afula | Tzaftzefot St., HaAvoda St. | |||
225.15 | Afula | צומת מכבי אש (Mikhabei Esh Junction) |
Firefighters | HaHistadrut St. HaHadarim St. | |
225.45 | Afula | Yukler B'Emek Shopping Center | |||
226 | Afula | Highway 65 East | |||
226.2 | Afula | Highway 65 West | |||
↑Afula Municipal Boundary↑ | |||||
226.9 | Balfouria | local road | |||
228.7 | Kfar Gid'on | local road | |||
229.2 | Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Mizra, Emek Yezreel College |
local road | |||
230 | Tel Adashim | local road | |||
230.2 | Tel Adashim | צומת עדשים (Adashim Junction) |
Lentils | Highway 73 West | |
↓Nazareth Municipal Boundary↓ | |||||
232.2 | Nazareth, Iksal |
צומת איכסאל (Iksal Junction) |
Chores | Marj Ibn Amer Rd. | |
232.6 | Har HaKfitza (Mount Precipice) |
גשר רפאל איתן (Raphael Eitan Bridge) 4 lanes, 400m. |
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233 | Har HaKfitza (Mount Precipice) |
מנהרות יצחק הרשקוביץ (Yitzhak Herskovitz Tunnels) 4 lanes, 380m. |
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234.6 | Nazareth Industrial Zone A |
(southbound only) | Wadi el-Hadj St. | ||
235.1 | Nazareth | צומת המוסכים (HaMusachim Junction) |
Auto Repair Shops | Highway 75 (HaTsiyonut Blvd.), Tawfiq Ziad St. | |
See also
[edit]- List of highways in Israel
- Nablus Road, old road, now city street, once connecting Jerusalem's Old City (Damascus Gate) to Nablus
- Way of the Patriarchs, the main north–south historical route in the area
References & Notes
[edit]- ^ "The Lev Yehuda project at the heart of the conflict". margolin-bros.com (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Eretz Binyamin: Leave politics behind" Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Ynetnews
- ^ a b c At the time of its designation Highway 60 was a consecutive highway, running from Beersheba to Nazareth. With the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada an IDF decree forbade Israelis from traveling on the Tel Dotan-Jenin-Jalamah section, effectively splitting Highway 60. Additionally, the section of the highway within the city limits of Jerusalem are forbidden to green Palestinian license plates. Final designation of the highway is dependent on the final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
- ^ "IDF Statement on Rt. 60 Terror Attack, 31 Aug 2010". Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ On the eve of the summit meeting in Washington to relaunch the direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, a shooting attack was carried out targeting an Israeli vehicle southeast of Hebron. Four Israeli civilians were killed. Hamas' military wing claimed responsibility; the Palestinian Authority condemned the attack Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, September 1, 2010, Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center.
- ^ "4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank," Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Janine Zacharia and Samuel Sockol, September 1, 2010, The Washington Post.
- ^ "CMinistry of Defense accelerates the establishment of the intelligence complex in the south". "Globes" Business Daily. 2018-05-09. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.(in Hebrew)
- ^ "Crossing Points West Bank and Gaza Strip". Palestinian Shipper's Council. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories - Meitar Crossing". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories - Atarot (Kalandia) Crossing". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ Chaim Levinson (2011-08-02). "Israel's Supreme Court orders state to dismantle largest West Bank outpost". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ Joshua 18:23
- ^ Judges 21:19
- ^ "Crossing Points West Bank and Gaza Strip – Jalameh Terminal". Palestinian Shipper's Councill. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories- Gilboa-Jalame Crossing". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
Further reading
[edit]- Conover, Ted (2010). "A War You Can Commute To". The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 170–216. ISBN 978-1-4000-4244-9.