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Highway 66 (Israel)

Coordinates: 32°37′14″N 35°08′13″E / 32.62056°N 35.13694°E / 32.62056; 35.13694
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Highway 66
כביש 66
Tel megido.JPG
Route information
Length18 km (11 mi)
Existed1929–present
Major junctions
South endSalem Security Checkpoint
North endTel Kashish Interchange
Location
CountryIsrael
Highway system
Highway 65 Highway 67

Highway 66 (Hebrew: כביש 66) is a north–south highway in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.

History

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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)

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District[1]Location[2]kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
Green Line
Salem Security Checkpoint[3]
NO northbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates
HaifaMa'ale Iron10.62צומת זלפה
(Zalafa Junction)
Road 6532
NorthernMegiddo31.9צומת מגידו
(Megiddo Junction)
Highway 65
4.83.0צומת מגידו עתיקות
(Ancient Megiddo Junction)
Road 6951
HaYogev5.53.4צומת היוגב
(HaYogev Junction)
Entrance to HaYogev
Midrakh Oz7.44.6צומת מדרך עוז
(Midrakh Oz Junction)
Entrance to Midrakh Oz
Mishmar Ha'Emek106.2צומת משמר העמק
(Mishmar Ha'Emek Junction)
Road 6953
HaZore'a148.7צומת הזורע
(HaZore'a Junction)
Entrance to HaZore'a
Yokneam1711צומת התשבי
(HaTishbi Junction)
Route 772
Kiryat Tiv'on1811מחלף תל קשיש
(Tel Kashish Interchange)
Highway 6
Highway 77
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Landmarks

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza". B’Tselem. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. ^ "Tel Megiddo National Park". The Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

32°37′14″N 35°08′13″E / 32.62056°N 35.13694°E / 32.62056; 35.13694