Highway 67 (Israel)
Highway 67 | ||||
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כביש 67 | ||||
Ein Tut Interchange | ||||
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Highway 67 (Also known as the Wadi Milik road) is a highway in northern Israel and is one of the two main traffic arteries that cross the
History
The road was a section of Highway 70, but with the opening of Highway 6 in the northern section from the Ein Tut interchange in November 2018, the section received an independent road number.[1]
The road existed back in the days of the British Mandate.
In 1935, the section from Zichron Yaakov to Bat Shlomo was paved[2] and in 1938 it was decided to repair it.[3] In 1939, a visitor described it as: "an almost 'virgin' road, set within a framework of dense bushes and reeds that winds and descends into the valley."[4]
In 1937, the possibility of including the road from
The southern section from Zikhron Ya'akov to Yokneam and the Sha'ar HaAmakim junction began restoration in July 1972.[17] The road opening was planned for December 1973,[18] but was opened in October 1973 amid the Yom Kippur War and was used by the IDF to transfer troops to the Golan Heights.[19]
At the end of the 90s of the 20th century, Highway 70 was expanded to a two-lane road, from the
In 2014, a bridge was inaugurated over Highway 67 at the eastern entrance to Fureidis, which connects to Route 652.[20]
Junctions & Interchanges (West to East)
District[21] | Location[22] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Haifa | Zikhron Ya'akov | 0 | 0.0 | מחלף זכרון יעקב (Zikhron Ya'akov Interchange) | ![]() | |
Fureidis | 2 | 1.2 | צומת פוריידיס (Fureidis Junction) | ![]() | ||
Meir Shfeya | 4 | 2.5 | צומת שפיה (Shfeya Junction) | ![]() | ||
Bat Shlomo | 8 | 5.0 | מחלף בת שלמה (Zevulon Junction) | Entrance to Bat Shlomo | ||
Nahal Tut | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- List of highways in Israel
References
- ^ "גם Waze לא מכיר: הכביש המסתורי החדש שנולד ליד זכרון יעקב" (in Hebrew). Walla. November 22, 2018.
- ^ "השומרון" [Samaria] (in Hebrew). Palestine Daily Mail . September 27, 1935.
- ^ "תיקון כביש זכרון יעקב - בת שלמה" (in Hebrew). Davar. September 21, 1938.
- ^ "שבת במחנה הבוצרים" (in Hebrew). HaTzofe. August 10, 1939.
- ^ "התחבורה בכביש תל אביב חדרה" (in Hebrew). Davar. April 15, 1937.
- ^ "אם האדמה טובה - טובה היא לערבים" (in Hebrew). HaTzofe. November 17, 1938.
- ^ "שרות אגד בקו ואדי מלח" (in Hebrew). Davar. August 11, 1946.
- ^ "כביש חיפה תל אביב חוט השדרה של המדינה היהודית" (in Hebrew). Maariv. April 9, 1948.
- ^ See map: "למה התקיפו את משמר העמק?" (in Hebrew). Maariv. April 16, 1948.
- ^ "חיפה היא שלנו" [Haifa is ours] (in Hebrew). Maariv. April 27, 1948.
- ^ "במאה הקילומטרים של שלטון יהודי" (in Hebrew). Maariv. May 7, 1948.
- ^ "מושבה שנשכחה" (in Hebrew). Davar. October 19, 1949.
- ^ "יורחבו וישוקמו הכבישים" (in Hebrew). Davar. November 30, 1967.
- ^ "50 מיליון ל"י יוקעו בהרחבת כבישים בצפון" (in Hebrew). Davar. January 25, 1968.
- ^ "מוחים על סגירת כביש פראדיס" (in Hebrew). Davar. December 13, 1968.
- ^ "בבת שלמה: יש גשר חדש אבל אין הולכי רגל" (in Hebrew). Maariv. March 15, 1971.
- ^ עמוס כרמלי [in Hebrew] (June 9, 1972). "הוחל שיקום כביש ואדי מילק" (in Hebrew). Davar.
- ^ "ביולי יוחל בסלילת כביש ואדי מילק" (in Hebrew). Davar. May 7, 1972.
- ^ "הכביש החדש בקו זכרון יעקב - יקנעם נפתח לתנועה" (in Hebrew). Davar. October 10, 1973.
- ^ "כביש 70 - כניסה מזרחית לפרדיס". Netivei Israel (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on January 10, 2015.
- ^ 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.