Highway 1 (Israel)
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| Highway 1 | |
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| Length | 101 km |
| Direction | East - West |
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| Start | Tel Aviv (Kibbutz Galuyot Interchange) |
| Primary destinations | |
| End | Jordan River |
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Highway 1 (Hebrew: כביש 1), is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem. The highway is interrupted only at the entrance to Jerusalem while it passes through the city via Begin Expressway. On the eastern side of Jerusalem, Highway 1 continues into the Palestinian Authority controlled West Bank past Ma'ale Adummim, and is then downgraded in size until the Almog Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea. On completion of current construction at the western entrance to Jerusalem, the road will continue uninterrupted north of the city. From its western end in Tel Aviv to the entrance to Jerusalem, the entire road is a freeway.
The highway briefly crosses over the Green Line near Latrun, and continues onto the West Bank past Jerusalem. Renewed access to this section, which connects Jerusalem to Jericho and the Dead Sea and is known as the "Jericho Road" (Hebrew: דרך יריחו) or the Adumim Ascent (Hebrew: מעלה אדומים), was famously noted alongside the reunification of Jerusalem in the famous Israeli song, Jerusalem of Gold.
[edit] Interchanges
Below is a list of the interchanges of Highway 1, from northwest to southeast. The highway with which Highway 1 interchanges is in parentheses.
- Kibbutz Galuyot Interchange (Ayalon Highway (Highway 20), Road 461)
- Ganot Interchange (Highway 4)
- Shafirim Interchange (Road 412)
- Ben Gurion Interchange (Road 4503)
- Lod Interchange (Highway 40, 46)
- Ben Shemen Interchange (Highway 6, Highway 443)
- Daniel Exit (Highway 6)
- Latrun Interchange (Highway 3)
- Sha'ar HaGai Interchange (Highway 38, Road 415)
- Shoresh Interchange (Road 3955)
- Hemed Interchange (Road 425, 3975)
- Har'el Interchange (Road 3985)
- Motza Interchange (Shorek Street in Mevaseret Zion)
- Givat Shaul Interchange (Weizmann Road in Jerusalem)
- Golda Meir Interchange (Road 436)
- Yigael Yadin Interchange (Road 404)
- Sha'ar Mizrach Interchange (Highway 60)
- HaZeitim Interchange
- Adummim Interchange (Road 417)
| Transportation in Israel |  |
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| Roads in Israel: Highway 1 | Highway 2 | Highway 4 | Highway 5 | Highway 6 | Route 40 | Route 60 | Route 90 | Highway 443 | Ayalon Highway | Carmel Tunnels | Begin Expressway | |
| Bus: Egged | Dan | Kavim | Metrodan Beersheba | Metropoline | Nativ Express | Superbus | Connex | |
| Railways: Israel Railways | |
| Light Rails and Rapid Transits: Tel Aviv Subway | Jerusalem Light Rail | Carmelit | |
| Aviation Authorities and Companies: Israel Airports Authority | Ben Gurion International Airport | El Al | Arkia | Israir | Neshair | Sun D'Or | Tamir Airways | |
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