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| photo_notes = Highway 57 near [[Kfar Yona]]
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| length_km = 15
| length_km = 51
| direction_a = West
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = [[Netanya]] mall
| terminus_a = [[Netanya]]
| direction_b = East
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [[Jisr ed-Damiye|Adam Bridge]] Border Crossing
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'''Highway 57''' is an east–west [[highway]] through central [[Israel]] and the [[West Bank]]. In the past, it was an uninterrupted road from [[Netanya]], a city on the [[Mediterranean]] coast in the west, to [[Damia Bridge]] across the [[Jordan River]] in the east. The road existed at full length from the time of the [[Mandate for Palestine|British Mandate]], and parts of it are even older. Today, the road is separated into three unconnected parts: the first from Netanya to [[Nitzanei Oz]] interchange at [[Highway 6 (Israel)|Highway 6]], the second from there to an [[Israel Defense Forces checkpoint]] in [[Beka'ot]] in the northeastern [[West Bank]], and the third from there until Damia Bridge. The middle portion of the road between Nitzanei Oz and Beka'ot passes through [[Tulkarm]] and [[Nablus]]. Most of it is located in [[Palestinian enclaves|Area A]] and [[Palestinian enclaves|Area B]] controlled by the [[Palestinian Authority]]. Various restrictions on traffic exist in these areas.
'''Highway 57''' is an east–west [[highway]] through central [[Israel]] and the [[West Bank]]. In the past, it was an uninterrupted road from [[Netanya]], a city on the [[Mediterranean]] coast in the west, to [[Damia Bridge]] across the [[Jordan River]] in the east. The road existed at full length from the time of the [[Mandate for Palestine|British Mandate]], and parts of it are even older. Today, the road is separated into three unconnected parts: the first from Netanya to [[Nitzanei Oz]] interchange at [[Highway 6 (Israel)|Highway 6]], the second from there to an [[Israel Defense Forces checkpoint]] in [[Beka'ot]] in the northeastern [[West Bank]], and the third from there until Damia Bridge. The middle portion of the road between Nitzanei Oz and Beka'ot passes through [[Tulkarm]] and [[Nablus]]. Most of it is located in [[Palestinian enclaves|Area A]] and [[Palestinian enclaves|Area B]] controlled by the [[Palestinian Authority]]. Various traffic restrictions exist in these areas.


==History==
==Junctions and Interchanges on the highway==
===Western section===
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
The western portion of Route 57 is located entirely within Israel proper and crosses the narrow strip of land between the Mediterranean coast and the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]]. It is {{nobr|15 km}} long from Netanya to Tulkarm. The ceasefire line between Israel and [[Jordan]] was located at Tulkarm between 1948 and 1967, when Israel captured the West Bank in the [[Six-Day War]]. Today, it is not possible to continue from Israel proper into Tulkarm because the [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] blocks the road, but it is possible to enter the [[Nitzanei Shalom]] industrial zone from the western (Israeli) side. This portion of the road is a divided highway with two lanes on each side.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} <!-- Probably true, but I need to confirm it. -->
The western portion of Highway 57 is located entirely within Israel proper and crosses the narrow strip of land between the Mediterranean coast and the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]]. It is {{nobr|15 km}} long from Netanya to Tulkarm. The ceasefire line between Israel and [[Jordan]] was located at Tulkarm between 1948 and 1967, when Israel captured the West Bank in the [[Six-Day War]]. Today, continuing from Israel proper into Tulkarm is impossible because the [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] blocks the road. Still, it is possible to enter the {{ill|Nitzanei Shalom Industrial Zone|he|אזור תעשייה ניצני שלום}} from the western (Israeli) side. This portion of the road is a divided highway with two lanes on each side.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} <!-- Probably true, but I need to confirm it. -->


===Central section===
{| class="wikitable"
The second portion of the route, from [[Tulkarm]] via [[Nablus]] to Beka'ot junction, is a continuous road with one carriageway. In the first part from Tulkarm until [[Einav]] junction, it is open only to [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] traffic, and it connects Tulkarm and surrounding villages to [[Nur Shams]] and [[Anabta]], and from there to Nablus. This road roughly follows the path of {{ill|Nahal Shechem|he|נחל שכם
!Kilometers
}} (''Nahal'' means [[Stream|creek]]).
!Name
!Location
!Intersecting routes
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" bgcolor="#D8 BF D8" | '''Part 1: from Netanya to Nitzanei Oz interchange'''
|-
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | Netanya mall
| align="center" | [[Netanya]]
| align="center" | Petah Tikva Street, Raziel Road, Herzl Road
|-
| align="center" | 0.6
| align="center" | Netanya interchange
| align="center" | Netanya
| align="center" | [[File:ISR-FW-2.svg|25px]] [[Highway 2 (Israel)|Highway 2]]
|-
| align="center" | 0.75
| align="center" | HaRakevet Road
| align="center" | Netanya
| align="center" | Entrance to [[Netanya Railway Station]]
|-
| align="center" | 1.45
| align="center" | Pinkas Street
| align="center" | Netanya
| align="center" | [[David-Zvi Pinkas|Pinkas]] Street
|-
| align="center" | 2.2
| align="center" | Deganya Road
| align="center" | Netanya
| align="center" | [[Degania Alef|Deganya]] Road
|-
| align="center" | 2.8
| align="center" | Beit Yitzhak
| align="center" | [[Beit Yitzhak]]
| align="center" | [[Sharon plain|HaSharon]] Road
|-
| align="center" | 3.8
| align="center" | Ganot Hadar
| align="center" | [[Ganot Hadar]]
| align="center" | Entrance to Ganot Hadar and [[Nordiya]]
|-
| align="center" | 4.3
| align="center" | [[HaSharon Junction]] ("Beit Lid")
| align="center" | [[Ganot Hadar]]
| align="center" | [[File:ISR-HW-4.svg|25px]] [[Highway 4 (Israel)|Highway 4]]
|-
| align="center" | 6.2
| align="center" | Rabin Boulevard
| align="center" | [[Kfar Yona]]
| align="center" | Entrance to Kfar Yona
|-
| align="center" | 7.3
| align="center" | Begin Boulevard
| align="center" | Kfar Yona
| align="center" | Entrance to Kfar Yona
|-
| align="center" | 7.7
| align="center" | Ha'Atzmaut Street
| align="center" | [[Haniel]]
| align="center" | Entrance to Haniel
|-
| align="center" | 9.3
| align="center" | Yanuv junction
| align="center" | [[Yanuv]]
| align="center" | Route 5613, entrance to Yanuv
|-
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | HaErez Way
| align="center" | [[Tnuvot]] industrial zone
| align="center" | Entrance to [[Tnuvot]] and [[Burgata]]
|-
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | Be'erotayim junction
| align="center" | [[Hagor]]
| align="center" | Entrance to [[Be'erotayim]] and [[Olesh]], <br /> Route 5614 toward [[Qalansawe]]
|-
| align="center" | 13.2
| align="center" | Nitzanei Oz junction
| align="center" | [[Nitzanei Oz]]
| align="center" | Route 5714, entrance to [[Nitzanei Oz]] and [[Yad Hana]]
|-
| align="center" | 14.5
| align="center" | Nitzanei Oz interchange
| align="center" | Nitzanei Oz
| align="center" | [[File:ISR-FW-6.svg|25px]] [[Highway 6 (Israel)|Highway 6]]
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | 15
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] checkpoint<br />Tulkarm/Sha'ar Ephraim<br />Crossing<ref name="psc1" /><ref name="cogat1" />
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | [[Tulkarm]]
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | [[File:Zeichen 267 - Verbot der Einfahrt, StVO 1970.svg|20px]] Entrance to [[Nitzanei Shalom]] industrial zone
|}

==Central portion of the route==
The second portion of the route, from [[Tulkarm]] via [[Nablus]] to Beka'ot junction, is a continuous road with one carriageway. In the first part from Tulkarm until [[Einav]] junction, it is open only to [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] traffic, and it connects Tulkarm and surrounding villages to [[Nur a-Shams]] and [[Anabta]], and from there to Nablus. This road roughly follows the path of [[Nahal Shekhem]] (''Nahal'' means [[Stream|creek]]).


The road previously passed through the center of Tulkarm, but today, it passes through the northern part of the city. This portion of the route served as part of the primary route connecting northern and central Israel before the construction of [[Highway 4 (Israel)|Highway 4]]. This old route went from [[Haifa]] south via [[Jenin]], [[Tulkarm]] and [[Qalqilya]] to [[Tel Aviv]].
The road previously passed through the center of Tulkarm, but today, it passes through the northern part of the city. This portion of the route served as part of the primary route connecting northern and central Israel before the construction of [[Highway 4 (Israel)|Highway 4]]. This old route went from [[Haifa]] south via [[Jenin]], [[Tulkarm]] and [[Qalqilya]] to [[Tel Aviv]].


For this part of the present-day route, there is a [[bypass road]] designated for Israeli traffic that was constructed after the [[Oslo Accords]], [[Route 557]]. It bypasses the region from the south and passes next to the communities of [[Qalansawe]], [[Tayibe]], [[Avnei Hefetz]], [[Shufa]], [[Einav]] and [[Beit Lid]], and reunites with Highway 57 at Einav junction, next to an IDF checkpoint, located on the Palestinian part of the route. From Einav junction to [[Shavei Shomron]] junction, the road is jointly accessible to Israelis and Palestinians. From Shavei Shomron to Nablus, the traffic is again exclusively Palestinian. The road passes through [[Dir Sharf]], Beit Iba checkpoint and the center of the city of Nablus, based on the path of Nahal Shekhem. From Nablus, the road is a single carriageway, based on the path of [[Nahal Tirtza]] (Wadi al-Far'ah), descending from Nablus into the [[Jordan Rift Valley]]. In this portion, until the IDF checkpoint at the moshav [[Beka'ot]], the traffic is exclusively limited to Palestinians.
For this part of the present-day route, there is a [[bypass road]] designated for Israeli traffic that was constructed after the [[Oslo Accords]], [[Route 557]]. It bypasses the region from the south and passes next to the communities of [[Qalansawe]], [[Tayibe]], [[Avnei Hefetz]], [[Shufa]], [[Einav]] and [[Beit Lid]], and reunites with Highway 57 at Einav junction, next to an IDF checkpoint, located on the Palestinian part of the route. From Einav junction to [[Shavei Shomron]] junction, the road is jointly accessible to Israelis and Palestinians. From Shavei Shomron to Nablus, the traffic is again exclusively Palestinian. It passes through [[Deir Sharaf]], Beit Iba checkpoint and the center of the city of Nablus, based on the path of Nahal Shekhem. From Nablus, the road is a single carriageway, based on the path of [[Nahal Tirtza]] (Wadi al-Far'ah), descending from Nablus into the [[Jordan Rift Valley]]. In this portion, until the IDF checkpoint at the moshav [[Beka'ot]], the traffic is exclusively limited to Palestinians.


==Eastern portion of the route==
===Eastern section===
From the Beka'ot checkpoint, which stands at the junction of the northern section of the [[Allon Road]] (Route 578), the road continues along the path of Nahal Tirtza in a southeast direction. The road follows the ancient "Sunset Road" (דרך מבוא השמש) ({{Bibleverse||Deut|11:29-30|HE}}) between the [[Way of the Patriarchs#East-West connections|Way of the Patriarchs]] and the [[King's Highway (ancient)|King's Highway]]. This area is under Israeli control, and the road is jointly open to Israeli and Palestinian traffic. For a 2 km stretch, the road overlaps with the Allon Road and then separates from it at [[Hamra, Bik'at HaYarden|Hamra]] junction, where the central Allon Road (Route 508) begins. Highway 57 continues until the [[Damia Bridge]] over the [[Jordan River]], which functions as a [[border crossing]] for commerce between Israel and [[Jordan]].
From the Beka'ot checkpoint, which stands at the junction of the northern section of the [[Allon Road]] (Route 578), the road continues along the path of Nahal Tirtza in a southeast direction. The road follows the ancient "Sunset Road" (דרך מבוא השמש) ({{Bibleverse||Deut|11:29-30|HE}}) between the [[Way of the Patriarchs#East-West connections|Way of the Patriarchs]] and the [[King's Highway (ancient)|King's Highway]]. This area is under Israeli control, and the road is jointly open to Israeli and Palestinian traffic. For a 2 km stretch, the road overlaps with the Allon Road and then separates from it at [[Hamra, Bik'at HaYarden|Hamra]] junction, where the central Allon Road (Route 508) begins. Highway 57 continues until the [[Damia Bridge]] over the [[Jordan River]], which functions as a [[border crossing]] for commerce between Israel and [[Jordan]].


==Junctions & Interchanges (West to East)==
{| class="wikitable"
{{ISRinttop|2=name}}
!Kilometers
{{jctgap|col=7|text='''Western Section'''}}
!Name
{{ISRint|2=name
!Location
|km=0
!Intersecting routes
|location=Netanya
|-
|lspan=4
| colspan="5" align="center" bgcolor="#D8 BF D8" | '''Part 3: from Beka'ot junction to Damia Bridge'''
|district=Central
|-
|dspan=18
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | 0
|road=Herzl Street
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | Beka'ot junction and IDF checkpoint
}}
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | [[Hamra, Bik'at HaYarden|Hamra]]
{{ISRint|2=name
| align="center" bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | [[File:Zeichen 267 - Verbot der Einfahrt, StVO 1970.svg|20px]], [[File:ISR-HW-578.svg|25px]] [[Allon Road|Route 578]] (northern section of Allon Road)
|km=0.6
|-
|name_hebrew=[[:he:מחלף נתניה|מחלף נתניה]]
| align="center" | 2
|name={{small|(Netanya Interchange)}}
| align="center" | Hamra junction
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Fwy|2}}
| align="center" | [[Hamra, Bik'at HaYarden|Hamra]]
}}
| align="center" | [[File:ISR-HW-508.svg|25px]] [[Allon Road|Route 508]] (central section of Allon Road)
{{ISRint|2=name
|-
|km=0.75
| align="center" | 4
|road=Entrance to [[Netanya Railway Station]]
| align="center" | Mekhura junction
}}
| align="center" | Frosh Beit Daju
{{ISRint|2=name
| align="center" | Entrance to Hamra
|km=1.45
|-
|name_hebrew=צומת נווה איתמר
| align="center" | 12
|name={{small|(Neve Itamar Junction)}}
| align="center" | Adam junction
|road=[[David-Zvi Pinkas|Pinkas]] Street
| align="center" | [[Masua]] (moshav)
}}
| align="center" | [[File:ISR-HW-90.svg|25px]] [[Highway 90 (Israel)|Highway 90]]
{{ISRint|2=name
|-
|km=2.2
| align="center" | 15
|location=Beit Yitzhak
| align="center" | Border crossing
|lspan=2
| align="center" | Next to [[Damia Bridge]]
|road=Deganya Road
| align="center" | Entrance to Damia Bridge
|}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=2.8
|name_hebrew=צומת שער חפר
|name={{small|([[Sha'ar Hefer]] Junction)}}
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5700}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=3.8
|name_hebrew=צומת גנות הדר
|name={{small|(Ganot Hadar Junction)}}
|location=Ganot Hadar
|lspan=2
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5702}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=4.3
|name_hebrew=צומת השרון
|name={{small|([[HaSharon Junction]])}}
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Hwy|4}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=6.2
|location=Kfar Yona
|lspan=2
|road=Rabin Boulevard
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=7.3
|name_hebrew=צומת כפר יונה
|name={{small|(Kfar Yona Junction)}}
|road=Begin Boulevard
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=7.7
|name_hebrew=צומת חניאל
|name={{small|(Haniel Junction)}}
|location=Haniel
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5711}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=8.8
|name_hebrew=צומת כפר יונה מזרח
|name={{small|(East Kfar Yona Junction)}}
|location=Kfar Yona
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Route|562}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=9.3
|name_hebrew=צומת ינוב
|name={{small|(Yanuv Junction)}}
|location=Yanuv
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5613}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=10
|name_hebrew=צומת תנובות
|name={{small|(Tnuvot Junction)}}
|location_special=[[Tnuvot]]<br>[[Burgata]]
|road=Entrance to [[Tnuvot]] and [[Burgata]]
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=12
|name_hebrew=צומת בארותיים
|name={{small|(Be'erotayim Junction)}}
|location=Be'erotayim
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5614}}<br>{{small|(southbound)}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=13.2
|name_hebrew=צומת ניצני עוז
|name={{small|(Nitzanei Oz Junction)}}
|location=Nitzanei Oz
|lspan=2
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5714}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=14.5
|name_hebrew=[[:he:מחלף ניצני עוז|מחלף ניצני עוז]]
|name={{small|(Nitzanei Oz Interchange)}}
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Fwy|6}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=15
|name=[[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] checkpoint<br>Tulkarm/Sha'ar Ephraim<br>Crossing<ref name="psc1"/><ref name="cogat1"/>
|location=Tulkarm
|road=Access to {{ill|Nitzanei Shalom Industrial Zone|he|אזור תעשייה ניצני שלום}}
}}
{{jctgap|col=7|text='''Highway 57 between [[Tulkarm]] and [[Einav]] (14 km) is closed to Israeli traffic.'''}}
{{jctgap|col=7|text='''Central Section'''}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=29
|name_hebrew=צומת עינב
|name={{small|(Einav Junction)}}
|location=Einav
|district=Judea and Samaria
|dspan=4
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Route|557}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=31
|location=Beit Lid
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Local|5615}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=33.5
|location=Shavei Shomron
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Hwy|60}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=36
|location=Deir Sharaf
|road=No passage towards [[Nablus]]
}}
{{jctgap|col=7|text='''Eastern Section'''}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=36
|name_hebrew=צומת בקעות
|name={{small|(Beka'ot Junction)}}
|location=Hamra (Israeli settlement){{!}}Hamra
|lspan=2
|district=Judea and Samaria
|dspan=4
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Route|508}}<br>No passage towards [[Nablus]]
|notes=Northern end of concurrency with [[Allon Road]]
|type=concur
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=37.5
|name_hebrew=צומת חמרה
|name={{small|(Hamra Junction)}}
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Route|578}}
|notes=Southern end of concurrency with [[Allon Road]]
|type=concur
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=48
|name_hebrew=צומת אדם
|name={{small|(Adam Junction)}}
|location=Masua
|road={{jct|country=ISR|Hwy|90}}
}}
{{ISRint|2=name
|km=51
|location=Damia Bridge
|road=Access to [[Damia Bridge]]
}}
{{jctbtm|col=7|concur}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of highways in Israel]]
* [[List of highways in Israel]]
{{Transportation in Israel}}


==References==
==References==
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Highway 57
כביש 57
WikiAir Flight IL-13-09 016.jpg
Highway 57 near Kfar Yona
Route information
Length51 km (32 mi)
Major junctions
West endNetanya
East endAdam Bridge Border Crossing
Standort
LandIsrael
Highway system
← Highway 55→ Highway 60

Highway 57 is an east–west highway through central Israel and the West Bank. In the past, it was an uninterrupted road from Netanya, a city on the Mediterranean coast in the west, to Damia Bridge across the Jordan River in the east. The road existed at full length from the time of the British Mandate, and parts of it are even older. Today, the road is separated into three unconnected parts: the first from Netanya to Nitzanei Oz interchange at Highway 6, the second from there to an Israel Defense Forces checkpoint in Beka'ot in the northeastern West Bank, and the third from there until Damia Bridge. The middle portion of the road between Nitzanei Oz and Beka'ot passes through Tulkarm and Nablus. Most of it is located in Area A and Area B controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Various traffic restrictions exist in these areas.

History

Western section

The western portion of Highway 57 is located entirely within Israel proper and crosses the narrow strip of land between the Mediterranean coast and the Green Line. It is 15 km long from Netanya to Tulkarm. The ceasefire line between Israel and Jordan was located at Tulkarm between 1948 and 1967, when Israel captured the West Bank in the Six-Day War. Today, continuing from Israel proper into Tulkarm is impossible because the Israeli West Bank barrier blocks the road. Still, it is possible to enter the Nitzanei Shalom Industrial Zone [he] from the western (Israeli) side. This portion of the road is a divided highway with two lanes on each side.[citation needed]

Central section

The second portion of the route, from Tulkarm via Nablus to Beka'ot junction, is a continuous road with one carriageway. In the first part from Tulkarm until Einav junction, it is open only to Palestinian traffic, and it connects Tulkarm and surrounding villages to Nur Shams and Anabta, and from there to Nablus. This road roughly follows the path of Nahal Shechem [he] (Nahal means creek).

The road previously passed through the center of Tulkarm, but today, it passes through the northern part of the city. This portion of the route served as part of the primary route connecting northern and central Israel before the construction of Highway 4. This old route went from Haifa south via Jenin, Tulkarm and Qalqilya to Tel Aviv.

For this part of the present-day route, there is a bypass road designated for Israeli traffic that was constructed after the Oslo Accords, Route 557. It bypasses the region from the south and passes next to the communities of Qalansawe, Tayibe, Avnei Hefetz, Shufa, Einav and Beit Lid, and reunites with Highway 57 at Einav junction, next to an IDF checkpoint, located on the Palestinian part of the route. From Einav junction to Shavei Shomron junction, the road is jointly accessible to Israelis and Palestinians. From Shavei Shomron to Nablus, the traffic is again exclusively Palestinian. It passes through Deir Sharaf, Beit Iba checkpoint and the center of the city of Nablus, based on the path of Nahal Shekhem. From Nablus, the road is a single carriageway, based on the path of Nahal Tirtza (Wadi al-Far'ah), descending from Nablus into the Jordan Rift Valley. In this portion, until the IDF checkpoint at the moshav Beka'ot, the traffic is exclusively limited to Palestinians.

Eastern section

From the Beka'ot checkpoint, which stands at the junction of the northern section of the Allon Road (Route 578), the road continues along the path of Nahal Tirtza in a southeast direction. The road follows the ancient "Sunset Road" (דרך מבוא השמש) (Deut 11:29–30) between the Way of the Patriarchs and the King's Highway. This area is under Israeli control, and the road is jointly open to Israeli and Palestinian traffic. For a 2 km stretch, the road overlaps with the Allon Road and then separates from it at Hamra junction, where the central Allon Road (Route 508) begins. Highway 57 continues until the Damia Bridge over the Jordan River, which functions as a border crossing for commerce between Israel and Jordan.

Junctions & Interchanges (West to East)

District[1]Location[2]kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
Western Section
CentralNetanya00.0Herzl Street
0.60.37מחלף נתניה
(Netanya Interchange)		 Highway 2
0.750.47Entrance to Netanya Railway Station
1.450.90צומת נווה איתמר
(Neve Itamar Junction)		Pinkas Street
Beit Yitzhak2.21.4Deganya Road
2.81.7צומת שער חפר
(Sha'ar Hefer Junction)		 Road 5700
Ganot Hadar3.82.4צומת גנות הדר
(Ganot Hadar Junction)		 Road 5702
4.32.7צומת השרון
(HaSharon Junction)		 Highway 4
Kfar Yona6.23.9Rabin Boulevard
7.34.5צומת כפר יונה
(Kfar Yona Junction)		Begin Boulevard
Haniel7.74.8צומת חניאל
(Haniel Junction)		 Road 5711
Kfar Yona8.85.5צומת כפר יונה מזרח
(East Kfar Yona Junction)		 Route 562
Yanuv9.35.8צומת ינוב
(Yanuv Junction)		 Road 5613
Tnuvot
Burgata		106.2צומת תנובות
(Tnuvot Junction)		Entrance to Tnuvot and Burgata
Be'erotayim127.5צומת בארותיים
(Be'erotayim Junction)		 Road 5614
(southbound)
Nitzanei Oz13.28.2צומת ניצני עוז
(Nitzanei Oz Junction)		 Road 5714
14.59.0מחלף ניצני עוז
(Nitzanei Oz Interchange)		 Highway 6
Tulkarm159.3IDF checkpoint
Tulkarm/Sha'ar Ephraim
Crossing[3][4]		Access to Nitzanei Shalom Industrial Zone [he]
Highway 57 between Tulkarm and Einav (14 km) is closed to Israeli traffic.
Central Section
Judea and SamariaEinav2918צומת עינב
(Einav Junction)		 Route 557
Beit Lid3119 Road 5615
Shavei Shomron33.520.8 Highway 60
Deir Sharaf3622No passage towards Nablus
Eastern Section
Judea and SamariaHamra3622צומת בקעות
(Beka'ot Junction)		 Route 508
No passage towards Nablus		Northern end of concurrency with Allon Road
37.523.3צומת חמרה
(Hamra Junction)		 Route 578Southern end of concurrency with Allon Road
Masua4830צומת אדם
(Adam Junction)		 Highway 90
Damia Bridge5132Access to Damia Bridge
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  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. ^ "Crossing Points West Bank and Gaza Strip – Tulkarm Terminal". Palestinian Shipper's Council. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  4. ^ "Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories - Ephraim Gate Crossing". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
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