Route 899 (Israel)

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Route 899

כביש 899
Kvishhazafon.jpg
Route information
Length63 km (39 mi)
Major junctions
West endBetzet junction
East endKo'ah junction
Location
CountryIsrael
Highway system
Route 888 Route 918

Route 899 is an east-west regional highway in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. For almost its entire length of 63 km, it proceeds parallel to the nearby border between Israel and Lebanon. In Israel, Route 899 is commonly known as the "northern route" (Hebrew: כביש הצפון, Kevish HaTzafon).

History

Scenic Route 899

The road was paved in 1937 as part of the efforts to suppress the Arab revolt. After the road was paved, a fence was placed alongside it called the "northern fence" or "Tegart's wall," which was completed in July 1938. This fence continued south from the area of Metzudat Koach toward Lake Kinneret. On the side of the road were placed Tegart fortresses, which are now located in Ya'ara, Shomera, Sasa, Avivim and Metzudat Koach. Sixteen pillboxes were built alongside the road between the fortresses. Under the control of the British Mandate in Palestine, access to the road was not open, requiring special permission. The road began alongside the village Basa, what is now Betzet and the city Shlomi, and ended at the point next to Metzudat Koach, while it passed near the large Arab settlements. The road was paved several kilometres from the border with Lebanon. The northern fence was taken down in 1942, but the fortresses and pillboxes remained along the length of the road.

The Road Today

The present-day path of the road is primarily parallel to the old British Mandate road, but it differs in a number of locations. The road underwent many renovations and improvements. In several places on the route, signs point to the "old northern road" to sections of a few kilometres that pass just north of the present-day road and return to merge into the same one. The national transportation authority sometimes prepares new segments that pass along the backsides of the northern settlements, making the road more distant from the border between Israel and Lebanon. This enables access to the communities from the south, away from it and toward most of Israel's area.

The "northern route" is numbered 899 in the national highway numbering system. It begins in the west at Betzet junction, next to the Mediterranean shore between Rosh HaNikra and Akhziv, where it meets Highway 4. The road climbs via Shefa Valley and turns south to Even Menachem and Netu'a. It meets Highway 89 at Hiram junction near Sasa and afterward follows the path of Nahal Dishon. After Malkia, the road descends into Kadesh Valley and splits away from the international border with Lebanon. After Metzudat Koach, the road slopes precipitously downward toward the Hula Valley and ends at Ko'ah junction, where it meets Highway 90.

Junctions (West to East)

District[1]Location[2]kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
NorthernBetzet00.0צומת בצת
(Betzet Junction)
Highway 4
Shlomi2.51.6צומת שלומי
(Shlomi Junction)
Road 8990
31.9צומת חניתה
(Hanita Junction)
Highway 70
Adamit63.7צומת אדמית
(Adamit Junction)
Road 8993
Ya'ara74.3צומת יערה
(Ya'ara Junction)
Entrance to Ya'ara
Elion106.2צומת אילון
(Eilon Junction)
Bein HaNehalim Road
Goren127.5צומת גורן
(Goren junction)
Entrance to Goren
Gornot HaGalil138.1צומת גרנות הגליל
(Gornot HaGalil Junction)
Road 8996
Shomera16.510.3צומת שומרה
(Shomera Junction)
Road 8998
Even Menachem17.510.9צומת אבן מנחם
(Even Menachem Junction)
Road 8933
Netu'a2214צומת נטועה
(Netu'a Junction)
Road 8999
Biranit24.515.2מחנה בירנית
(Biranit Camp)
Road 8944
25.515.8 Road 8933
Mattat27.517.1צומת מתת
(Mattat Junction)
Road 8935
Sasa3321צומת סאסא
(Sasa Junction)
Highway 89
33.520.8צומת חירם
(Hiram Junction)
Dovev35.522.1צומת דוב"ב
(Dovev Junction)
Road 8967
Bar'am37.523.3צומת ברעם
(Bar'am Junction)
Road 8963
Rehaniya40.525.2צומת ריחאניה
(Rehaniya Junction)
Road 8966
Yir'on43.527.0צומת יראון
(Yir'on Junction)
Entrance to Yir'on
Avivim4629צומת אביבים
(Avivim Junction)
Road 8967
Malkia5232צומת מלכיה
(Malkia Junction)
Entrance to Malkia
Ramot Naftali57.535.7צומת האלה
(Ha'Ela Junction)
Route 886
(northbound)
5836צומת ישע
(Yesha Junction)
Route 886
(southbound)
Hula Valley6339צומת כ"ח
(Ko'ah Junction)
Highway 90
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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.

See also