Highway 66 (Israel)

Highway 66
כביש 66
Route information
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Existed	1929–present
Highway system
Roads in Israel Highways ← Highway 65 → Highway 70

Highway 66 is a north-south highway in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. It extends along the eastern lowlands below the Menashe Heights and the Carmel. It is 17 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.

Interchanges & Junctions (South to North)[]

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Kilometers	Name	type	Location	Intersecting routes
Green Line
↓NO northbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian Authority) license plates↓
Salem Security Checkpoint[1]
0	checkpoint		Salem, Zububa
1	Givat Oz Junction		Giv'at Oz	entrance road
3	Megiddo junction		Megiddo	Highway 65
4.8			Megiddo	local road
5.5	HaYogev Junction		HaYogev	local road
7.4	Midrakh Oz Junction		Midrakh Oz	local road
10	Mishmar Ha'Emek Junction		Mishmar Ha'Emek	Route 6953
14	HaZore'a Junction		HaZore'a	local road
17	HaTishbi Junction		Yokneam	Route 722
18	Tel Kashish Interchange		Yokneam	Highway 6 Highway 77

Places of interest on Highway 66[]

• Tel Megiddo National Park^[2]

See also[]

• List of highways in Israel

References[]

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