Road 77 (Iran)

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Road 77
جاده 77
Caspian to Tehran Road
Route information
Length	200 km (120 mi)
Major junctions
From	Tehran, Tehran Province Yasini Expressway Zeinoddin Expressway
Major intersections	Babayi Expressway Road 79
To	Mahmood Abad, Mazandaran Province Road 22
Location
Provinces	Tehran, Mazandaran
Major cities	Rudehen, Tehran Province Amol, Mazandaran Province
Highway system
Highways in Iran Freeways

Road 77, also known as the Haraz Road, is one of the most important roads from Tehran to the northern mountains of Iran, and the Iranian coast on the southern Caspian Sea.^[1]

Haraz Road

Along the road landscapes, Plain, Mountain, Historical tourism. Waterfall and village.

Route[]

The road's route travels through Tehran Province and Mazandaran Province. It crosses the Alborz mountain range and then descends northwards down the Haraz River Valley. The road is the shortest route from Tehran to the north ( 180 km) and in recent years some parts of the road has been widened and the safety has been improved. It passes through the towns of Amol and Rudehen.

Haraz Road

Haraz Road

Features[]

Haraz Road is the nearest road to Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran and Middle East. Lar Dam, Lar National Park, which Mount Damavand is within, is easily accessible from Road 77.

Central Alborz mountain range map[]

Map of central Alborz	Peaks:	1 Alam-Kuh
−25 to 500 m (−82 to 1,640 ft)   500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft)   1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft)   2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft)   3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft)   4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft)	2 Azad Kuh	3 Damavand
	4 Do Berar	5 Do Khaharan
	6 Ghal'eh Gardan	7 Gorg
	8 Kholeno	9 Mehr Chal
	10 Mishineh Marg	11 Naz
	12 Shah Alborz	13 Sialan
	14 Tochal	15 Varavašt
	Rivers:	0
	1 Alamut	2 Chalus
	3 Do Hezar	4 Haraz
	5 Jajrood	6 Karaj
	7 Kojoor	8 Lar
	9 Noor	10 Sardab
	11 Seh Hazar	12 Shahrood
	Cities:	1 Amol
	2 Chalus	3 Karaj
	Other:	D Dizin
	E	K
	* Latyan Dam	** Lar Dam

See also[]

• Road 59 − Karaj-Chaloos Road — another main Tehran−Caspian route.
• Alborz (Elburz) mountain range topics

References[]

External links[]

• Iran road map on Young Journalists Club