Highway 55 (Israel)
Highway 55 is an west–east highway running from central Israel through the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Its Western terminus is in Kfar Saba, and it continues east to Nablus. Much of the road follows the eastern section of the "Aphek Ascent", an ancient east–west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs.
Highway 55 | ||||
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| כביש 55 | ||||
Eliyahu Crossing | ||||
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| Length | 25.5 km (15.8 mi) | |||
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| West end | East Kfar Saba Junction | |||
| Atarot Junction Atarot Industrial Park | ||||
| East end | Jit Junction | |||
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| Country | Israel | |||
| Major cities | Givat Ze'ev, Jerusalem | |||
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The road passes near Qalqilya, Alfei Menashe, Azzun, Karnei Shomron and Kedumim, and ends in Nablus.
After the First Intifada and the blocking of the road by Palestinians in the late 1980s and early 1990s, several bypass roads were built, south of Qalqilya and north of Azzun. Today the road serves the 20,000 Jews along its route and the 100,000 Arabs who live between Qalqilya and Nablus.
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