Highway 6 (Israel)

Highway 6 (Hebrew: כביש 6, Kvish Shesh), also known as the Trans-Israel Highway or Cross-Israel Highway (Hebrew: כביש חוצה ישראל, Kvish Ḥotzeh Yisra'el), is a major electronic toll highway in Israel. Highway 6 is the first Israeli Build-Operate-Transfer road constructed, carried out mainly by the private sector in return for a concession to collect tolls on the highway for a given number of years. It is also one of the largest infrastructure projects undertaken in Israel.

Highway 6
כביש 6
  • Trans Israel Highway
  • Hebrew: כביש חוצה ישראל, romanized: Kvish Ḥotze Yisra'el
  • Yitzhak Rabin Highway
  • Hebrew: כביש יצחק רבין, romanized: Kvish Yitzḥak Rabin
Highway near Horshim Interchange
Route information
Length204 km (127 mi)
Major junctions
South endShoket Interchange
Major intersections
North endSomekh Interchange
Location
CountryIsrael
Major citiesBeersheba, Kiryat Gat, Ramla, Petah Tikva, Rosh HaAyin, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Hadera, Yokneam Illit, Shefa-Amr
Highway system
  • Roads in Israel
  • Highways
Highway 5 Highway 7
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