The history of Freeways in Iran goes back to 55 years ago.[ when? ] The first freeway in Iran, Freeway 2 was built before the Iranian Revolution, between Tehran and Karaj. The construction of Tehran-Qom Freeway was started and the studies of many freeways today started before the revolution. Today, Iran has about 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) of freeway. The total AADT of the system is 144 Million vehicles. [1]
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Qazvin-Rasht | Completed |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Mashhad Northern Bypass | Completed |
| | Mashhad-Baghche | Completed |
| | Mashhad-Molkabad | Under construction |
| | Baghche-Neyshabur | Planned |
| | Neyshabur-Semnan | Planned |
| | Semnan-Garmsar | Under construction |
| | Qom-Garmsar | Completed |
| | Tehran Southern Bypass (Ghadir Freeway) | Completed |
| | Tehran-Karaj | Completed |
| | Tehran-Karaj (Shohadaye Alborz Freeway) | Completed |
| | Karaj Northern Bypass | Under construction |
| | Karaj-Qazvin | Completed |
| | Qazvin-Zanjan | Completed |
| | Zanjan-Tabriz | Completed |
| | Tabriz Southern Bypass | Completed |
| | Tabriz Western Bypass | Completed |
| | Tabriz-Bazargan | Under construction |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Tehran-Shomal | Completed on section 1, 4 and one lane of section 2, Under construction on second lane of section 2, Planned on section 3 |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Pardis-Tehran | Completed |
| | Tehran-Saveh | Completed |
| | Saveh-Salafchegan | Completed |
| | Qom-Salafchegan-Arak | Under construction |
| | Arak Northern Bypass Freeway | Completed on one lane, Under construction on second lane |
| | Arak-Borujerd-Khorramabad | Completed on section 2, 3 & 4, Under construction on section 1 |
| | Khorramabad-Andimeshk | Completed |
| | Andimeshk-Ahvaz | Under construction |
| | Ahvaz-Bandar Khomeini | Completed |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Saveh-Hamadan Freeway | Completed |
| | Hamadan-Kermanshah Freeway | Under construction |
| | Kermanshah-Khosravi Freeway | Under construction |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Tehran-Qom (Persian Gulf Freeway) | Completed |
| | Qom-Kashan (Amir Kabir Freeway) | Completed |
| | Kashan-Natanz | Completed |
| | Natanz-Esfahan | Completed |
| | Esfahan Western Bypass | Completed |
| | Isfahan Eastern Bypass | Completed on section 1 and 2, Under construction on section 3 |
| | Esfahan-Shiraz | Completed on section 1 to 6, Under construction on section 7, Planned on section 8 |
| | Shiraz-Bushehr | Planned |
| | Bandar Abbas-Shahid Rajaee Port | Completed |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Esfahan-Shahinshahr | Completed |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Tabriz-Urmia | Completed on section 1, 2 and 4, Under construction on section 3, 5 and 6 |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
 | Esfahan-Zarrinshahr (Zobahan Freeway) | Completed |
| Sign | Name | Situation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esfahan Eastern Bypass | Completed on section 1 and 2, Under construction on section 3 and will be complete in year 1402 (2023). |
| 2 | Karaj Northern bypass | Under Construction and chance of complete in Mordad 1402 (August 2023). |
| 3 | Tabriz-Urmia | Sections one and two and four are completed, Sections three and five and six are under construction. |
| 4 | Maragheh-Hashtrud | Under construction and chance of completion of section 2 and 3 in Last days of 1401 (2023). |
| 5 | Sirjan-Bandarabbas | phase of Sirjan bypass is approved government and others are waiting for to be approved government. |
| 6 | Mashhad-Bojnurd-Gorgan | phase of Mashhad-Chenaran is under construction (chance of complete in Khordad 1402 (June 2023)), phase of Chenaran-Qochan is to be approved government and phase of Bojnurd-Gorgan is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 7 | Kerman-Bandarabbas | It is approved government |
| 8 | Gorgan-Sari-Rasht | phase of Sari-Qaemshahr is under construction. phase of Qaemshahr-Amol and phase of Chaboksar-Sangar are on planned and others are waiting for to be approved government. |
| 9 | Natanz-Sirjan | phase of Natanz-Ardakan is on planned, phase of Ardakan-Anar is approved government and phase of Anar-Sirjan is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 10 | Parsian-Lamerd | It is approved government |
| 11 | Shiraz-Bushehr | Planned |
| 12 | Shiraz-Firuzabad-Jam | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 13 | Tehran-Shomal Freeway | Completed on section 1 and 4, Under construction on section 2 (chance of complete in last days of 1401 (2023)), Planned on section 3 |
| 14 | Rasht-Qazvin Freeway | Just phase of Manjil-Roudbar is under construction (chance of completion in last days of 1401 (2023)). |
| 15 | Haram ta Haram freeway | Completed on phase of Mashhad-Baghche and phase of Qom-Garmsar, phase of Mashhad-Malekabad and phase of Semnan-Garmsar Under construction (chance of complete phase of Semnan-Garmsar in Last days of 1402 (2024)), phase of Baghche-Neishabor is approved government and phase of Neishabor-Semnan is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 16 | Karbala freeway | Completed on phase of Saveh-Hamedan, phase of Biston-Kermanshah and Kermanshah-Hameil Under construction (chance of complete phase of Kermanshah-Hameil in year 1403 (2024)), phase of Hamedan-Biston and Kermanshah-Khosravi Planned. |
| 17 | Ahvaz-Khorramabad-Arak-Tehran freeway | phase of Arak-Borojerd (chance of complete in year 1401 (2022))، Band 2 of Arak northern bypass، Salafchegan-Qom، Qom western bypass Under construction (chance of complete phase of Salafchegan-Qom and Qom western bypass in year 1402 (2023)). phase of Ahvaz-Andimshak، Arak-Rahjerd and Pardis-Bomehen are on Planned and phase of Rahjerd-Salafchegan and Qom southern bypass are approved government. |
| 18 | Isfahan-Shiraz freeway | Section 1 to 6 of phase of Shiraz-Izadkhast Under construction (chance of complete in Last days of Mehr 1402 (October 2023)), phase of Isfahan-Izadkhast is on planned and phase of end of Isfahan western bypass is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 19 | Tabriz-Bazargan Freeway | phase of Tabriz-Marand Under construction (40 km of Tabriz-Marand Freeway complete in First days of Aban 1401 (October 2022)), phase of Marand-Iuoghlei is on planned, phase of Iuoghlei-Makou-Bazargan are approved government. |
| 20 | Hameil-Ilam freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 21 | Ahvaz-Isfahan freeway | phase of Izeh-Lordegan is on planned and others are waiting for to be approved government. |
| 22 | Tehran-Amol freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 23 | Charmshahr-Bomehen freeway | Planned |
| 24 | Tabriz-Ahar-Baku freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 25 | Bushehr-Asaloyeh freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 26 | Birjand-Baghche freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 27 | Salafchegan-Isfahan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 28 | Mashhad-Sarakhs freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 29 | Qom-Saveh-Takestan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 30 | Loushan-Ardabil-Baku freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 31 | Hamedan-Sanandaj-Marivan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 32 | Sadeh-Yasouj freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 33 | Azarshahr-Saghez freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 34 | Marand-Jolfa freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 35 | Nazarabad-Takestan freeway | planned |
| 36 | Urumia eastern bypass freeway | planned |
| 37 | Khoy-Razi freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 38 | Mayamei-Jajram-Qochan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 39 | Bandare emam-Behbahan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 40 | Ahvaz-Khorramshahr-Abadan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 41 | Naein-Isfahan freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 42 | Sepidan-Shiraz-Jahrom-Lar-Bandare Abbas freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 43 | Maragheh-Tamarchin freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
| 44 | Bandare khamir-Bandare shahid rajaei-Bandarabbas-Minab freeway | It is waiting for to be approved government. |
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