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Highway 7 | ||||
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כביש 7 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 13.64 km (8.48 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Ashdod Interchange | |||
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East end | Sorek Interchange | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Israel | |||
Districts | Southern, Central | |||
Major cities | Ashdod, Beit Rabban, Kannot, Gedera, Yad Binyamin | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 7 is a highway in the South District of Israel from Ashdod to Yad Binyamin. It connects the Port of Ashdod with the Trans-Israel Highway (Highway 6).
The road was rebuilt to include additional lanes and interchanges to create a continuous controlled-access highway between Ashdod Interchange with Highway 4 in the west and Highway 3 in the east. Upon completion in August 2014, the section previously numbered Highway 41 between Highway 4 and Highway 40 was renumbered "7". [1] [2] [3]
District [4] | Location [5] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Southern | Ashdod | 0.00 | 0.00 | מחלף אשדוד (Ashdod Interchange) | ||
Central | Beit Rabban | 2.40 | 1.49 | צומת בית רבן (Beit Rabban Junction) |
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Kannot | 5.10 | 3.17 | צומת כנות (Kannot Junction) | local road | Closed in 2014 [2] | |
Gedera | 6.18 | 3.84 | מחלף גדרה (Gedera Interchange) [1] [2] [3] | Highway 40 | Presumed biblical location (probably incorrect) | |
Yad Binyamin | 12.89 | 8.01 | מחלף שורק (Sorek Interchange) | Highway 6 | Named after nearby Brook of Sorek | |
13.64 | 8.48 | Highway 3 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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