Highway 7 (Israel)

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Highway 7
כביש 7
Highway 7 (Israel)
Route information
Length13.64 km (8.48 mi)
Major junctions
West end Ashdod Interchange
Major intersections
  • Beit Rabban Junction
  • Gedera Interchange
East endSorek Interchange
Location
Country Israel
Districts Southern, Central
Major cities Ashdod, Beit Rabban, Kannot, Gedera, Yad Binyamin
Highway system
ISR-FW-6.svg Highway 6 ISR-FW-9.svg Highway 9

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).

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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]

Junctions (West to East)

District [4] Location [5] kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
Southern Ashdod 0.000.00מחלף אשדוד
(Ashdod Interchange)
Central Beit Rabban 2.401.49צומת בית רבן
(Beit Rabban Junction)
  • ISR-HW-4000.svg Road 4000
  • ISR-HW-4102.svg Road 4102
Kannot 5.103.17צומת כנות
(Kannot Junction)
local roadClosed in 2014 [2]
Gedera 6.183.84מחלף גדרה
(Gedera Interchange) [1] [2] [3]
ISR-HW-40.svg Highway 40 Presumed biblical location (probably incorrect)
Yad Binyamin 12.898.01מחלף שורק
(Sorek Interchange)
ISR-FW-6.svg Highway 6 Named after nearby Brook of Sorek
13.648.48ISR-HW-3.svg Highway 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Highway 7 completed - Gedera". Ynet. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-27.(in Hebrew)
  2. 1 2 3 "Highway 7 - Between Ashdod Interchange and Gadera Interchange". National Roads Company of Israel. Retrieved 2013-06-25.(in Hebrew)
  3. 1 2 "Gedera Interchange Upgrade Project was launched". Gedera Municipality. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2012-10-22.(in Hebrew)
  4. Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.

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