Highway 98 (Golan Heights)
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Highway 98 | ||||
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כביש 98 | ||||
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![]() Highway 98 in Hamat Gader | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 99 km (62 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Ma'agan Junction | |||
North end | The Lower Cable Car | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Israel | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights. It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line with Syria. The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret, first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon. There it meets Route 999. Highway 98 is steep compared to the other highways in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon.
Junctions and Interchanges (South to North)
[edit]District[1] | Location[2] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Northern | Ma'agan | 0 | 0.0 | צומת מעגן (Ma'agan Junction) | ![]() | |
Sha'ar HaGolan | 1.5 | 0.93 | צומת שער הגולן (Sha'ar HaGolan Junction) | Entrance to Sha'ar HaGolan | ||
Hamat Gader | 6.5 | 4.0 | צומת חמת גדר (Hamat Gader Junction) | ![]() | ||
Mevo Hama | 15 | 9.3 | צומת מבוא חמה (Mevo Hama Junction) | Entrance to Mevo Hama | ||
Kfar Haruv | 18 | 11 | צומת חרוב (Haruv Junction) | ![]() | ||
Metzar | 22 | 14 | צומת מיצר (Metzar Junction) | ![]() | ||
Afik | 23 | 14 | צומת אפיק (Afik Junction) | ![]() | ||
Geshur | 25 | 16 | צומת גשור (Geshur Junction) | ![]() | ||
Eli-ad | 27 | 17 | צומת אלי-עד (Eli-ad Junction) | ![]() | ||
Avnei Eitan | 29 | 18 | צומת אבני איתן (Avnei Eitan Junction) | ![]() | ||
Nov | 32 | 20 | צומת נוב (Nov Junction) | ![]() | ||
Haspin | 33 | 21 | צומת חספין (Haspin Junction) | ![]() | ||
Ramat Magshimim | 34 | 21 | צומת מגשימים (Magshimim Junction) | ![]() | ||
Tal Saki | 38 | 24 | צומת תל סאקי (Tal Saki Junction) | Entrance to Tal Saki | ||
Yonatan | 45 | 28 | צומת אורחה (Orha Junction) | Petroleum Road | ||
Givat Pazra | 55 | 34 | צומת פזרה (Pazra Junction) | ![]() | ||
Alonei HaBashan | 58 | 36 | צומת בשן (Bashan Junction) | ![]() | ||
Ein Zivan | 67 | 42 | צומת זיוון (Zivan Junction) | ![]() Access to Quneitra Crossing | ||
Mount Avital | 70 | 43 | צומת אביטל (Avital Junction) | Entrance to Mount Avital and Mount Bental | ||
Merom Golan | 75 | 47 | צומת בראון (Bar'on Junction) | ![]() | ||
El Rom | 78 | 48 | צומת אל רום (El Rom Junction) | ![]() | ||
Buq'ata | 81 | 50 | צומת בוקעתא (Buq'ata Junction) | Entrance to Buq'ata | ||
Mas'ade | 84.5 | 52.5 | צומת יער אודם (Odem Forest Junction) | ![]() | ||
85 | 53 | צומת מסעדה (Mas'ade Junction) | ![]() | |||
Mount Ram | 88 | 55 | צומת יער אודם (Odem Forest Junction) | ![]() Access to Nimrod | ||
Majdal Shams | 90 | 56 | צומת מג'דל שמס (Majdal Shams Junction) | ![]() | ||
Mount Hermon | 99 | 62 | הרכבל התחתון (The Lower Cable Car) | ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Places of interest near Highway 98
[edit]- The Kinneret
- Hamat Gader
- Metzukei HaOn Nature Reserve
- Meitzar Stream
- El Al Nature Reserve
- Iris Grand-dufii reserve
- Hushniyya iris reserve
- Bashanit Range reserve
- A view into Kuneitra across the ceasefire line
- Mount Avital reserve
- Hermonit reserve
- Valley of Tears
- Odem Forest
- Berekhat Ram
- Sa'ar Stream
- Mount Hermon
References
[edit]- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.