Highway 99 is an east-west highway in the Finger of the Galilee in far northeast of Israel and the Golan Heights. It begins in the west at HaMetzodot junction in Kiryat Shmona, and it ends in the east at the Druze city of Mas'ade. After it reaches the Banias tributary, the road follows the path of Sa'ar River. Highway 99 is 24 km long.
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| כביש 99 | ||||
 Nahal Sa'ar near Highway 99 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | HaMetzudot Junction | |||
| North end | Mas'ade Junction | |||
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| Country | Israel | |||
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Junctions & Interchanges (West to East)
edit| District[1] | Location[2] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Northern | Kiryat Shmona | 0 | 0.0 | צומת המצודות (HaMetzudot Junction) |  Highway 90 | |
| HaGoshrim | 4 | 2.5 | מחלף הגושרים (HaGoshrim Interchange) | Entrance to HaGoshrim | ||
| Hurshat Tal | 5 | 3.1 | צומת חורשת טל (Hurshat Tal Junction) |  Route 918 | ||
| Snir | 11 | 6.8 | צומת שיאון (Si'on Junction) |  Route 999 | ||
| Banias | 14 | 8.7 | צומת בניאס (Banias Junction) | Petroleum Road | ||
| Sa'ar | 17 | 11 | צומת סער (Sa'ar Junction) |  Route 989 | ||
| Mas'ade | 24 | 15 | צומת מסעדה (Mas'ade Junction) |  Highway 98 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
Places of interest near Highway 99
edit- Hurshat Tal (חורשת טל)
- Tel Dan (שמורת תל דן)
- Nahal Snir (שמורת נחל שניר)
- Beit Osishkin Museum (מוזיאון בית אוסישקין)
- Banias (בניאס) archaeological site
- Waterfalls of Sa'ar River (נחל סער)
- Resisim Waterfall (מפל רסיסים)
- Odem Forest (יער אודם)
- Birkat Ram (ברכת רם)উঠে 7
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.