Route 866 is a north-south regional highway in northern Israel. It begins at Hananya junction with Highway 85 in the south and ends at Meron junction with Highway 89 in the north.

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Route 866
כביש 866
Route information
Length11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South endHananya Junction
North endMeron Junction
Location
CountryIsrael
Highway system
Route 864 Route 869

History

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The road was paved in the early 1930s[1] to connect Highway 85 to Highway 89 and thus create the Acre-Safed road. In Safed, Highway 89 connected to the Rosh Pinna-Safed road, which was already paved during the First World War, and ended at the intersection with Highway 90 in Rosh Pinna. The construction of this section helped the link between Safed and Haifa, following the shortening of the travel route that previously passed through Tiberias, or by camel caravans on a narrow lane.

In the early 1950s, there were two shooting attacks on the road in the section of the road near Miron, in which 3 people were killed and others were injured.[2][3]

In the 1950s, the settlements of Parod, Shefer and Amirim were established on the side of the road.

Junctions (South to North)

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District[4]Location[5]kmmiNameDestinationsNotes
NorthernKfar Hananya00.0צומת חנניה
(Hananya Junction)
  Highway 85
Ein al-Asad1.91.2צומת עין אל-אסד
(Ein al-Asad Junction)
  Road 8591
Parod2.51.6צומת פרוד
(Parod Junction)
Entrance to Parod
Amirim4.32.7צומת אמירים
(Amirim Junction)
Entrance to Amirim
Shefer4.42.7צומת שפר
(Shefer Junction)
Entrance to Shefer
Kfar Shamai74.3צומת כפר שמאי
(Kfar Shamai Junction)
Entrance to Kfar Shamai
Meron116.8צומת מירון
(Meron Junction)
  Road 8599
11.47.1  Highway 89
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "כביש צפת עכו". Palestine Daily Mail [he]. August 24, 1932.
  2. ^ "נערים מטיילים נורו בגליל" [Travelling youths shot in the Galilee]. Maariv. June 1, 1953.
  3. ^ צבי עמיצור (September 23, 1955). "2 נרצחו, 10 נפצעו בהתקפה על אוטובוס ליד מירון" [2 killed, 10 injured in attack on bus near Meron]. Al HaMishmar.
  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.