Highway 55 (Israel–Palestine)

Highway 55
כביש 55
Eliyahu Crossing
Route information
Length25.5 km (15.8 mi)
Major junctions
West endEast Kfar Saba Junction
Major intersectionsAtarot Junction Atarot Industrial Park
East endJit Junction
Location
CountryIsrael
Major citiesGivat Ze'ev, Jerusalem
Highway system
← Highway 50→ Highway 57

Highway 55 is a west–east highway running between Israel and the West Bank. Its Western terminus is in Kfar Saba, and it continues east to Nablus. Much of the road follows the eastern section of the "Aphek Ascent", an ancient east–west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs.

The road passes near Qalqilya, Alfei Menashe, Azzun, Jit, Karnei Shomron, and Kedumim, and ends in Nablus.

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