Route 436 (Israel–Palestine) Explained

Country:ISR
Type:Route
Route:436
Map:ILroute-436.png
Length Km:13.2
Direction A:South
Terminus A:
  • Beit Hayyim Square
Junction:
  • Golda Meir Interchange
  • Yigael Yadin Interchange
Direction B:North
Terminus B:
  • Givat Ze'ev Junction
Cities:

Route 436 is a regional arterial road in Israel and the West Bank between Jerusalem and Givat Ze'ev. The southern portion begins as a major urban artery in Jerusalem's predominantly Hareidi neighborhoods leading to Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard), to Highway 1 and to the northern neighborhood of Ramot. Further north, the road runs alongside portions of Israel's West Bank Barrier as it approaches Givat Ze'ev. It crosses Route 443 to the Tel Aviv area and Highway 45 to Atarot and ends at the Beitunia section of the security barrier. The speed limit begins at 50 km/h along its urban section becoming 70 km/h as it passes through Ramot and then becoming 90 km/h as it leaves the Jerusalem municipality northwards. The road officially ends at the Beitunya cargo transfer terminal.

Route

The road begins at the heavily congested intersection of Route 417 (Bar-Ilan Street/Hativat HarEl Boulevard) and Shmuel HaNavi Street. The first 0.3 km is called Shmuel HaNavi Street, a continuation of the street south of the intersection. At its beginning, 436 is a major transfer point for intra- and inter-city buses. It is six lanes wide with two lanes in each direction on either side for private vehicles and two public transportation lanes along its median. The bus lanes along the center of the road are envisioned to become part of the "Blue Line" of the Jerusalem Light Rail.

Just before Givat Moshe Junction, at 770 meters above sea level, the name of the road becomes Golda Meir Boulevard. It passes Jerusalem's largest high tech park, Har Hotzvim, while descending into Emek HaArazim (Valley of The Cedars) at 630 meters. At Golda Meir Interchange, entrances in both directions provide access to Highway 50 (southbound). The road widens to eight lanes crossing the Sorek Stream and the Green Line at Yigael Yadin Interchange providing access to Highway 1 and Highway 50 (northbound). It then becomes six lanes and begins a steep ascent as the central artery through Ramot.

Leaving Ramot and the Jerusalem Municipality, the road becomes four lanes wide, passing the entrance to Nebi Samuel and reaching an altitude of 840 meters. It then begins another descent to 725 meters in the Plain of Gibeon. Along this section, the road passes alongside the security barrier next to al-Jib. Passing Mahane Giv'on, the road rises to 770 meters as it passes through Givat Ze'ev. Further on, it descends to 740 meters, intersecting with Routes 443 and 45. North of 443/45, the road provides entrances to Mahane Ofer and the Beitunia cargo transfer terminal, officially ending as numbered.

Junctions (south to north)

kmNameTypeMeaningLocationRoad(s) Crossed
Jerusalem Municipality
0ככר בית החיים
(Beit HaHayyim Square)
House of Life
(name of adjacent
municipal Funeral Home)
Bukharim,
Shmuel HaNavi,
Mahanayim,
Sanhedriya
Route 417
(Bar Ilan St.)
(Hativat HarEl St.),
Shmuel HaNavi St.[1]
0.05Mahanayim,
Sanhedriya
Moshe Blau St.
0.3צומת גבעת משה/גוש 80
(Givat Moshe/Gush 80 Junction)
Moshe's Hill
named after
Moshe Porush
Ezrat Torah
Sanhedria Murhevet
HaAdmorim Leiner St.,
Givat Moshe St.
0.8Kiryat Sanz
Har Hotzvim
A.S. Artom St.,
Shefa Chayim St.
1צומת הר חוצבים
(Har Hotzvim Junction)
Stonecutter's HillHar HotzvimKiryat Mada St.
1.2צומת NDS
(NDS Junction)
named after
NDS
Jerusalem headquarters
Har HotzvimShlomo (Momo) HaLevi St.
1.7מחלף גולדה מאיר
(Golda Meir Interchange)


named after
Golda Meir
Har Hotzvim Highway 50
(Begin Boulevard)

southbound
2.2מחלף ידאל ידין
(Yigael Yadin Interchange)


named after
Yigael Yadin
Ramot Highway 1,
Highway 50
(Begin Boulevard)

northbound
2.4Green Line
3.1כיכר בנימין כהן
(Binyamin Cohen Square)
named after
Benjamin Victor Cohen
Ramot
Neve Orot,
Ramot Alon,
Ramot Bet
Harry Truman St.,
Yigal Alon St.
3.7כיכר ספימת מפקורה
(Sfinat Mefkura Square)
named after
sunk refugee boat
RamotShivat Zion St.,
Asirei Zion St.
3.8Ramot Mallpublic transportation lanes,
entrance to parking,
deliveries
4.2כיכר המלחין שוסטקוביץ
(HaMalhin Shostakovich Square)
named after
Dmitri Shostakovich
Ramot
Ramot Polin,
Ramot Gimel,
Ramot Daled
HaRoeh St,
HaKongres HaTzioni St.
4.7כיכר הרב אלעזר
(HaRav Elazar Square)
named after
Yehuda Elazar
RamotAvraham Recanati St.,
Yitzhak Mirsky St.
5.2RamotBinyamin Mintz St.,
HaMeshorer Etzeg St.
Jerusalem Municipality
5.3צומת שמואל
(Shmu'el Junction)
named after
nearby Nebi Samu'el
former location of
security checkpoint
local road
6.2Nebi Samuelentrance road
7.2Har Shmuelentrance road,
(entry to Biddu closed)
8.9Mahane Givon (West)entrance road
9.1(northbound only)Mahane Givon (East)entrance road
10.2Giv'on HaHadasha,
Givat Ze'ev
entrance road
10.4צומת גבעונים
(Giv'onim Junction)
named after
ancient Gibeonites
filling stationentrance road,
(entry to al-Jib
& Bir Nabala closed)
11Givat Ze'evHaMaccabim St.,
Kidron St.
12.2צומת גבעת זאב
(Givat Ze'ev Junction)
Wolf HillGiv'at Ze'ev
Ofer Prison
Route 443,
Highway 45
12.3Beitunia Terminalentrance to
cargo transfer station
12.4Ofer Prisonentrance to
Ofer Prison
13.2BeituniaSecurity Barrier
NO southbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian) license plates

See also

31.8311°N 35.1857°W

Notes and References

  1. 1 Samuel 1:20