Route 211 (Israel)
Route 211 | ||||
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כביש 211 | ||||
Bridge over Nitzana Stream that was washed away by floods of January 2010 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 41 km (25 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Nitzana Border Crossing | |||
North end | Tlalim | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Israel | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 211 is a regional arterial road in southern Israel, leading from the Nitzana Border Crossing in the west, through the shoulder of Nitsana, Shadmat Sheizaf, Shunra sands and the Kora Valley to Ramat Boker. The road ends after 41 km, at the Tlalim junction in the center of the Negev, about 33 km (21 mi) south of Beersheba.
History
[edit]Route 211 was paved by the British Mandate authorities during World War II as part of the preparations for a possible German invasion.[1] The participation of Shmuel Mikunis in the construction of the road led to the name of the road: "Mykonis Road". In 1977, at the initiative of Yekutiel Adam, then the Deputy Chief of Staff, the re-paving of the previously very winding road was started.[2]
On 18 January 2010, during floods that occurred in Nahal Nitsana, the bridge carrying the road over it collapsed, and the settlements of Pethat Nitsana were cut off.[3]
Junctions (West to East)
[edit]District[4] | Location[5] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Southern | Nitzana Border Crossing | 0 | 0.0 | צומת מבצע חורב (Operation Horev Junction) | ||
Nitzana | 2.5 | 1.6 | צומת ניצנה (Nitzana Junction) | |||
Kmehin | 5 | 3.1 | צומת כמהין (Kmehin Junction) | |||
Ktzi'ot Prison | 7 | 4.3 | צומת קציעות (Ktzi'ot Junction) | Entrance to Ktzi'ot Prison | ||
Shivta | 22 | 14 | צומת שבטה (Shivta Junction) | Entrance to Shivta | ||
Ashalim | 35 | 22 | צומת אשלים (Ashalim Junction) | |||
Tlalim | 41 | 25 | צומת טללים (Tlalim Junction) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "מחלקת העבודות הציבוריות, הצופה". HaTzofe. 9 March 1941.
- ^ "הכבישים של האלוף יקותיאל אדם". Maariv. 29 January 1980.
- ^ "וואלה! - בגלל השיטפונות: תושבים נותקו ממים וחשמל". news.walla.co.il. 18 January 2010.
- ^ 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.