Ethiopian Highway 2

Highway 2
Route information
Length:	1,071 km (665 mi)
Highway system
Transport in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Highway 2 is a highway in Ethiopia. It connects the capital Addis Ababa with Mekelle, as well as with Adigrat and Axum. Ethiopian Highway 2 has a length of 1071 kilometers.

Towns and cities along Ethiopian Highway 2 include, from north to south:

There are three high-mountain passes on Highway 2:

The highway crosses the continental divide twice: once at Debre Sirhan and another time over the Alagi pass near Amba Alagi.

Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, is located ten kilometers off the highway. The main road turns off to Mekelle at Kwiha, the center of the Enderta district. The detour to Mekelle adds thirteen kilometers. To follow Highway 2 to the north and get to Adigrat more directly, one has to turn off in Kwiha and follow the road which crosses the plateau east of Mekelle. Highway 2 joins the Mekelle main road detour at the village of Maimekden.

In the plans for a new Ethiopian railroad network, a railroad would be constructed from Addis Ababa to Mekelle, roughly following the route of Highway 2.

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