Highway 60 (Israel)
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| כביש 60 / Kvish Shishim | |
| Way of the Patriarchs | |
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| Length: | 235 km (146 mi) |
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| South end: |
Beersheba Highway 25 (David Hacham Blvd.) |
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| North end: |
Nazareth HaMusachim Junction |
| Location | |
| Major cities: | Beersheba, Hebron, Gush Etzion, Jerusalem, Afula, Nazareth |
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Highway 60 or Route 60 (Hebrew: כביש 60, "Kvish Shishim") is a south-north intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.
The route is also known as the "Way of the Patriarchs" (Hebrew: דרך האבות) since it follows the path of the ancient highway that runs along the length of the central watershed, and which figures prominently in the travels of the Biblical patriarchs.
From its junction with Highway 40 in Beersheba to the city's outskirts, Route 60 is a dual carriageway with at-grade intersections. While it continues on to serve as the main north-south artery between Israeli settlements and Palestinian communities such as the cities of Hebron and Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, it is a two-lane, shoulderless road until past Hebron at Gush Etzion Junction, where it regains its lane-separation until short of Bethlehem, that section having recently been widened. Upon entering Jerusalem, its lanes are again mostly separated as it serves as a central artery in the city center. In the northern quarters it becomes a separate grade freeway with multiple interchanges, from where it continues through the central and northern West Bank as a two-lane road, not being divided again until the stretch between Afula and its terminus in downtown Nazareth.
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