Road 59 | |
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جاده 59 | |
Route information | |
Length: | 160 km (100 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From: |
Karaj, Alborz Freeway 2 |
Tehran-Shomal Freeway | |
To: |
Chaloos, Mazandaran Road 22 (Chalous Ring Road) |
Location | |
Provinces: | Alborz, Mazandaran |
Highway system | |
Freeways |
Road 59, also known as the Chalous Road (Persian: جاده چالوس) or Kandovan Road (جاده کندوان), is an important road for people of Tehran, a large number of whom drive to popular tourist attractions in the north of Iran on weekends and for holidays. This road is one of the busiest roads in Iran. There is a tunnel in this road that name Kandovan. Kandovan tunnel built in four years from 1935 until 1939.