Highway 85 (Israel)

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Highway 85
כביש 85
Highway 85 in Acre
Route information
Length	47 km (29 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Tel Akko Junction
East end	Amiad Junction
Location
Country	Israel
Highway system
Roads in Israel Highways
← Highway 80 → Highway 87

Highway 85 is an east-west highway in Northern Israel. It is one of the most important roads through the Galilee, connecting western and eastern Galilee. The road begins in Akko on the west coast of Israel and ends in the east just north of Lake Kinneret.

The road begins at Highway 4 in Akko in the west and ends at Amiad junction at Highway 90 near Korzim in the east. It is 37km long. The route from Akko to Hananya junction has been used for transportation since ancient times, and it passes through the Beit HaKerem valley.

Junctions and Interchanges on the highway

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• Akko
• Tel Akko junction with
• Akko east junction with Highway 4 (Israel)
• Kfar Yassif junction with highway 70
• Ahihud junction with highway 70

There are plans to replace the two junctions at Ahihud and Kfar Yasif with one interchange.

• Tzurit-Gilon
• Majdal Krum
• Bi'ana junction
• Karmiel west junction with route 784 (Israel)

The Junction karmiel west will be Interchange

• Karmiel junction
• Nahaf
• Kamana-Mikhmanim-Kamon
• Shezur
• Sajur
• Rama junction with route 864 (Israel)
• Moran (kibbutz)
• Kfar Hananya
• Halafta junction
• Nahal Amud Interchange Highway 65 (Israel)
• Kahal Interchange
• Amiad Interchange with Highway 90 (Israel)

See also

• Railway to Karmiel
• List of highways in Israel

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