Highway 85 is an east-west

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

in Northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It is one of the most important roads through the

Galilee Galilee (; he, הַגָּלִיל, hagGālīl; ar, الجليل, al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and Lower Galil ...

, connecting the western Galilee with the Eastern Galilee. The road begins in

Akko Acre ( ), known locally as Akko ( he, עַכּוֹ, ''ʻAkō'') or Akka ( ar, عكّا, ''ʻAkkā''), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. The city occupies an important location, sitting in a natural harb ...

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 37 km long. The route from Akko to Hananya junction has been used for transportation since ancient times and passes through the Beit HaKerem valley.

Junctions and Interchanges on the highway

* Tel Akko junction with * Akko east junction with

Highway 4 (Israel) Highway 4 ( he, כּֽבִישׁ אַרְבַּע, ''Kvish Arba' '') is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire Israeli Coastal Plain, coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, from the Rosh HaNikra Crossing, Rosh HaNikra border crossing w ...

* Kfar Yassif junction with highway 70 *

Ahihud Ahihud ( he, אֲחִיהוּד) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel, about 9 km east of Acre. It was founded in 1950, settled by Jewish refugees from Yemen. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and falls within the jurisdic ...

junction with highway 70 There are plans to replace the two junctions at Ahihud and Kfar Yasif with one interchange. *

Tzurit Tzurit ( he, צוּרִית) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee region, west of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The gar'in that fo ...

Gilon Gilon ( he, גִּילוֹן) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee on Mount Gilon seven kilometres west of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of . Hi ...

* Majdal Krum * Bi'ana junction *

Karmiel Karmiel ( he, כַּרְמִיאֵל) is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, f ...

west junction with route 784 (Israel) The Junction karmiel west will be Interchange *

junction * Nahaf * Kamana-

Mikhmanim Mikhmanim ( he, מִכְמַנִּים) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located atop Mount Kamun, the highest peak in the Lower Galilee, overlooking the city of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In ...

- Kamon * Shezur *

Sajur Sajur (; ) is a Druze town ( local council) in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 3,000 dunams (3 km²). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992. In it had a population of . History Excavations in ...

Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular '' avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Bein ...

junction with route 864 (Israel) *

Moran Moran may refer to: Places Antarctica * Moran Bluff, Marie Byrd Land * Moran Buttress, Marie Byrd Land * Moran Glacier, Alexander Island Asia * Moran Town, Assam, India * Moran, Israel, a kibbutz * Moran Hill, North Korea * Moran Station, a s ...

(kibbutz) * Kfar Hananya * Halafta junction *

Nahal Amud Nahal Amud ( he, נחל עמוד), also known as the Wadi al-Amud, is a stream in the Upper Galilee region of Israel that flows into the Sea of Galilee. History The source of the stream, Ramat Dalton, is located 800 meters above sea level. Its d ...

Interchange

Highway 65 (Israel) Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects Hadera with the Galilee. This road is the shortest and simplest way to connect these two major regions. Historically, people traveled on or near this route for thousands of years from ...

Kahal Kahal ( he, כָּחָל) is a moshav in the Galilee near Highway 85 in northern Israel. Located on the border of the Upper Galilee and Lower Galilee, north of Lake Kinneret and just northwest of Tabgha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Me ...

Interchange * Amiad Interchange with

Highway 90 (Israel) The following highways are numbered 90: Brazil * BR-090 Canada * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 90 * Winnipeg Route 90 Israel/Palestine * Highway 90 (Israel–Palestine) Italy * Autostrada A90 Korea, South * Gukjido 90 New Zealand * Ne ...

Junctions and Interchanges on the highway

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