This road is in northern

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. It connects

Sarakhs Sarakhs ( fa, سرخس, Saraxs, also Romanized as Serakhs) is a city in Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Sarakhs was once a stopping point along the Silk Road, and in its 11th century heyday had many libraries. Much of the original ...

at the border with

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Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

, then to

Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ...

, and afterwards it runs parallel to the

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. Most parts of this road are

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but some of them are in the Golestan Jungle.

Plans

Langrud Bypass

A bypass in Langrud, Gilan with a length of 11 km is under construction. Once completed, it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Nur and Royan Bypass

A bypass around Nur and

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, Mazandaran Province with plans to be extended to bypass

Izadshahr Izadshahr ( fa, ايزدشهر); formerly, Iz Deh (Persian: ایز ده), also Romanized as ‘Īz Deh, Īzdeh, Izedeh, and Iz-e-Deh; also known as Īzdeh-e Bāzārsar) is a city in the Central District of Nur County, located on the Caspian Sea in ...

as well is under construction. The length is to be 35km. Once completed, it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Mahmudabad Bypass

A bypass in Mahmudabad, Mazandaran with a length of 12.6 km is under construction. Once completed, 6 km of it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Babol Southern Bypass

Babol Southern Bypass Expressway in

Babol Babol ( fa, بابل, , known as "Orange Blossom City" , also Romanized as Bābol; formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (under Iranian law). At the 20 ...

, Mazandaran with a length of 16 km is under construction. Once completed, it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Twinning plans

There is an ongoing construction project to twin the section in between

Bojnurd Bojnord ( fa, ; also romanized Bojnūrd, Bujnūrd, Bojnoord, Bojnord or Bujnurd), known in the Middle Ages as Buzanjird, is the capital city of North Khorasan Province, Iran. It is about from Tehran. and It is located 237 km away from Mashhad, ...

with a total length of 300 km. Some parts of it are already operational.بزرگراه چهار خطه بهشهر - گرگان - بجنورد - قوچان
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Gallery

File:Golestan jungle.jpg, Golestan Jungle in east Golestan and Road 22

References

{{Transportation in Iran 22 Transportation in Ardabil Province Transportation in Gilan Province Transportation in Golestan Province Transportation in Mazandaran Province Transportation in North Khorasan Province Transportation in Razavi Khorasan Province