Route 436 is a regional
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highway
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in
Israel
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and the
West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
between
Jerusalem
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and
Givat Ze'ev. The southern portion begins as a major urban artery in Jerusalem's predominantly Hareidi neighborhoods leading to
Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard), to
Highway 1 and to the northern neighborhood of
Ramot
Ramot (, ''lit.'' Heights), also known as Ramot Alon (), is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Ramot was founded in 1974 as one of Jerusalem's so-called " Ring settlements", considered illegal under international law. In ...
. Further north, the road runs alongside portions of Israel's
West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
Barrier as it approaches Givat Ze'ev. It crosses
Route 443 to the
Tel Aviv area and
Highway 45 to Atarot and ends at the Beitunia section of the security barrier. The speed limit begins at along its urban section becoming as it passes through Ramot and then becoming 90 km/h as it leaves the Jerusalem municipality northwards. The road officially ends at the Beitunya cargo transfer terminal.
Route
The road begins at the heavily congested intersection of
Route 417 (Bar-Ilan Street/Hativat HarEl Boulevard) and Shmuel HaNavi Street.
The first is called Shmuel HaNavi Street, a continuation of the street south of the intersection. At its beginning, 436 is a major transfer point for intra- and inter-city buses. It is six lanes wide with two lanes in each direction on either side for private vehicles and two public transportation lanes along its median. The bus lanes along the center of the road are envisioned to become part of the "Blue Line" of the
Jerusalem Light Rail
The Jerusalem Light Rail (, ''HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim'', , ''Qiṭār Al-Quds Al-Khafīf'') is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line (Jerusalem Light Rail), Red Line is the only one in operation, the first of several ...
.
Just before Givat Moshe Junction, at above sea level, the name of the road becomes Golda Meir Boulevard. It passes Jerusalem's largest high tech park,
Har Hotzvim
Har Hotzvim (, ''lit''. Stonecutter's Mountain), also Campus of Science-Rich Industries (, ''Kiryat Ta'asiyot Atirot Mada'') is a high-tech industrial park located in northwest Jerusalem. It is the city's main zone for science-based and technolog ...
, while descending into Emek HaArazim (Valley of The Cedars) at . At Golda Meir Interchange, entrances in both directions provide access to Highway 50 (southbound). The road widens to eight lanes crossing the Sorek Stream and the
Green Line at Yigael Yadin Interchange providing access to Highway 1 and Highway 50 (northbound). It then becomes six lanes and begins a steep ascent as the central artery through Ramot.
Leaving Ramot and the Jerusalem Municipality, the road becomes four lanes wide, passing the entrance to
Nebi Samuel and reaching an altitude of . It then begins another descent to in the Plain of
Gibeon. Along this section, the road passes alongside the security barrier next to
al-Jib
Al Jib or al-Jib () is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, partially in the seam zone of the West Bank. The surrounding lands are home to ''Al Jib Bedouin''. ...
. Passing Mahane Giv'on, the road rises to as it passes through Givat Ze'ev. Further on, it descends to , intersecting with Routes 443 and 45. North of 443/45, the road provides entrances to
Mahane Ofer and the
Beitunia
Beitunia (), also Bitunya, is a Palestinian city located west of Ramallah and north of Jerusalem, in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the ci ...
cargo transfer terminal, officially ending as numbered.
Junctions (south to north)
See also
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List of highways in Israel
This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights because the Israeli administration maintains them in these areas.
There are 48 designated Israeli highways. Most of ...
References
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436
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Year 436 ( CDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isodorus and Senator (or, less frequently, year 1189 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominatio ...
436
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Year 436 ( CDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isodorus and Senator (or, less frequently, year 1189 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominatio ...
436
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Year 436 ( CDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isodorus and Senator (or, less frequently, year 1189 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominatio ...