Highway 3 (Israel)

A highway is a main road for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities and states. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated motorway. In English and U.S...

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...

Beit Horon is an Israeli settlement and communal village located in the northern Judean Hills region of the central West Bank along Route 443, the biblical pass of Beit Horon, between Modi'in and Jerusalem...

Route 443 , also Ma'ale Beit Horon , is the main highway connecting Modi'in with Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and also serves as a secondary connection between the Tel Aviv area and Jerusalem...

Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip...

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age...

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...

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Highway 3 is a highway

Highway

A highway is a main road for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities and states. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated motorway. In English and U.S...

 in Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...

. It begins at Beit Horon

Beit Horon

Beit Horon is an Israeli settlement and communal village located in the northern Judean Hills region of the central West Bank along Route 443, the biblical pass of Beit Horon, between Modi'in and Jerusalem...

 junction with Highway 443

Highway 443 (Israel)

Route 443 , also Ma'ale Beit Horon , is the main highway connecting Modi'in with Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and also serves as a secondary connection between the Tel Aviv area and Jerusalem...

 near Modi'in, it passes through Kiryat Malakhi, and it ends a junction with Highway 4

Highway 4 (Israel)

Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip...

 on the outskirts of Ashkelon

Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age...

.

Plan for the future

The Israeli Ministry of Transportation plans for Highway 3 to be a major route that will connect the South District to Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...

 via Latrun interchange and Highway 1

Highway 1 (Israel)

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. The National Roads Company of Israel

National Roads Company of Israel

The National Roads Company of Israel , also called National Roads Authority, is a government-owned corporation, in charge of planning, construction and maintenance of most road infrastructure in Israel, including roads, bridges and interchanges....

 is converting the road to a multi-lane divided highway. Despite this, the road will not become an expressway because it is the only means of entrance to many nearby communities.

Israel Railways

Israel Railways

Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country. It utilizes the standard gauge in all its lines. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain from...

 is constructing flying junction

Flying junction

A flying junction is a railway junction at which one or more diverging or converging tracks in a multiple-track route cross other tracks on the route by bridge to avoid conflict with other train movements. A more technical term is "grade-separated junction"...

s between Highway 3 and the rail tracks that cross it.

Path of Highway 3 from northeast to southwest

The northeast part of Highway 3 begins at Beit Horon

Beit Horon

Beit Horon is an Israeli settlement and communal village located in the northern Judean Hills region of the central West Bank along Route 443, the biblical pass of Beit Horon, between Modi'in and Jerusalem...

 Junction near Modi'in. It passes several kibbutz

Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...

im and moshav

Moshav

Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...

im until Re'em Junction where it joins Highway 40 for 4 km until Malakhi Junction in Kiryat Malakhi.

After the roads split, Highway 3 continues in Kiryat Malakhi and past more kibbutzim and moshavim until Abba Hillel Silver

Abba Hillel Silver

Abba Hillel Silver was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader.-Biography:Born Abraham Silver in Naumiestis, Lithuania, son and grandson of Orthodox rabbis, he was brought to the US at the age of nine. A Zionist from his youth he made his first speech at a Zionist meeting at age fourteen...

 Junction east of Ashkelon, which intersects with Highway 4.

In the past, Highway 3 reached Ramallah

Ramallah

Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500...

 and Jericho

Jericho

Jericho is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate, and has a population of over 20,000 Palestinians. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest...

 and terminated at Allenby bridge across the Jordan river

Jordan River

The Jordan River or River Jordan is a river in Southwest Asia which flows into the Dead Sea. It is considered to be one of the world's most sacred rivers...

. After the Oslo Accords

Oslo Accords

The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles became a milestone toward the resolution of the Palestinian - Israeli conflict, one of the major continuing issues within the wider Arab-Israeli conflict...

 in 1993, the portion of the road that passes through Ramallah and Jericho was transferred to Palestinian control (as with Highway 60

Highway 60 (Israel)

Route 60 is a north-south intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth. After heading north from Beersheba, most of the road runs through the West Bank, passing through Hebron, Bethlehem, and entering full Israeli control in Jerusalem, then returning to the...

, and portions of the road that remained under Israeli control were renamed as local roads.
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Junctions and Interchanges

Kilometers	Name	Location	Intersecting roads
Part 1 - from Aba Hillel Junction to Malakhi junction
0	צומת אבא הלל סילבר (Abba Hillel Silver Abba Hillel Silver Abba Hillel Silver was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader.-Biography:Born Abraham Silver in Naumiestis, Lithuania, son and grandson of Orthodox rabbis, he was brought to the US at the age of nine. A Zionist from his youth he made his first speech at a Zionist meeting at age fourteen...  Junction)	Kfar Silver Kfar Silver Kfar Silver is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 316....	(Highway 4 Highway 4 (Israel) Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip... )
2	צומת ניר ישראל (Nir Yisrael Junction)	Hodia Hodia Hodaya is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 530.... Nir Yisrael Nir Yisrael Nir Yisrael is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 689....	Route 3500
4	צומת הודיה (Hodaya Junction)	Hodaya	(Route 232)
7	צומת נגבה (Negba Junction)	Negba Negba Negba is a kibbutz in the coastal plain of south-central Israel. Located near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council...	Local road
8	צומת משואות יצחק (Masu'ot Yizhak Junction)	Masu'ot Yizhak	Local road
9	צומת מרכז שפירא (Merkaz Shapira Junction)	Merkaz Shapira Merkaz Shapira Merkaz Shapira , also Shapira Center, is a religious village in the South District of Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah between Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council...	Entrance to Merkaz Shapira
10	צומת עין צורים (Ein Tzurim Junction)	Ein Tzurim Ein Tzurim Ein Tzurim is a religious kibbutz in southern Israel. Located south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council, and is a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement...	Entrance to Ein Tzurim
11	צומת שפיר (Shaffir Junction)	Shafir Shafir Shafir is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 499....	Route 3613
13	צומת כפר ורבורג-אביגדור (Kfar Varburg-Avigdor Junction)	Kfar Warburg Kfar Warburg Kfar Warburg is a large moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi with 98 farms covering an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 873.... Avigdor	Local roads
14	צומת טוביה (Tuviya Junction)	Kiryat Malakhi	Route 3703
15	קריית מלאכי (Kiryat Malakhi)	Kiryat Malakhi	David Ben Gurion Boulevard Entrance to Be'er Tuvia Be'er Tuvia Be'er Tuvia is a moshav in the Southern District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Malakhi. It is affiliated with the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council....  Industrial Complex
15	קריית מלאכי	Kiryat Malakhi	Menahem Begin Boulevard
Part 2 - from Malakhi Junction to Bet Horon
16	צומת מלאכי (Malakhi Junction)	Kiryat Malakhi	(Highway 40)
18	צומת אחים (Ahim Junction)	Talmei Yehiel Talmei Yehiel Talmei Yehiel is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 611.... Achva	Local road
20	צומת ראם (Re'em Junction)	Bnei Re'em Bnei Re'em Bnei Re'em is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council...	(Highway 40)
21	צומת שערי אברהם (Shearei Avraham Junction)	She'arei Avraham	Route 383
22	צומת רבדים (Revadim Junction)	Revadim Revadim Revadim is a kibbutz in the Israeli coastal plain in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Yoav Regional Council. It is located about five km southeast of Gedera and just east of Highway 3. The kibbutz belongs to HaKibbutz HaArtzi...	Entrance to Revadim
24	צומת בית חלקיה (Beit Helkiya Junction)	Beit Hilkia Beit Hilkia Beit Hilkia is an ultra-orthodox moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 470....	Route 3933 (Entrance to Beit Helkiya)
25	צומת יד בנימין (Yad Binyamin Junction)	Yad Binyamin Yad Binyamin Yad Binyamin is a communal settlement located in central Israel and the seat of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. Yad Binyamin is located adjacent to the junction of three major thoroughfares; Highway 3, Highway 6 and Highway 7 and a thirty minute drive to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Beersheba. The...	Entrance to Yad Binyamin
26	מחלף שורק (Sorek Interchange)	Yad Binyamin Yad Binyamin Yad Binyamin is a communal settlement located in central Israel and the seat of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. Yad Binyamin is located adjacent to the junction of three major thoroughfares; Highway 3, Highway 6 and Highway 7 and a thirty minute drive to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Beersheba. The...	(Highway 6 Highway 6 (Israel) Highway 6 , widely known as the Trans-Israel Highway or Cross-Israel Highway , is a major electronic toll highway in Israel. The highway was officially dedicated as the Yitzhak Rabin Highway , though this name is not generally used... /Highway 7 Highway 7 (Israel) Highway 7 is a new highway in the South District of Israel from Yad Binyamin to Gedera. It connects the Trans-Israel Highway with the coastal region. It is planned to reach Ashdod and to terminate in a junction with Highway 4. As of 2007, Highway 7 can be reached from Ashdod via Highway 41.-... )
29	צומת יסודות (Yesodot Junction)	Yesodot Yesodot Yesodot is a religious moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 434....	Entrance to Yesodot
33	צומת חולדה (Hulda Junction)	Tal Shahar Tal Shahar Tal Shahar is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Gederot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 857....	Route 411 Route 411 (Israel) Route 411 , is a regional road in the Shephelah region in Israel. It is currently 13 km long with two open sections without any direct connection between them. The western section connects Highway 42 with Route 410 near Kfar Gevirol in western Rehovot...
35	צומת נחשון (Nahshon Junction)	Tal Shahar Tal Shahar Tal Shahar is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Gederot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 857....	(Highway 44 Highway 44 (Israel) Highway 44 is a highway in central Israel. It connects Tel Aviv-Yafo to Ramla, Lod and the Shefela. It begins in Tel Aviv in the north and ends at Nachshon and Shimshon junction near Beit Shemesh in the south.... )
36	מחלף בקוע (Beko'a Interchange)	Beko'a Beko'a Beko'a is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 502....	Entrance to Beko'a
38	מחלף נחשון נווה שלום (Nahshon Newe Shalom Interchange)	Nahshon Nahshon, Israel Nahshon is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 412.... /Neve Shalom	Local road
41	צומת חטיבה שבע (Hativa Sheva Junction)	Latrun Latrun Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla.-Etymology:...	(Route 424)
42	מחלף לטרון (Latrun Interchange)	Latrun Latrun Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla.-Etymology:...	(Highway 1 Highway 1 (Israel) {{Mergefrom|Highway 9 |date=July 2009}}{{Mergefrom|Highway 9 |date=July 2009}}{{Israeli Highways routebox|| image= ISR-HW1.PNG| highway= 1| hebrew=| align="center" |... )
43	Unnamed	Canada Park Canada Park Canada Park is a national park that was established in the "no-man's land" that emerged between Jordanian and Israeli forces in the wake of the 1967 war and extends into the West Bank. A recreational area, it is located west of Jerusalem, north of Highway 1 , between the Latrun intersection and...	Entrance to Canada Park
45	Unnamed	Modi'in	Hashmonaim Hasmonean The Hasmoneans were the ruling dynasty of the Hasmonean Kingdom of Israel , an independent Jewish state. The Hasmonean dynasty was established under the leadership of Simon Maccabaeus, two decades after his brother Judah the Maccabee defeated the Seleucid army during the Maccabean Revolt in 165 BC...  Road
47	צומת מבוא חורון (Mevo Horon Junction)	Mevo Horon Mevo Horon Mevo Horon is a religious moshav shitufi and communal settlement in the Latrun salient. Located near Latrun and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council...	Entrance to Mevo Horon
48	Unnamed	Mevo Horon Mevo Horon Mevo Horon is a religious moshav shitufi and communal settlement in the Latrun salient. Located near Latrun and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council...	Entrance to Beit Likia
53	צומת בית חורון (Beit Horon Junction)	Modi'in	(Route 443)