Highway 98 (Golan Heights)

Highway 98
Highway 98
כביש 98
	Highway 98 in Hamat Gader
Route information
Length	99 km (62 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Ma'agan Junction
North end	The Lower Cable Car
Location
Country	Israel
Highway system
	Roads in Israel; Highways;

Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights. It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line with Syria. The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret, first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon. There it meets Route 999. Highway 98 is steep compared to the other highways in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon.

Junctions and Interchanges (South to North)

District^[1]	Location^[2]	km	mi	Name	Destinations
Northern	Ma'agan	0	0.0	צומת מעגן (Ma'agan Junction)	Highway 92
	Sha'ar HaGolan	1.5	0.93	צומת שער הגולן (Sha'ar HaGolan Junction)	Entrance to Sha'ar HaGolan
	Hamat Gader	6.5	4.0	צומת חמת גדר (Hamat Gader Junction)	Road 7599
	Mevo Hama	15	9.3	צומת מבוא חמה (Mevo Hama Junction)	Entrance to Mevo Hama
	Kfar Haruv	18	11	צומת חרוב (Haruv Junction)	Road 7890
	Metzar	22	14	צומת מיצר (Metzar Junction)	Road 7893
	Afik	23	14	צומת אפיק (Afik Junction)	Route 789
	Geshur	25	16	צומת גשור (Geshur Junction)	Road 8690
	Eli-ad	27	17	צומת אלי-עד (Eli-ad Junction)	Road 8692
	Avnei Eitan	29	18	צומת אבני איתן (Avnei Eitan Junction)	Road 8694
	Nov	32	20	צומת נוב (Nov Junction)	Road 8696
	Haspin	33	21	צומת חספין (Haspin Junction)	Road 8698
	Ramat Magshimim	34	21	צומת מגשימים (Magshimim Junction)	Route 808
	Tal Saki	38	24	צומת תל סאקי (Tal Saki Junction)	Entrance to Tal Saki
	Yonatan	45	28	צומת אורחה (Orha Junction)	Petroleum Road
	Givat Pazra	55	34	צומת פזרה (Pazra Junction)	Highway 87
	Alonei HaBashan	58	36	צומת בשן (Bashan Junction)	Road 9091
	Ein Zivan	67	42	צומת זיוון (Zivan Junction)	Highway 91 Access to Quneitra Crossing
	Mount Avital	70	43	צומת אביטל (Avital Junction)	Entrance to Mount Avital and Mount Bental
	Merom Golan	75	47	צומת בראון (Bar'on Junction)	Route 959
	El Rom	78	48	צומת אל רום (El Rom Junction)	Road 9799
	Buq'ata	81	50	צומת בוקעתא (Buq'ata Junction)	Entrance to Buq'ata
	Mas'ade	84.5	52.5	צומת יער אודם (Odem Forest Junction)	Route 978
	Mas'ade	85	53	צומת מסעדה (Mas'ade Junction)	Highway 99
	Mount Ram	88	55	צומת יער אודם (Odem Forest Junction)	Road 9898 Access to Nimrod
	Majdal Shams	90	56	צומת מג'דל שמס (Majdal Shams Junction)	Route 989
	Mount Hermon	99	62	הרכבל התחתון (The Lower Cable Car)	Route 999
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Places of interest near Highway 98

The Kinneret
Hamat Gader
Metzukei HaOn Nature Reserve
Meitzar Stream
El Al Nature Reserve
Iris Grand-dufii reserve
Hushniyya iris reserve
Bashanit Range reserve
A view into Kuneitra across the ceasefire line
Mount Avital reserve
Hermonit reserve
Valley of Tears
Odem Forest
Berekhat Ram
Sa'ar Stream
Mount Hermon

References

^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "מחוזות משרד הפנים" [Ministry of Interior districts] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^ Survey of Israel (October 31, 2018). "גבולות ישובים" [Locality borders] (Map). Govmap (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 31, 2018.

Junctions and Interchanges (South to North)

Places of interest near Highway 98

References

See also