Highway 71 (Israel)

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Highway 71
כביש 71
Emeq Harod.jpg
Harod Valley and Route 71 in the center
Route information
Length31 km (19 mi)
Major junctions
West endUnnamed Square
East endJordan River Crossing
Location
CountryIsrael
Major citiesAfula
Highway system
Highway 70 Highway 73

Highway 71 is an east-west highway that passes through the eastern Jezreel Valley and the Beit She'an Valley, below the north slopes of the Gilboa mountains, in northern Israel. The road follows a path parallel to the Harod Creek in the Harod Valley and to the Jezreel Valley railway. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) long and leads from Afula in the west, via Beit She'an, to the Jordan River Border Crossing in the east. The Navot interchange located approximately 10 km southeast of Afula provides a shortcut via Route 675 through the Ta'anakh region from Highway 71 and Beit She'an to Highway 65 and central Israel.