| Petroleum Road | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:HaMakhtesh_HaGadol_IMG_5971.jpg) The road in HaMakhtesh HaGadol. The dirt path leading to the right from the paved road to the drilling area is visible in the center of the photo. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 23 km (14 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1941–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | HaNegev Junction | |||
| East end | Nahal Hatira | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Israel | |||
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The Petroleum Road or Tapline Road (Hebrew: כביש הנפט, Kvish HaNeft) is a transverse road that was paved in 1941 by the Iraq Petroleum Company, hence its name. Today the route is marked as Route 224 in the western part connecting the Negev junction to Yeruham, a short section on Route 204 in the middle, and Route 225 in the eastern part, from Yeruham to HaMakhtesh HaGadol. Added to these is a dirt road about two kilometres long inside HaMakhtesh HaGadol.