Begin Road facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Highway 50
שדרות מנחם בגין\כביש בגין Sderot Menahem Begin/Kvish Begin
Menahem Begin Boulevard/Begin Expressway
Route information
Length	13.5 km (8.4 mi) 16.2 km (10 mi) upon completion of Begin South
Existed	June, 1998–present
Major junctions
South end	HaMinharot Junction (u.c.)
	Malha Interchange (u.c.) Dov Yosef Interchange (u.c.) Golumb Interchange Givat Mordechai Interchange Kiryat Moshe Interchange Givat Shaul Interchange Golda Meir Interchange Yigael Yadin Interchange Benzion Netanyahu Interchange
North end	Atarot Junction
Location
Major cities:	Jerusalem Neighborhoods: Gilo (u.c.), Beit Safafa (u.c.), Malha/Manahat, Holyland, Katamonim, Bayit VeGan, Beit HaKerem, Givat Mordechai, Kiryat Moshe, Kiryat HaLeom, Givat Shaul, Har Hotzvim, Ramot, Beit Hanina, Atarot
Highway system
Roads in Israel Highways

Begin Road (Hebrew: שדרות בגין, Begin Boulevard, Sderot Begin), also called Menachem Begin Expressway or Begin Highway, is an urban highway crossing western Jerusalem from north to south. It is named after Israel's sixth Prime Minister, Menachem Begin. The road starts at Atarot Junction and ends in HaMinharot Interchange. It connects to Road 60.

Images for kids

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  Begin Road, and on the right: Azrieli Center

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  Looking south from HaKirya pedestrian bridge