Haraz Road
Road in Iran
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Haraz Road (Persian: جادهٔ هراز) also known as the Road 77, is a mountainous highway from Tehran, Iran to the shoreline of Caspian Sea in Mazandaran.[1]
Length158 km (98 mi)
FromTehran, Tehran Province
Yasini Expressway
Zeinoddin Expressway
Damavanad Street
Telo Road
Yasini Expressway Zeinoddin Expressway
Damavanad Street
Telo Road | |
|---|---|
| جاده 77 | |
| Haraz Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 158 km (98 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Tehran, Tehran Province Yasini Expressway Zeinoddin Expressway Damavanad Street Telo Road |
Babayi Expressway Road 79 | |
| To | Mahmood Abad, Mazandaran Province  Road 22 |
| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| Provinces | Tehran, Mazandaran |
| Major cities | Rudehen, Tehran Province Amol, Mazandaran Province |
| Highway system | |
Route
The road's route travels through Tehran Province and Mazandaran Province. It crosses the Alborz mountain range and then descends northwards down the valley of Haraz River. The road is the shortest route from Tehran to the north ( 180 km). It passes through the towns of Amol and Rudehen.
Features
Haraz Road is the nearest road to Mount Damavand. Lar Dam, Lar National Park, which Mount Damavand is within, is accessible from there. Shekl-e Shah (rock relief from the 19th century) is in the middle of the road, near Vana.
Gallery
Road view from above
Initial view of the north
Haraz road Tunnel
Snow in Mosha village on Haraz road
Traffic in Narenjestan area, Haraz road Amol
American tourists on Haraz road, Polur Amol
See also
- Road 59 − Karaj-Chaloos Road — another main Tehran−Caspian route.
- Alborz (Elburz) mountain range topics