Route 222 (Israel)
Route in southern Israel
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Route 222 is a regional arterial road in the Negev that connects the Mash'abim Junction (Highway 40) within the Ramat Negev Regional Council and the Gvulot Junction (Route 232) within the Eshkol Regional Council. The length of the road is 46 km (29 mi).
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| כביש 222 | ||||
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| Length | 46 km (29 mi) | |||
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| South end | Mash'abim Junction | |||
| North end | Gvulot Junction | |||
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| Country | Israel | |||
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History
The construction of the road began in 1951, to connect Tze'elim, Gvulot, and Mivtahim to road 232.[1]
The section of the road between the resource intersection (Bir 'Asluj) and Kibbutz Revivim was paved in 1953 after a dirt road ran through the place for 10 years of the kibbutz's existence.
The section of the road between Revivim and Kibbutz Tze'elim was paved as a temporary road for the purpose of laying a water pipe from Tze'elim to Revivim during the laying of the Yarkon-Negev water line,[2] and therefore its quality was poor and it was blocked every time more than a few millimeters of rain fell.[3] The road was re-paved in 1971.[4] One of the reasons for the construction of the road was the need for the Revivim children to go to a school located in Kibbutz Magen on a long road that passed through Be'er Sheva.
The section of the road between Tze'elim and Kibbutz Gvulot was opened to traffic in November 1964.[5]
The section of the road between Kibbutz Gvulot and Tzomet Gvulot was opened to traffic in February 1959.[6]
Junctions (South to North)
| District[7] | Location[8] | km | mi | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Southern | Mashabei Sadeh | 0 | 0.0 | צומת משאבים (Mash'abim Junction) |  Highway 40 | |
| Be'er Mash'abim | 2 | 1.2 | צומת ביר עסלוג' (Bir 'Asluj Junction) | |||
| Revivim | 7.5 | 4.7 | צומת רביבים (Revivim Junction) | Entrance to Revivim | ||
| Retamim | 9 | 5.6 | צומת רתמים (Retamim Junction) | Entrance to Retamim | ||
| Tze'elim | 33 | 21 | Entrance to Tze'elim | |||
| 34 | 21 | צומת צאלים (Tze'elim Junction) |  Route 234 | |||
| Gvulot | 39 | 24 | Entrance to Gvulot | |||
| Ein HaBesor | 46 | 29 | צומת גבולות (Gvulot Junction) |  Route 232 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||