Route 436 is a regional arterial road in Israel and the West Bank between Jerusalem and Givat Ze'ev. The southern portion begins as a major urban artery in Jerusalem's predominantly Hareidi neighborhoods leading to Highway 50 (Begin Boulevard), to Highway 1 and to the northern neighborhood of Ramot. Further north, the road runs alongside portions of Israel's West Bank Barrier as it approaches Givat Ze'ev. It crosses Route 443 to the Tel Aviv area and Highway 45 to Atarot and ends at the Beitunia section of the security barrier. The speed limit begins at along its urban section becoming as it passes through Ramot and then becoming 90 km/h as it leaves the Jerusalem municipality northwards. The road officially ends at the Beitunya cargo transfer terminal.
Route
The road begins at the heavily congested intersection of Route 417 (Bar-Ilan Street/Hativat HarEl Boulevard) and Shmuel HaNavi Street. The first is called Shmuel HaNavi Street, a continuation of the street south of the intersection. At its beginning, 436 is a major transfer point for intra- and inter-city buses. It is six lanes wide with two lanes in each direction on either side for private vehicles and two public transportation lanes along its median. The bus lanes along the center of the road are envisioned to become part of the "Blue Line" of the Jerusalem Light Rail.
Just before Givat Moshe Junction, at above sea level, the name of the road becomes Golda Meir Boulevard. It passes Jerusalem's largest high tech park, Har Hotzvim, while descending into Emek HaArazim (Valley of The Cedars) at . At Golda Meir Interchange, entrances in both directions provide access to Highway 50 (southbound). The road widens to eight lanes crossing the Sorek Stream and the Green Line at Yigael Yadin Interchange providing access to Highway 1 and Highway 50 (northbound). It then becomes six lanes and begins a steep ascent as the central artery through Ramot.
Leaving Ramot and the Jerusalem Municipality, the road becomes four lanes wide, passing the entrance to Nebi Samuel and reaching an altitude of . It then begins another descent to in the Plain of Gibeon. Along this section, the road passes alongside the security barrier next to al-Jib. Passing Mahane Giv'on, the road rises to as it passes through Givat Ze'ev. Further on, it descends to , intersecting with Routes 443 and 45. North of 443/45, the road provides entrances to Mahane Ofer and the Beitunia cargo transfer terminal, officially ending as numbered.
Junctions (south to north)
kmNameTypeMeaningLocationRoad(s) Crossed ↓Jerusalem Municipality↓ 0 ככר בית החיים(Beit HaHayyim Square) House of Life(name of adjacentmunicipal Funeral Home) Bukharim,Shmuel HaNavi,Mahanayim,Sanhedriya Route 417(Bar Ilan St.)(Hativat HarEl St.),Shmuel HaNavi St. 0.05 Mahanayim,Sanhedriya Moshe Blau St. 0.3 צומת גבעת משה/גוש 80(Givat Moshe/Gush 80 Junction) Moshe's Hillnamed afterMoshe Porush Ezrat TorahSanhedria Murhevet HaAdmorim Leiner St.,Givat Moshe St. 0.8 Kiryat SanzHar Hotzvim A.S. Artom St.,Shefa Chayim St. 1 צומת הר חוצבים(Har Hotzvim Junction) Stonecutter's Hill Har Hotzvim Kiryat Mada St. 1.2 צומת NDS(NDS Junction) named afterNDSJerusalem headquarters Har Hotzvim Shlomo (Momo) HaLevi St. 1.7 מחלף גולדה מאיר(Golda Meir Interchange) named afterGolda Meir Har Hotzvim Highway 50(Begin Boulevard)southbound 2.2 מחלף ידאל ידין(Yigael Yadin Interchange) named afterYigael Yadin Ramot Highway 1, Highway 50(Begin Boulevard)northbound 2.4 Green Line 3.1 כיכר בנימין כהן(Binyamin Cohen Square) named afterBenjamin Victor Cohen RamotNeve Orot,Ramot Alon,Ramot Bet Harry Truman St.,Yigal Alon St. 3.7 כיכר ספימת מפקורה(Sfinat Mefkura Square) named aftersunk refugee boat Ramot Shivat Zion St.,Asirei Zion St. 3.8 Ramot Mall public transportation lanes,entrance to parking,deliveries 4.2 כיכר המלחין שוסטקוביץ(HaMalhin Shostakovich Square) named afterDmitri Shostakovich RamotRamot Polin,Ramot Gimel,Ramot Daled HaRoeh St,HaKongres HaTzioni St. 4.7 כיכר הרב אלעזר(HaRav Elazar Square) named afterYehuda Elazar Ramot Avraham Recanati St.,Yitzhak Mirsky St. 5.2 Ramot Binyamin Mintz St.,HaMeshorer Etzeg St. ↑Jerusalem Municipality↑ 5.3 צומת שמואל(Shmu'el Junction) named afternearby Nebi Samu'el former location ofsecurity checkpoint local road 6.2 Nebi Samuel entrance road 7.2 Har Shmuel entrance road,( entry to Biddu closed) 8.9 Mahane Givon (West) entrance road 9.1 (northbound only) Mahane Givon (East) entrance road 10.2 Giv'on HaHadasha,Givat Ze'ev entrance road 10.4 צומת גבעונים(Giv'onim Junction) named afterancient Gibeonites filling station entrance road,( entry to al-Jib& Bir Nabala closed) 11 Givat Ze'ev HaMaccabim St.,Kidron St. 12.2 צומת גבעת זאב(Givat Ze'ev Junction) Wolf Hill Giv'at Ze'evOfer Prison Route 443, Highway 45 12.3 Beitunia Terminal entrance to cargo transfer station 12.4 Ofer Prison entrance to Ofer Prison 13.2 Beitunia Security Barrier ↑NO southbound through-traffic for green (Palestinian) license plates↑ See also List of highways in Israel References