Road 59 (Iran)


Road 59
Route information
Length160 km (99 mi)
Major junctions
FromKaraj, Alborz
Freeway 2
Major intersections Tehran-Shomal Freeway
ToChaloos, Mazandaran
Road 22 (Chalous Ring Road)
Location
ProvincesAlborz, Mazandaran
Highway system
Highways in Iran
Freeways

Road 59, also known as the Chalous Road (Persian: جاده چالوس)[1] or Kandovan Road (جاده کندوان), is an important road for people of Tehran, many of whom drive to popular tourist attractions in the north of Iran on weekends and for holidays. This road is one of the busiest in Iran. There is a tunnel in this road that is called Kandovan. The Kandovan tunnel was built in four years from 1935 to 1939.

References

  1. "نقشه راه‌های ایران با بزرگنمایی بی‌نهایت" (PDF). مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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