Chalus Road

Road 59 or Chalus Road (Persian: جاده چالوس),[1] is an important road for people of Tehran and Karaj, 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.


Road 59
جاده 59
Chalous road - Siyahbishe - panoramio.jpg
Route information
Length160 km (99 mi)
Major junctions
FromKaraj, Alborz
Freeway 2
Major intersections Tehran-Shomal Freeway
ToChalus, Mazandaran
Road 22 (Chalus Ring Road)
Location
CountryIran
ProvincesAlborz, Mazandaran
Highway system

References

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