Freeway 2 (Persian: آزادراه ۲) in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

consists of two separate sections, one in northwestern Iran and one in northeastern Iran.

Western Section

The western section of Freeway 2 runs from the capital city

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

in northwestern

. This

freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

is an important transit road that connects

's industrial zones to Tabriz and

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. The section between

and

Karaj Karaj (; ) is a List of cities in Iran by province, city in the Central District (Karaj County), Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earl ...

is one of the busiest sections in Iran with

annual average daily traffic Annual average daily traffic (AADT) is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided ...

(AADT) of 217084. Karaj-

Qazvin Qazvin (; ; ) is a city in the Central District (Qazvin County), Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the provi ...

has an AADT of 79606.

Gallery

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Freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

sign

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Image:Road2West.jpg,

sign

West West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...

Image:Tehran-Karaj Freeway, Apadana, آزادراه تهران-کرج، دی86 - panoramio.jpg, Tehran-Karaj File:Road35-Freeway2.jpg, Exit to Zanjan File:Road35-Freeway2-1.jpg, 2 km to Exit to Zanjan File:Road35-Freeway2-2.jpg, Ramp to Freeway from Road 32 File:Road35-Freeway2-3.jpg, Road 35 File:Road35-Freeway2-4.jpg, Junction of Road 35 File:GuriGol1.JPG, Forest next to Gori Lake, close to

on the side of Freeway 2W.

Eastern Section

The eastern section of Freeway 2 starts from

Mashhad Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...

and ends in Baghcheh. There is a project under construction to connect this

Tehran Southern bypass Section (Ghadir Freeway)

References

Iran Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization

Road management center of Iran

Ministry of Roads & Urban Development of Iran
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