Modarres Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه مدرس), prior to
1979 Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
known as the ''Shahanshahi Expressway'' ( fa, بزرگراه شاهنشاهی; en, Imperial Expressway) is an
expressway in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
. It starts from north of
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
at the end of
Chamran Expressway
Shahid Chamran Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه شهید چمران), Also known as Parkway Expressway ( fa, بزرگراه پارکوی) is an Limited-access road, expressway in Tehran, Iran, leading from Tohid Square to Parkway Junction. Cha ...
in
Elahiyeh
Elahieh (also spelt Elahiyeh; fa, الهیه) is an affluent and upper-class district in northern Tehran. The area is a residential and commercial locale and is filled with the homes and businesses of many politicians, diplomats, expatriates, ...
and goes south and ends in
Haft-e Tir Square. It is named after
Hassan Modarres
Seyyed Hassan Modarres ( fa, سید حسن مدرس c. 1870Sarabeh, 1 December 1937, Kashmar) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Persian Constitutional Revolution, Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the ...
.

{{Expressways of Tehran
Expressways in Tehran