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===Interchanges===
===Interchanges===
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Sheikh Zayed Road has several interchanges to enable traffic to go on and off the highway. These interchanges commonly lead to roundabouts (rotaries) to enable traffic to exit or to go to the other side of the highway. There are many other exits although they are not as well equipped. As of 2007, the interchanges are:
Sheikh Zayed Road has several interchanges to enable traffic to go on and off the highway. These interchanges commonly lead to roundabouts (rotaries) to enable traffic to exit or to go to the other side of the highway. There are many other exits although they are not as well equipped. As of 2007, the interchanges are:
* '''World Trade Centre Roundabout''': Towards Union House, [[BurJuman]], [[Zabeel Park]]
* '''World Trade Centre Roundabout''': Towards Union House, [[BurJuman]], [[Zabeel Park]]

Revision as of 21:22, 25 September 2023

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Sheikh Zayed Road on 28 December 2007.jpg
E 11 becomes Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, with Dubai Metro visible
Route information
Length558.4 km (347.0 mi)
Existed1980–present
Major junctions
West endGhuwaifat Border Crossing
Major intersections
  • E 15 - Ghiyathi Road
  • E 45 - Salama bint Butti Road
  • E 65 - Liwa - Abu Dhabi Road
  • E 30 - Al Rawdah Road
  • E 22 - Al Ain Road
  • E 20 - Suweihan Road
  • E 12 - Khalifa bin Zayed Street
  • E 10 - Zayed bin Sultan Street
  • E 16 - Al Taf Road
  • Al Warqa Street, Khalifa Industrial Area
  • E 14 - Al Faqa Road
  • E 75 - Al Fayah Road
  • D 53 - Al Maktoum Airport Street
  • E 77 - Expo Road
  • D 57 - Al Yalayis Street
  • D 59 - Gharn Al Sabkha Street
  • D 63 - Hessa Street
  • D 69 - Umm Suqueim Street
  • D 71 - Financial Center Road
  • E 66 - Oud Metha Road
  • D 95 - Baghdad Street/Cairo Street
  • S 115 - Al Taawun Street
  • S 108 - Al Khan Street
  • S 112 - King Faisal Street
  • Sheikh Maktoom/Sheikh Khalifa Street - Ajman
  • E 55 - Al Shuwaib - Umm Al Queen Road
  • Al Shuhada Street, Ras Al Khaimah
  • E 311 - Mohammed Bin Zayed Road
  • Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Ras Al Khaimah
  • E 18 - Al Manama - Ras Al Khaimah Road
East endAl Dara Border Crossing
Location
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Major citiesDubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al Khaimah
Highway system
Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed Road in November 2007
Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed Road in July 2006

E 11 (Arabic: شارع ﺇ ١١) is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from the Al Batha border crossing at the Saudi Arabia–UAE border in al-Silah in the al-Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends at the Oman–UAE border crossing of al-Darah in al-Jeer, Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf. The road forms the main artery in some emirates' main cities, where it assumes various alternate names —Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road[1] in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, Al Ittihad Road in Sharjah Emirate and Ajman Emirate, and Sheikh Muhammad bin Salem Road in Ras al-Khaimah.

Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway

The Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway of E 11 links the two largest cities of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The project was proposed by the Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Sheikh Zayed. In 1971, the project was approved and construction began. The highway was completed in 1980. The highway starts near Maqta Bridge in Abu Dhabi and becomes Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

Safa Park and the buildings along Sheikh Zayed Road.

Sheikh Zayed Road

In Dubai, E 11 is known as "Sheikh Zayed Road" (in Arabic: شارع الشيخ زايد). This road is the main artery of the city. The highway runs parallel to the coastline from the Trade Centre Roundabout to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi, 55 kilometres (34 mi) away in the area of Jebel Ali.[2]

The road was formerly known as Defence Road.[2] Between 1993 and 1998, 30 kilometres (19 mi) of the road was expanded.[2] Along with this improvement came a change in the name. Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai at the time, named the road after the then president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[3]

The Sheikh Zayed Road is home to most of Dubai's skyscrapers, including the Emirates Towers. The highway also connects other new developments such as the Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina. The road has most of the Red Line of Dubai Metro running alongside it.[4] In Dubai itself much of the highway has seven to eight lanes in each direction.

In recent years, the government built a canal, the Dubai Water Canal; as part of the project, a section of the road was removed and a bridge was constructed.[5]

Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed Road

Interchanges

EmirateLocationkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Abu DhabiGhuwaifat00.0-Ghuwaifat Border Crossing
Al Sila'a19.1411.8919Al Sila'a
Al Wahidah29.8218.5330Al Wahidah
Mahmiyat Al Soqour53.633.353Mahmiyat Al Soqour
Barakah67.8542.1666Barakah
Umm al Oshtan96.7160.0995Umm al Oshtan
Jebel Al Dannah115.1871.57113Jebel Al Dannah
Al Ruwais128.7780.01127 E 15 – Al Ruwais, Ghayathi
143.7289.30-Al Rubban Street
157.9298.13158Baynounah, Thumayriyah
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Sheikh Zayed Road has several interchanges to enable traffic to go on and off the highway. These interchanges commonly lead to roundabouts (rotaries) to enable traffic to exit or to go to the other side of the highway. There are many other exits although they are not as well equipped. As of 2007, the interchanges are:

Traffic pileup

On 12 March 2008, approximately 200 vehicles smashed into each other before going up in flames.[6][7] According to the Abu Dhabi Police, 3 people were killed and 277 injured, 15 of them critically. Thick fog and poor visibility contributed to the deadly pileup. The event is considered to be one of the worst traffic collisions in the UAE's history.

References

  1. ^ "Mafraq-Ghuwaifat highway renamed Shaikh Khalifa road | Transport – Gulf News". Gulfnews.com. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ^ a b c "From empty roundabout to city hub". Gulf News. 2007-12-28. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  3. ^ "Sheikh Zayed Road". Dubai As It Used To Be. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  4. ^ "Dubai metro guide: metro timings, tickets and lines". Visit Dubai. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ "Work begins on Sheikh Zayed Road diversion as part of Dubai Canal project". The National. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ^ "200-Car Pileup in One of UAE's Worst Accidents". Arab news. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  7. ^ "REFILE-UAE's biggest traffic accident kills 3, injures 277". Reuters. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
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