Highway 71 is an east-west highway that passes through the Jezreel Valley

Jezreel Valley

-Etymology:The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in...

 and the Beit She'an Valley, below the north slopes of the Gilboa

Gilboa

Gilboa is a Hebrew word and the name of several places:*Mount Gilboa, a biblical locale in Israel, where king saul's sons were killed by the philistines, and saul took his own life...

 mountains, in northern Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. The road follows a path parallel to Harod Creek in Harod Valley and to a railroad track for the defunct Valley Railroad

Valley Railroad

The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad:*Valley Railroad , a tourist line*Valley Railroad , 1869-1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad*Valley Railroad , Westline to Kushequa...

. The road is 35 km long, and it leads from Afula

Afula

Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 40,500 at the end of 2009.-History:...

 in the west, via Beit She'an, and it terminates at a border crossing on the Jordan River.

Junctions on the route

Kilometers	Name	Location	Intersecting routes
כביש 71
0	-	Afula Afula Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 40,500 at the end of 2009.-History:...	Highway 65 (Israel) Highway 65 (Israel) Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects Hadera with the Galilee.This road is the shortest and simplest way to connect these two major regions. Historically, people traveled on or near this route for thousands of years from the coastal plain to reach the Galilee, and beyond...
1	-	Afula	Highway 60 (Israel) Highway 60 (Israel) Highway 60 is a north-south intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.-Route:The route is also known as the "Route of the Patriarchs" since it follows the path of the ancient highway that runs along the length of the central watershed, and which... , Route 7155
3	-	Merhavia Merhavia (moshav) Merhavia a moshav in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council and in 2006 had a population of 722. Founded in 1911, it was the first modern Jewish settlement in the Jezreel Valley....	-
11	Navot junction	Kfar Yehezkel Kfar Yehezkel Kfar Yehezkel is a moshav ovdim in northern Israel. It is located in the Jezreel Valley, six kilometres southeast of Afula. It is under the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council. In 2007, the moshav had a population of 755.-History:...	Route 675 (Israel)
14	Yissachar junction	Ein Harod Ein Harod Ein Harod was a kibbutz in Israel. It was located in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. It is notable for being built near the battlefield of Ayn Jalut , a battle of huge macro-historical importance where the Mongols were defeated for the first time, in 1260.-History:The kibbutz was founded by...	Route 716 (Israel)
19	HaShita junction	Beit HaShita Beit Hashita Beit HaShita is a kibbutz between Afula and Beit She'an, Israel founded on 4 December 1928 by members of "Kvuzat HaHugim" and members of "Tnuat HaMahanot HaOlim" from Haifa and Jerusalem. The kibbutz was named after the biblical town of the same name, where the Midianites fled after being beaten...	Route 669 (Israel)
25	Beit She'an industrial zone	Beit She'an	Route 7078
27	She'an junction	Beit She'an	Highway 90 (Israel)
29	Tel Ashtori junction	Neve Eitan Neve Eitan Neve Eitan is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about 1 km east of Beit She'an and 1 km west of Maoz Haim, it is under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.-History:...	Route 7109
32	Maoz Hayyim junction	Maoz Hayyim	Route 6688
35	-	Jordan River border crossing	Crossing to  Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

Places of interest on Highway 71

• Ma'ayan Harod National Park
• Beit Shturman Museum
• Trumpeldor House
• Beit She'an National Park
• Tel Ashtori
• Geon HaYarden Nature Reserve