[vatse]

The main motorway is from Aleppo to Damascus and on to Jordan border. There are also motorways from Damascus to Lebanon and from Homs to Tartus and Latakia. The motorway from Aleppo to Latakia is under construction. Most of other roads are ordinary highways.

 

[vatse]

Motorway from Damascus to Jordan. Probably M1(?). Mostly signposted with Mashreq numbers (similar to European E-road system) as M45.

Mashreq road number

 

[vatse]

And road from motorway to Daraa

 

[vatse]

Some more random pictures

 

[vatse]

 

[ChrisZwolle]

OMG even a Dutch camper in Syria
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/3055839847_950af5b43e_b.jpg

 

[DanielFigFoz]

OMG even a Dutch camper in Syria
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/3055839847_950af5b43e_b.jpg

Thats extactly what I was going to say!
Good roads aswell.

 

[eskandarany]

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wish i could see more..
wasn't there a motorway under construction to ar-raqqah?

 

[vatse]

At Google Maps I can find a divided highway partly opened partly under construction from Aleppo to Ar Raqqah. It looks more like expressway with level crossings and without levelled crossings and so on.
I haven't driven on this road.

 

[Danielk2]

When were those Hwy's build? They look like they haven't been repaired for 3 decades

 

[vatse]

Main north-south motorway was built probably at least 20 years ago. At least part of this. I could found this from the map from 1993. Then they missed only part of the motorway between Aleppo and Hama. Concerning the heavy traffic with lots of very heavy trucks and hot summer temperatures its really needs more maintains. This autumn I saw that they are starting to build new parallel motorway south from Damascus instead of renovating the old one.

 

[vatse]

Road from Palmyra (Tadmour) to Homs close to Homs.
It's hard to find correct road numbers of Syrian roads as these are almost never signposted. It's common to see only Mashreq road numbers in Syria. So it's M20 according to Mashreq system.


IMG_7912 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7913 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7914 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7915 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[vatse]

Road near Palmyra (Tadmour)


IMG_7910 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7911 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[vatse]

M20 between Homs and Tartous
West of Homs M20 is a motorway running all the way to Tartous on Mediterranean Sea.


IMG_7916 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7917 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7918 by vatse, on Flickr

The road is going through Homs Gap between Ansariya Mountains and Lebanese Mountains. This is the only natural road between inner Syria and sea. Lebanese Mountains at the background.

IMG_7919 by vatse, on Flickr

And Ansariya Mountains to the right of the road.

IMG_7920 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[vatse]

And now back to Homs

IMG_7921 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7922 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7923 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7924 by vatse, on Flickr

Junction of M20 and M45 near Homs

IMG_7925 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7926 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[vatse]

M45 between Homs and Hama
It's part of the most important road in Syria running from Turkey to Jordan. Most of the road is currently motorway except some parts between border of Turkey and Aleppo. The motorway has a very heavy traffic and most parts of it really need a renovation and upgrading.


IMG_7927 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7928 by vatse, on Flickr

Bridge of Orontes River

IMG_7929 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7930 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[vatse]

M10 from Aleppo to Latakia


Halab Latakia by vatse, on Flickr

From Aleppo to Saraqib the road is following the main north-south motorway of Syria.

IMG_7931 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7933 by vatse, on Flickr

Junction near Saraqib

IMG_7934 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7935 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[vatse]

From Saraqib to Latakia the motorway is ready and opened until Arihah. The rest of motorway is still under construction.


IMG_7936 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7937 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7938 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7939 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7940 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7941 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7942 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7943 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7944 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7945 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7946 by vatse, on Flickr

End of motorway near Arihah

IMG_7947 by vatse, on Flickr

 

[Uppsala]

IMG_7946 by vatse, on Flickr

Is this really a motorway? With motorway signs? I think it just looks like a dual carrigeway but to basic to be a motorway. :dunno:

 

[vatse]

The rest of M10 is ordinary highway with mostly 2 lanes. The motorway until Latakia is under construction but the stretch between Arihah and Jisr Ash-Shughur is actually ready to use but still not opened for traffic.


IMG_7948 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7949 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7950 by vatse, on Flickr

Crossing the new motorway. It's built by Egyptian company and seems that it would be first "real" motorway in Syria with proper junctions, controlled access, parallel roads for local traffic etc. Sadly even already completed stretches of motorway are not opened for traffic. Anyway some locals are using these completed parts for traffic mostly during the night time


IMG_7951 by vatse, on Flickr

Descending to Al Ghab plain

IMG_7952 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7953 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7954 by vatse, on Flickr


IMG_7955 by vatse, on Flickr