E 66 road (United Arab Emirates)

E 66 (Arabic: إ ٦٦‎) is a road in the United Arab Emirates. The road connects the city of Dubai to the interior city of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. E 66 runs roughly perpendicular to E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road) and E 311 (Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road Road). Beginning in the locality of Oud Metha, E 11 progresses southward towards the interior. The road is referred to as "Dubai-Al Ain Road", after its intersection with Emirates Road south of the city of Dubai, and "Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan Road", after Sheikh Tahnoun, the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi.[1]

E 66
إ ٦٦
E 66 becomes Dubai – Al Ain Road south of Dubai
Route information
Length127.7 km (79.3 mi)
Major junctions
  E 44 (Ras Al Khor Road)
E 311 (Emirates Road)
E 611 (Dubai Bypass)
E 77
E 55
Location
Major citiesDubai, Al Ain
Highway system
Highways in the United Arab Emirates
Roads in Dubai

Description

It goes through the towns of Al-Faqa' (shared by the Emirates of Abu Dhabi[2] and Dubai)[3] and Al-Hayer,[2] and connects to Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah via Al-Shwaib.[1] Once in Al Ain, an Emirate that shares a border with Oman, the road becomes Emirates Street and later, Bani Yas Road.

Exits
Exit NumberDescription
1E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road)
6E 44
9Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
14E 311
16Dubai International Academic City/Academic City Road
18E 611 (Emirates Road)
26Umm Nahad
29E 77 (to Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi)
30E 77 (to Hatta and Oman)
37Al Lusayli
47Margham and Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
50Marquab and Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
50Marquab and Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
—Shwaib, Al Fujairah and eastern towns
—Al-Hayer, Al Sweihan
—Al Kira'a, Bida bin Ahmed
—Al Ain Dairy
—Al Foah, Al Ain City

History

In 2010, the road had been revamped in two phases. The first phase contained 3 lanes in each direction, and stretched 23 km (14 mi) from Al-Towayya to Al-Masaken. The second phase contained 4 lanes in each direction, and stretched 42 km (26 mi) from Al-Masaken to Al-Faqa'. In November 2018, under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the road was renamed after Sheikh Tahnoun.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed". WAM. Al Ain: Gulf News. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  2. "Eastern Region Bus Services", Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi, archived from the original on 2018-05-24, retrieved 2018-11-04
  3. "Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa". Gulf News. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
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