page_title: Route 227 (Israel)
section_title: Scorpions' Pass
hierarchical_section_title: Route 227 (Israel) / Scorpions' Pass
caption_attribution_description: עברית: כביש מעלה העקרבים שימש עד 1956 כדרך הראשית לאילת המייחד את הכביש הן הסרפנטינות - שיטת סלילת דרך בריטית לירידה מפותלת בהדום ההר, מחוזקת בטרסות ומסומנת בחביות. כיום הכביש הוא אתר מורשת לשימור. במקום נקודת תצפית על הכביש , הערבה , נחל צין והדרך הרומית שעברה במקום - עם הסברים קצרים. English: Until 1956, the Scorpion Pass in Israel's Negev Desert was the main road to Eilat. The road was first built by the British in 1927 and uses the British construction style of a reinforced winding path, marked by barrels. Today the road is a heritage site in Israel, set to be preserved by the National Preservation Society. The site has plaques describing the history of the road and the surrounding geography. This is a photo of a heritage building in Israel. Its ID is 8-1776-01
context_page_description: Route 227 in Israel is a 34-kilometre road in the eastern Negev desert. It starts from an intersection with Route 206 in the northwest and ends in Ir Ovot in the southeast, intersecting with Highway 90. It has one at-grade intersection at 19 km. The original road was laid by British land surveyors in 1927. Prior to 1956, this was the primary route from Beersheba to Eilat.
context_section_description: The Scorpions' Pass (Hebrew: מעלה עקרבים‎, Ma'ale Akrabbim, lit. "Scorpions' Ascent") is a steep, twisted section of Route 227, starting from the Tzafir stone structure (an archaeological site) in the south.
  The Scorpions' Pass is a recognized heritage site in Israel.
caption: Scorpions' Pass
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