A2 Highway (Ethiopia)
The A2 Highway is a trunk road in Ethiopia. It connects the capital Addis Ababa with Mekelle, as well as with Wukro, Adigrat, Axum, Shire and Humera. Ethiopian the A2 has a length of . Route. Towns and cities along the A2 include, from north to south: Mountain passes. There are three high-mountain passes on the A2: The highway crosses the continental divide twice: once at Debre Sina and another time over the Alage pass north of Maychew. Mekelle. Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, is located ten kilometers off the highway. A large road turns  off to Mekelle at Kwiha, the center of the Enderta district. The detour to Mekelle adds thirteen kilometers. To follow the A2 to the north and get to Wukro, Adigrat and further more directly, one has to turn off in Kwiha and follow the road which crosses the plateau east of Mekelle. the A2 joins the Mekelle road detour at the village of Maimekden. Railway. In the plans for a new Ethiopian railroad network, a railroad would be constructed from Addis Ababa to Mekelle, Shire and then to Humera roughly following the route of the A2. A2 Highway (Ethiopia) The