[a] Since the road diagonally bisects the entire length of the northern portion of the Golan Heights, it was the site of many battles fought along its axis during the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

The Trans-Arabian Pipeline was established as part of a joint initiative of several American companies, and it stretches 1,214 km from Qaisumah in Saudi Arabia to the port of Sidon in Lebanon.

During the Six-Day War, Israel took control of a 47 km section of the pipeline but permitted its operation to continue.

The length of the road accompanying the Golan Heights pipeline is 45 km (28 mi).

Since the Petroleum Road is private, and not maintained by the Israeli transport authority, it has not been assigned a number.