Pan-Philippine Highway
Pan–Philippine Highway | |
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Maharlika Highway Asian Highway 26 | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - Local District Engineering Offices (DPWH) / Private Sectors (Expressway segments only) | |
Length | 3,517 km (2,185 mi) |
Component highways | Gen. Segundo Avenue in Laoag Maharlika Highway from Bacarra to Lal-lo Cagayan Valley Road from Lal-lo to Guiguinto North Luzon Expressway from Guiguinto to Balintawak, Quezon City EDSA around Metro Manila South Luzon Expressway from Magallanes Interchange to Calamba Daang Maharlika/Manila South Road from Calamba to Matnog Daang Maharlika through Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, and Southern Leyte Daang Maharlika from Surigao City to Davao City Carlos P. Garcia Highway over Davao City Daang Maharlika/MacArthur Highway from Davao City to Davao City-Davao del Sur boundary Daang Maharlika from Davao City-Davao del Sur boundary to General Santos City Daang Maharlika from General Santos City to Zamboanga City Spurs: Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road from Palo to Ormoc Davao - Bukidnon Road and Sayre Highway from Davao City to Cagayan de Oro Alternate route: C-4 Road from Caloocan to Navotas Road 10 from Navotas to Del Pan Bridge Bonifacio Drive from Del Pan Bridge to P. Burgos Roxas Boulevard from P. Burgos to EDSA EDSA from Roxas Boulevard to Magallanes Interchange |
Laoag-Caloocan | |
North end | N2 (Manila North Road) in Laoag, Ilocos Norte |
Major intersections |
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South end | N120 / AH 26 (26) / N61 (Roxas Boulevard) in Pasay |
Muntinlupa-Matnog | |
North end | E2 / AH 26 (26) (South Luzon Expressway) / N411 (Alabang-Zapote Road) in Alabang, Muntinlupa |
Major intersections |
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South end | N966 (Zamboanga City-Labuan-Limpapa Road) / N970 (NS Valderosa Street) / N971 (Wharf Road) – Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Highway system | |
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The Pan–Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway () is a 3,517 km (2,185 mi) network of roads, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's principal transport backbone. It is the longest highway in the Philippines that forms the country's north–south backbone component of the National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network. The entire highway is designated as Asian Highway 26 (AH26), as part of the Asian Highway Network.
The northern terminus of the highway is in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and the southern terminus is in Zamboanga City.
Development
The highway was proposed in 1965, and built under the Martial Law dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos. Government planners believed that the motorway and other connected roads would stimulate agricultural production by reducing transport costs, encourage social and economic development outside existing major urban centres such as Manila, and expand industrial production for domestic and overseas markets. Construction was supported by loans and grants from foreign aid institutions, including the World Bank.
The highway was rehabilitated and improved in 1997, during the Ramos Administration, with assistance from the Japanese government, and dubbed the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway. In 1998, the Department of Tourism designated 35 sections of the highway as "Scenic Highways", with developed amenities for travellers and tourists.
In March 2018, Secretary Mark Villar of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) inaugurated the 24.61 -kilometer arterial road that will link the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) with the Maharlika Highway that traverses the central part of Luzon.[1]
Route
Main Route:
- Gen. Segundo Avenue: Laoag
- Manila North Road/Maharlika Highway: Bacarra - Lal-lo
- Cagayan Valley Road: Lal-lo - Tuguegarao - Ilagan - Santiago - Bayombong - San Jose City - Cabanatuan - Gapan - San Miguel - Baliuag
- Doña Remedios Trinidad Road: Baliuag - Pulilan - Guiguinto - Santa Rita (Guiguinto)
- NLEX: Santa Rita (Guiguinto) - Balintawak (Quezon City) (still unsigned as part of AH26)
- EDSA (Eastern Route): Balintawak (Quezon City) - Magallanes (Makati)
- SLEX: Magallanes (Makati) - Turbina (Calamba)(partially signed as AH26).
- Daang Maharlika/Manila South Road: Turbina (Calamba) - Santo Tomas - Alaminos - San Pablo - Tiaong - Lucena - Daet - Naga City - Sorsogon City - Matnog
- Ferry from Matnog to Allen
- Allen - Catbalogan - Tacloban - Liloan
- Ferry from Liloan to Surigao City
- Surigao City - Butuan - Bayugan - Tagum - Davao City - Digos - General Santos - Koronadal - Tacurong - Midsayap - Sultan Kudarat - Parang - Malabang - Sultan Naga Dimaporo - Pagadian - Ipil - Zamboanga City
Alternative Route
- C-4 Road, Radial Road 10, Roxas Boulevard, EDSA (Western Route): Balintawak (Quezon City) - Monumento (Caloocan) - Navotas - Ermita (Manila) - Pasay - Magallanes (Makati)
Asian Highway Network
The Pan-Philippine Highway is designated as AH26 in the Asian Highway Network, a cooperative project which seeks to improve highway systems and standards across the continent. It is currently the only highway in the system that is isolated from every other highway; island-based sections of the Asian Highway Network in Japan ( AH1), Sri Lanka ( AH43) and Indonesia ( AH2) are all linked to the mainland sections by ferries to South Korea ( AH1), India (Dhanushkodi), and Singapore, respectively.
Intersections
Ilocos Norte
Cagayan
- N101 / N119 in Lal-lo
- N51 in Tuguegarao
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Ecija
Bulacan
Metro Manila
- N160 in Balintawak, Quezon City
Eastern route
- N129 in Muñoz, Quezon City
- N171 / N173 in North Triangle, Quezon City
- N170 in Diliman, Quezon City
- N172 / N174 in East Triangle, Quezon City
- N59 / N180 in Cubao, Quezon City
- N185 near Camp Crame, Quezon City
- N60 / N59 in Ugong Norte, Quezon City
- N141 in Mandaluyong
- N190 in Makati
Western route
- N1 / N150 in Caloocan
- N130 in Navotas
- N140 in Tondo, Manila
- N145 in San Nicolas, Manila
- N150 near Intramuros, Manila
- N155 in Ermita, Manila
- N140 in Malate, Manila
- N190 in Pasay
- N61 in Pasay
- N170 in Pasay
- N171 in Pasay
SLEX section
- N145 in Magallanes, Makati
- N11 near Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
- N142 in San Martin de Porres, Paranaque
- N63 / N143 near Sucat, Muntinlupa
- N1 / N411 in Alabang, Muntinlupa
- E2 near Poblacion, Muntinlupa
Cavite
Laguna (1st segment)
- N420 in Santa Rosa
- E2 / N1 in Calamba
Batangas
- N145 in Santo Tomas
- N4 in Santo Tomas
Laguna (2nd segment)
Quezon
- N435 in Tiaong
- N606 in Isabang, Lucena
- N422 in Isabang, Lucena
- N605 in Gulang-Gulang, Lucena
- N606 in Talipan, Pagbilao
- N610 in Padre Burgos
- N613 in Gumaca
- N612 in Lopez
- N657 in Lopez
Camarines Norte
- N68 in Santa Elena
- N620 in Labo
- N621 in Daet (northern terminus)
- N622 in Daet
- N621 in Daet (southern terminus)
Camarines Sur
- N68 in Sipocot
- N623 in Pamplona
- N672 in Pili
- N673 in Pili
- N630 in Pili
- N634 in Baao
- N634 in Nabua
- N635 in Bato
Albay
- N638 in Polangui (western terminus)
- N638 in Polangui (eastern terminus)
- N639 in Ligao
- N636 in Ligao
- N630 in Daraga
Sorsogon
- N642 in Pilar
- N641 in Castilla
- N643 in Sorsogon City (western terminus)
- N644 in Sorsogon City
- N643 in Sorsogon City (eastern terminus)
- N645 in Bulan
Luzon–Visayas boundary
- Matnog–Allen ferry line: Continuation of N1/AH26 via San Bernardino Strait
Northern Samar
Samar
- N672 in Calbayog City
- N673 in Calbayog City
- N677 in Gandara (northern terminus)
- N677 in Gandara (southern terminus)
- N675 in Catbalogan City
- N674 in Paranas
- N670 in Santa Rita
Samar–Leyte boundary
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay
Compostela Valley
- N906 in Montevista
- N907 in Nabunturan
Davao del Norte
Davao Del Sur
Sultan Kudarat
South Cotabato
- N930 in General Santos
- N931 in General Santos
Surigao del Norte
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
- N73 in Trento
- N903 in Prosperidad
- N904 in Prosperidad and Trento
- N905 in San Francisco
Maguindanao
Gallery
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AH26 reassurance sign along EDSA in Quezon City
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Reassurance sign for Pan-Philippine Highway/AH26 at South Luzon Expressway-Sta. Rosa City, Laguna segment.
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The segment in Santo Tomas, Batangas.
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Narra Avenue, segment of AH26 in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur
See also
- Transportation in the Philippines
- Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines)
- Asian Highway Network
- Philippine Nautical Highway System
References
- http://www.bookrags.com/history/worldhistory/pan-philippine-highway-ema-04/
- http://manilarat.blogspot.com/2005/11/philippine-tourism-highway.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060619230039/http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/about/economy.htm
- http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/74846-ah26-road-sign
- http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/pdf/issuances/DO/09/DO_015_S2009.pdf
- ^ "North Luzon expressway, Maharlika highway linked". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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