Pan–Philippine Highway



Pan–Philippine Highway
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
junctions
South end N120 / AH26 / N61 (Roxas Boulevard) in Pasay
Muntinlupa-Matnog
North end E2 / AH26 (South Luzon Expressway) / N411 (Alabang-Zapote Road) in Alabang, Muntinlupa
Major
junctions
South end N966 (Zamboanga City-Labuan-Limpapa Road) / N970 (NS Valderosa Street) / N971 (Wharf Road) – Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
Highway system

Roads in the Philippines

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

The San Juanico Bridge carries the Pan-Philippine Highway between Samar and Leyte

Main Route:

Alternative Route

Asian Highway Network

The Pan-Philippine Highway is designated as 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 (), Sri Lanka (AH43) and Indonesia () are all linked to the mainland sections by ferries to South Korea (), India (Dhanushkodi), and Singapore, respectively.

Intersections

Ilocos Norte

Cagayan

Isabela

Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Ecija

Bulacan

Metro Manila

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

SLEX section

Cavite

Laguna (1st segment)

Batangas

Laguna (2nd segment)

Quezon

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Albay

Sorsogon

Luzon–Visayas boundary

Northern Samar

Samar

Samar–Leyte boundary

Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga Sibugay

Compostela Valley

Davao del Norte

Davao Del Sur

  • N75 in Digos
  • N913 in Davao
  • N915 in Davao
  • N916 in Davao
  • N921 in Davao
  • N923 in Digos
  • N930 in Sulop

Sultan Kudarat

South Cotabato

Surigao del Norte

Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Maguindanao

See also

References

  1. ↑ "North Luzon expressway, Maharlika highway linked". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 9, 2018.


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