Romulo Highway

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Romulo Highway
National Highway 13
Tarlac–Pangasinan Road
The highway in San Pablo, Tarlac City
Route information
Length 77.2 km (48.0 mi)
Component
highways
N55
Major junctions
Southeast end N2 (MacArthur Highway) in Tarlac City
 
Northwest end N55 (Lingayen–Labrador Road) in Lingayen, Pangasinan
Location
Provinces Tarlac, Pangasinan
Major cities Tarlac City
Towns Santa Ignacia, Camiling, San Clemente, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Lingayen
Highway system

Roads in the Philippines

N54N56

The Romulo Highway (formerly the National Highway 13) is a 77.2-kilometer (48.0 mi) national primary road in the Philippines that passes through the provinces of Tarlac and Pangasinan.

The highway is named after Filipino diplomat, politician, soldier, journalist and author Carlos P. Romulo, who had served, among other things, as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1949–1950. Romulo was born in town of Camiling, Tarlac, through which the highway passes.

The entire road is a component of National Route 55 (N55) of the Philippine highway network.

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