Antero Soriano Highway

R-1

Antero Soriano Highway
; R-1 ; Antero Soriano Highway
	Route alignment of Antero Soriano Highway
	The highway's section known as Centennial Road in General Trias, Cavite
Route information
	Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Cavite 1st District Engineering Office and Cavite 2nd District Engineering Office
Length	21.6 km (13.4 mi)
Component; highways	R-1 R-1; N64 from Kawit to Tanza; N402 from Tanza to Naic;
Major junctions
North end	N62 (Tirona Highway) / Covelandia Road in Kawit
	Noveleta–Rosario Diversion Road) in Kawit and Noveleta; N401 (General Trias Drive) in Rosario; N402 (Santa Cruz Street) in Tanza; N402 (San Agustin Street) in Tanza;
South end	N403 (Governor's Drive) / Sabang Road in Naic
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Cavite
Major cities	Imus, General Trias
Towns	Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Naic
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

The Antero Soriano Highway, also partly known as Centennial Road, is a two-to-six lane, 21.6-kilometer (13.4 mi) highway traversing through the western coast of

Governor's Drive

.

The northeastern terminus of the highway is at Kawit then travels along the cities of Imus and General Trias, municipalities of Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza and ends at the municipality of Naic.

The highway is designated as a component part of National Route 64 (N64) and National Route 402 (N402) of the Philippine highway network.

The highway was named after Antero Soriano, a native of Tanza who served as the country's senator, representative, and governor of Cavite.^[4]

Route description

Antero Soriano Highway starts at the intersection with

N402 as it approaches Naic. It enters Naic, where N402 shifts towards the poblacion, making the highway a tertiary road up to its end at the intersection with Governor's Drive

and Sabang Road at Naic junction.

Alternative names

From General Trias to Kawit, the highway is also widely known as Centennial Road. A component of

N64, the highway is also known as Kawit–Noveleta Diversion Road, Noveleta–Rosario Diversion Road, and Tanza Diversion Road as it bypasses the poblacions of Kawit, Rosario, Noveleta, and Tanza, respectively. Excluding the aforementioned bypass roads, it is also known as Noveleta–Naic–Tagaytay Road, the network of roads that connect Noveleta and Tagaytay. The tertiary road portion of the highway in Naic is named Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road (also known as Governor's Drive) by the Department of Public Works and Highways.^[5]

History

The present road originated from an old road that linked the municipalities of Naic and Tanza. It was part of Highway 25 that connected Bacoor with Tagaytay.^[6] In 1969, the highway was renamed in honor of Antero Soriano by virtue of Republic Act No. 5782.^[4] It was later extended to the northeast from Tanza to Kawit, with the section also known in the present-day as Centennial Road.

Intersections

The entire route is located in

kilometer 0

.

City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
N62 (Tirona Highway)	Northern terminus; continues north as Covelandia Road; access to E3 (Manila–Cavite Expressway) and future link to Cavite–Laguna Expressway
N62 (Tirona Highway)	24.480	15.211	Batong Dalig Bridge
Noveleta–Rosario Diversion Road )
Noveleta–General Trias boundary	27.061	16.815	Ilang-Ilang Bridge I
N401 (General Trias Drive) / Governor Ferrer Drive	Kilometer number reverses.
General Trias–Tanza boundary	32.367	20.112	Tejero Bridge
N402 (Santa Cruz Street)
	32.721	20.332	Biwas Bridge
			N402 (San Agustin Street)	Kilometer number reverses. Route number changes from N64 to N402 towards Naic.
	37.826	23.504	Obispo Bridge
Tanza–Naic boundary	43.452	27.000	Timalan Bridge
Indang	Route number change from N402 to unnumbered
Indang			N403 (Governor's Drive) / Sabang Road	Traffic light intersection; continues south as Governor's Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition

Antero Soriano Highway Intersection at Naic, Cavite panorama

References

^ "Cavite". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^ "Cavite 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^ "Cavite Sub". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Republic Act No. 5782 (June 21, 1969), An Act Naming the Public Highway from the Municipality of Tanza to the Municipality of Naic in the Province of Cavite, Antero Soriano Avenue, retrieved September 19, 2021
^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^ Southern Luzon Western Sheet (Map). 1:200000. Washington D.C.: US Geodetic Survey. 1941. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

External links

Department of Public Works and Highway

[1] "Cavite". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

[2] "Cavite 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

[3] "Cavite Sub". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

[ra5782-4] Republic Act No. 5782 (June 21, 1969), An Act Naming the Public Highway from the Municipality of Tanza to the Municipality of Naic in the Province of Cavite, Antero Soriano Avenue, retrieved September 19, 2021

[dashboard-5] "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[6] Southern Luzon Western Sheet (Map). 1:200000. Washington D.C.: US Geodetic Survey. 1941. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

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