MacArthur Highway
MacArthur Highway | |
---|---|
Manila North Road | |
Route information | |
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways | |
Length | 684.855 km[1] (425.549 mi) |
Component highways |
|
Major junctions | |
South end | AH 26 (N1) (Bonifacio Monument Circle) in Caloocan |
| |
North end | Barangay Mabanguc, Aparri, Cagayan |
Location | |
Country | Villasis |
Highway system | |
|
The MacArthur Highway, officially the Manila North Road (MNR or MaNor), is a 684.855-kilometer (425.549 mi), two-to-six lane, national primary highway and tertiary highway in Luzon, Philippines, connecting Caloocan in Metro Manila to Aparri in Cagayan at the north. It is the second longest road in the Philippines, after Pan-Philippine Highway. It is primarily known as MacArthur Highway in segments from Caloocan to Urdaneta, Pangasinan,[2] although it is also applied up to Ilocos Sur,[3] and likewise called as Manila North Road for the entire length.[1]
Route description
Manila North Road is a toll-free, two- to eight-lane national road that stretches for about 685 km (426 mi) from the
The entire road consists of series of route numbering system by the
Alternative names
Manila North Road's section from Caloocan to Urdaneta, Pangasinan is officially recognized as MacArthur Highway,[5] although it is also known as such in La Union and Ilocos Sur.[3] Its section that forms part of N1/AH26 from Laoag to Aparri is also known as Maharlika Highway and a part of Laoag–Allacapan Road.[6]
Through the city proper of San Fernando, La Union, the road is locally known as Quezon Avenue. In Laoag, it forms part of Laoag–Paoay Road between Laoag Airport Road and at the city proper, it is locally known as J.P. Rizal Avenue and Gen. Segundo Avenue, respectively.[1]
History
The highway was built in sections beginning in 1928 during the
On June 17, 1961, the section of the Manila North Road between Caloocan and Urdaneta, alongside the western road that leads to Lingayen, was renamed MacArthur Highway in honor of the Liberator of the Philippines during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur.[5][8]
Intersections
Metro Manila
- AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) / AH 26 (N120) (Samson Road) / N150 (Rizal Avenue Extension) in Caloocan. Southern terminus of the highway.
- N118 (Maysan Road) in Malinta, Valenzuela
Bulacan
- N117 in Meycauayan
- E1 (Tabang Spur Road) / N1 in Tabang, Guiguinto. Transition from N1 to N2. Southern terminus of N2.
- N115 in Calumpit
Pampanga
- N3 in San Fernando
- Angeles
- N217 in Angeles (two northern termini)
- N215in Angeles
- E1 (Clark Spur Road) in Mabiga, Mabalacat
- N213in Mabalacat
- E1 (SCTEX) in Dolores, Mabalacat
Tarlac
- N213 in Capas
- N55 at Tarlac City
- N58in Santo Cristo, Tarlac City
- N242 in Paniqui (two eastern termini; intersects thrice)
Pangasinan
- N56 / N212 in Rosales
- N57 in Urdaneta. Official northern end of MacArthur Highway section on Manila North Road.
- E1 (TPLEX) in Urdaneta
- N210 in Binalonan
- E1 (TPLEX) in Pozorrubio
La Union
- N54 (Kennon Road) at Camp 1, Rosario. Northern terminus of R-9.
- N209 (Pugo–Rosario Road) at Subusub, Rosario
- N209in Rosario (two southern termini)
- N208 in Agoo
- N55in Agoo
- N54 at Bauang
- N219 in San Fernando
- N218 in San Fernando
Ilocos Sur
- N218 in Tagudin
- N244 in Candon (northern and southern termini)
- N203 in Narvacan
- N204 in Narvacan
- N203 in Narvacan
- Bantay
- N201 in Cabugao
Ilocos Norte
Cagayan
- Abulug
- N121 in Abulug
- AH 26 (N1) in Aparri. Transition from N1/AH26 to unnumbered tertiary road.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c Executive Order No. 483, s. 1951 (November 6, 1951), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved November 6, 2021
- ^ a b "Advisory: Road works along MacArthur Highway in La Union and Ilocos Sur". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. March 23, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jica, World Bank to maintain 500-km MacArthur Highway". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Republic Act No. 1080 (June 17, 1961), An Act Providing that the Highway from the City of Manila to the Municipality of Lingayen, Province of Pangasinan, Passing Through the Municipality of Tarlac, Province of Tarlac, and the Municipalities of Villasis, Urdaneta, Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Dagupan, and Binmaley, All in the Province of Pangasinan, Shall Hereafter be Known as the Macarthur Highway, ChanRobles Virtual Law Library, retrieved August 14, 2014
- ^ Presidential Decree No. 1062 (December 15, 1975), Appropriating Funds for Infrastructure Development, Synchronizing the Same with Previous Public Works Appropriations, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved December 31, 2021
- ^ "A window into Valenzuela City's past". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9781597974974. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of the Philippine Islands: with Ports Indicated (Map). 1 : 930000. Bureau of Public Works, Philippines. 1936. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ ND 51-5 Manila (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ 1944 Army Map Service Road Map of Northern Luzon, Philippines (Map). 1:1000000. Washington D.C.: Army Maps Service, Corps of Engineers. 1944. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ ND 51-5 Manila (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ ND 51-1 Tarlac (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Executive Order No. 113, s. 1955 (May 2, 1955), Establishing the Classification of Roads, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved November 6, 2021