N9 highway

Route 9
Route 9
	N9
Major junctions
East end	AH 26 (N1) (Surigao-Butuan National Highway) in Butuan
	N952 (Butuan–Masao Port Road) in Butuan; N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue) in Butuan; N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue) / N954 (Airport Road) in Butuan; N953 (Nasipit Port Road) in Nasipit; N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road / Gingoog Wharf Road) in Gingoog; N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road) in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; AH 26 (N10) (Sayre Highway) in Cagayan de Oro; N862 (Cagayan de Oro Coastal Bypass Road) in Cagayan de Oro; N945 (Don A. Velez Street) / N946 (Cagayan de Oro Port Road) in Cagayan de Oro; N946 (Corrales Street Extension) in Cagayan de Oro; N945 (Carmen–Patag–Bulua Road) in Cagayan de Oro; N956 (Quezon Avenue) in Iligan; N956-1 (Highway Secondary Diversion Road) in Iligan; N77 (Misamis Oriental–Maria Cristina Boundary Road) in Iligan; N957 (Tubod Wharf Road) in Tubod, Lanao del Norte; N78 (Ozamiz–Pagadian Road) in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur;
West end	Maharlika Highway) in Tukuran
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Agusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur
Major cities	Butuan, Gingoog, Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan
Towns	Buenavista, Nasipit, Carmen, Magsaysay, Medina, Talisayan, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Sugbongcogon, Binuangan, Salay, Lagonglong, Balingasag, Jasaan, Tagoloan, Opol, Alubijid, Laguindingan, Gitagum, Libertad, Initao, Naawan, Manticao, Lugait, Linamon, Kauswagan, Bacolod, Maigo, Kolambugan, Tubod, Baroy, Lala, Kapatagan, Aurora, Tukuran
Highway system
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National Route 9 (N9) is a 416-kilometer (258 mi), two to six major primary route network connecting the provinces of connecting the provinces of Agusan del Norte,^[1] Misamis Oriental,^[2]^[3] Lanao del Norte,^[4]^[5] and Zamboanga del Sur.^[6]

History

Route description

The highway runs along the northern coast of

Cagayan de Oro River, in Cagayan de Oro is part of the Mindanao spur of the Pan-Philippine Highway,^[7]

although the signs that are on the kilometer markers are actually N10/AH26 signs.

Caraga

Butuan City

National Route 9 starts in Ampayon,

Daang Maharlika. An 88-meter (96 yd) section of the latter refers a side of the triangle roundabout as part of N9. It is unknown if this is a mistake or not. The other side is named Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road. It passes through urban portions of the city and is the main highway for the city. It meets a Y-junction which stems a diversion road called Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue

(N951). It enters a roundabout with the aforementioned highway and Bancasi Airport Road (N954).

Agusan del Norte

The road enters the province of Agusan del Norte and traverses through the towns of Buenavista, the industrial Nasipit and Carmen. The region ends in the Carmen-Magsaysay border.

Northern Mindanao

Misamis Oriental

N9 and its assigned highway reaches the municipality of Magsaysay and reaches a sharp turn where the direction goes south. It is a road with many turns. After reaching

spur route. It also reaches the junction of a coastal highway that ends in Opol instead of the eponymous town. It also gives access to the port road (N946) and two other streets designated as N945. It traverses to the industrial areas of Opol and El Salvador. It passes through multiple more towns including Laguindingan, which is the location of a non-national airport road. Upon reaching Gitagum, a road to the sharp left turn is actually the true route of the Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road because it gives access to its municipal hall and a part of the poblacion

, the former road is actually a diversion road. After more towns have been passed, N9 reaches the Misamis Oriental-Iligan border, thus ending the Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road.

Iligan City

N9 starts in Iligan as Misamis Oriental–Maria Cristina Boundary Road. Upon reaching the urban area of the city, it is met with a diversion road that ends near the N77 junction. The route changes to N77 where it goes left while N9's designated highway is Linamon–Zamboanga Road.

Lanao del Norte

The Lanao del Norte portion of the road enters multiple towns including the provincial capital Tubod, which is home to a port road and Panguil Bay Bridge, which will connect Tangub and significantly cut travel time between Misamis Occidental and the aforementioned province.

Zamboanga del Sur

After reaching Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, the road's name changes to Lanao–Pagadian–Zamboanga City Road. N9 ends during a T-junction between the N1 section of said highway and Karomatan–Tukuran Junction Road, which is also a part of the latter route.

Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with the

kilometer 0

.

Region	Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
N9	Eastern terminus. An 88-meter (96 yd) portion of the Y-junction is labeled as N9
	1,235	767	N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue)
	1,240	770	N952 (Butuan-Masao Road)
	1,246	774	Butuan Airport	Roundabout (Butuanon Chinese Friendship Gate)
	Nasipit	1,262	784	N953 (Nasipit Port Road)
N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road / Guanzon Street)	Serves as a diversion road; provides access to Gingoog Port
	Balingoan	1,351	839	East end of Central Nautical Highway concurrency.
	N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road)	Serves as a diversion road.
	Tagoloan–Cagayan de Oro boundary	1,423.552	884.554	Alae Bridge 2. East end of AH26 concurrency.
	Cagayan de Oro		1,425	885	AH 26 (N10) (Sayre Highway)	Crossing traffic is carried by Mayor Justiniano Borja Flyover
			1,433	890	N862 (Cagayan de Oro Coastal Bypass Road)	Road was converted to secondary road in 2023 and is currently numbered N862.
			1,437	893	N946 (Corrales Street Extension) / Corrales Street
			1,437	893	N945 (Don Apolinario Velez Street) / N946 (Julio Pacana Street)	Crossing traffic is carried by Mayor Pablo Magtajas Flyover. West end of the Central Nautical Highway concurrency.
			1,438.789	894.022	Marcos Bridge over Cagayan de Oro River . West end of AH26 concurrency.
			1,441	895	N945 (Carmen–Patag–Bulua Road)
	Iligan		1,520	940	N956-1 (Highway Secondary Diversion Road)
			1,525	948	N956 (Quezon Avenue) / Quezon Avenue Extension	Provides access to Port of Iligan
			1,529	950	N956-1 (Iligan City Diversion Road)	Unnumbered.
			1,531	951	N77 (Iligan–Marawi Road )	Route changes to N77, N9 continues as Linamon–Zamboanga Road.
	Lanao del Norte	Tubod	1,588	987	N957 (Tubod Wharf Road) / Tubod–Ganassi Road
N78 (Ozamiz–Pagadian Road )
N78 (Ozamiz–Pagadian Road )	Maharlika Highway )	Western terminus. Route transitions to N1/AH26.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ "Agusan del Norte". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "Misamis Oriental 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "Misamis Oriental 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "Lanao del Norte 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "Lanao del Norte 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "Zamboanga del Sur 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "ROAD AND BRIDGE INFORMATION APPLICATION". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

External links

DPWH Road and Bridge Inventory

[1] "Agusan del Norte". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[2] "Misamis Oriental 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[3] "Misamis Oriental 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[4] "Lanao del Norte 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[5] "Lanao del Norte 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[:0-6] "Zamboanga del Sur 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[dashboard-7] "ROAD AND BRIDGE INFORMATION APPLICATION". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

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