Cagayan Valley Road is a 121.216-kilometer (75.320 mi) major highway that connects the cities and municipalities of the province of Cagayan, Philippines.[1][2]

Cagayan Valley Road
Maharlika Highway
Cagayan Valley Road, Tuguegarao Nambbalan Sur, Cagayan River (Tuguegarao, Cagayan; 11-23-2022).jpg
Cagayan Valley Road in Namabbalan Sur, Tuguegarao, Cagayan.
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length121.216 km (75.320 mi)
Component
highways
  • N103 in Aparri
  • N101 from Aparri to Lal-lo
  • AH 26 (N1) from Lal-lo to Tuguegarao
Major junctions
North end Aparri Port in Aparri
Major intersections
South end AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) near the TuguegaraoSan Pablo boundary
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesCagayan
Major citiesTuguegarao
TownsAparri, Camalaniugan, Lal-lo, Gattaran, Alcala, Amulung, Iguig, Peñablanca
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

The road forms part of National Route 1 (N1), National Route 103 (N103) and National Route 101 (N101) of the Philippine highway network. Its segment from Lal-lo to Tuguegarao is also a component of the Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as Maharlika Highway and designated as Asian Highway 26 (AH26).

Route description

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Cagayan Valley Road is northernmost road in Cagayan that connects Aparri to Tuguegarao City, running in parallel to Cagayan River, the country's longest river. It also refers to the alternate name of Maharlika Highway that reaches south up to the Central Luzon province of Bulacan.

Aparri to Lal-lo

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The road's Junction Aparri Airport–Port section starts as Loriga Gallarza Street at the Aparri Port in the northern coastal town of Aparri that also serves ferries to Batanes. It traverses the town proper and turns south as De Rivera Street. At the intersection with Rizal Street (Aparri Airport Road), N103 ends and the route number changes to N101, which it continues from the intersecting road. There, the road's Magapit–Aparri Road section commences. It then traverses the towns of Camalaniugan and Lal-lo.[3]

Lal-lo to Tuguegarao

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At the Magapit Interchange in Lal-lo, the road's route number transitions from N101 to AH26/N1 with the name Pan-Philippine Highway or Maharlika Highway as it continues its course to the south. It then traverses the towns of Gattaran, Alcala, Amulung, and Iguig. It enters the city of Tuguegarao, where it turns to the east at its intersection with Cagayan–Apayao Road/R. Balzain Highway (N51) and Tuguegarao Diversion Road II (N106). It then serves as an eastern radial road out of Tuguegarao as it diverts away from the city proper. Past Enrile Boulevard (N104), it enters the town of Peñablanca but turns away from the town proper as it would cross the Pinancauanan River back to Tuguegarao. It ends near the Cagayan–Isabela provincial boundary, where it continues as the Maharlika Highway, although the name is alternatively used up to its section in the Central Luzon province of Bulacan.[3]

History

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Cagayan Valley Road was historically designated as Highway 5, which ran from Aparri to Bulacan, especially during the American colonial period.[4][5] The highway's section from Lal-lo southwards later became part of the Pan-Philippine Highway beginning in the 1960s.

Intersections

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The entire route is located in Cagayan. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero

City/Municipalitykm[6]miDestinationsNotes
Aparri  Aparri Port — CalayanNorthern terminus. Ferry access to Calayan Island.
Loriga Gallarza Street / De Rivera StreetRoute southward to De Rivera Street turns from unnumbered to N103.
Rizal Street — BugueyEastbound to Buguey town proper via Brgy. Paddaya & San Isidro. Route designation changes to N101.
CamalaniuganAparri–Camalaniugan Road — Allacapan, BallesterosCamalaniugan Bridge[7] linking Aparri to   AH 26 (N1) (Manila North Road) at Bangag Junction. Under construction.
  N102 (Camalaniugan–Santa Ana Road) – Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa TeresitaAlso known as Dugo–San Vicente Road.
Lal-loBagumbayan–Magallongon Provincial Road
CVAC RoadAccess road to Cagayan State University, Lal-lo Campus.
   AH 26 (N1) (Magapit–Santa Teresita Road) / N119 (Manila North Road) – Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Santa Teresita, Santa AnaMagapit Interchange; Start of AH26 concurrency. Route changes to N1.
GattaranJunction Gattaran–Capissayan–Bolos Point Road
AlcalaBaybayog–Baggao–Dalin–Santa Margarita Road
AmulungAmulung Bypass RoadBypasses Amulung town proper. Loops back to highway.
Anquiray–Abolo RoadAmulung Bridge across the Cagayan River. Under construction.[8]
IguigBaculod–San Jose Provincial Road
Ugac Barrio Provincial Road
TuguegaraoTuguegarao West Diversion RoadStarts from Brgy. Carig and ends in Brgy. Buntun. Under construction.[9]
  N104 (Tuguegarao Bypass Road)Also known as Enrile Boulevard. Loops back to   AH 26 (N1) (Manila North Road).
Linao–Carig Road
Bartolome StreetAlternate access to   AH 26 (N1) (Manila North Road).
   N51 (Balzain Highway) / N106 (Tuguegarao Diversion Road II) – Kalinga, Cauayan, SolanaTanza Circle. Westbound and southbound provides access to Isabela via Kalinga. Route turns northeast-bound from the rotunda.
Batang StreetAlternate access to   AH 26 (N1) (Manila North Road) via the Pinacanauan Overflow Bridge.
  N104 (Tuguegarao Bypass Road)Loops back to   AH 26 (N1) (Manila North Road).
PeñablancaPeñablanca–Callao Cave RoadAccess to Peñablanca town proper & Callao Cave.
TuguegaraoTuguegarao–Libag RoadAccess to Tuguegarao city proper.
Namabbalan Norte–Baliuag–Bical–Cabbo Road[10]
TuguegaraoSan Pablo boundary  AH 26 (N1) (Manila North Road) – Ilagan, Cauayan, Santiago, ManilaEnd of Cagayan Valley Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

References

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  1. ^ "Cagayan 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cagayan 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ 1944 Army Map Service Road Map of Northern Luzon, Philippines (Map). 1:1000000. Washington D.C.: Army Maps Service, Corps of Engineers. 1944. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Official Road Map of the Philippine Islands: with Ports Indicated (Map). 1:930000. Bureau of Public Works, Philippines. 1936. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Villar Leads Groundbreaking of Mega Bridge in Camalaniugan, Cagayan". Department of Public Works and Highways. June 26, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Construction of P1.2-B Amulung bridge in Cagayan province begins". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "P1.1B Tuguegarao diversion road being built". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Martin, Victor. "Cagayan to get P603.2 M road projects". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.