The Aspiras–Palispis Highway (formerly known and still referred to as Marcos Highway or Agoo–Baguio Road) is a major Philippine highway in northern Luzon that runs from the city of Baguio in the province of Benguet to the municipality of Agoo in the province of La Union.
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 The highway in Tuba | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 47.17 km (29.31 mi) | |||
| Component highways | ||||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end |  N54 (Governor Pack Road & Kennon Road) in Baguio | |||
 N233 (Western Link Circumferential Road) in Baguio N209 (Pugo–Rosario Road) in Pugo, La Union | ||||
| West end |  N2 (MacArthur Highway) in Agoo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Philippines | |||
| Provinces | La Union, Benguet | |||
| Major cities | Baguio | |||
| Towns | Agoo, Tubao, Pugo, Tuba | |||
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The 47.17-kilometer (29.31 mi)[1] highway traverses the municipality of Tuba and the city of Baguio in Benguet, and the municipalities of Pugo, Tubao, and Agoo in La Union.
It is one of the four main roads used by motorists and travelers to access Baguio from the northwestern lowlands of Luzon.[2] The highway's several rehabilitation and development efforts[3] led to the road's categorization as an "all-weather road",[4] and is the preferred highway by motorists over the older Kennon Road.[5]
The entire highway is designated as National Route 208 (N208) of the Philippine highway network.
History
editMarcos Highway was renamed Aspiras–Palispis Highway on October 31, 2000, with the issuance of Republic Act 8971.[6] The highway section covering the province of Benguet was designated as the Ben Palispis Highway in honor of former Benguet Governor Ben Palispis. The La Union section of Marcos Highway was named Jose D. Aspiras Highway after former La Union assemblyman and Tourism Minister Jose Aspiras.[5][6] However, the former name is considered by people to be more familiar and is still preferred by most.[7]
The Palina Bridge, situated along the Benguet–La Union boundary, serves as the boundary between the two highways.[8][unreliable source?]
Intersections
editIntersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.
| Region | Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Ilocos Region | La Union | Agoo | 236.115 | 146.715 | N2 (Manila North Road) – Manila, Laoag | Western terminus. | |
| Cases Boulevard | |||||||
| Macalva Barangay Road | |||||||
| Tubao | Aspiras Street | ||||||
| Nilangoyan–Tubao Road | |||||||
| Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road | |||||||
| 244 | 152 | Tavora Street | |||||
| Pugo | N209 (Pugo–Rosario Road) – Rosario, Manila, Tarlac | ||||||
| 251.422 | 156.226 | Cares Bridge (over Pugo River) | |||||
| Ilocos Region–Cordillera Administrative Region boundary | La Union–Benguet boundary | Pugo–Tuba boundary | 259.267– 259.314 | 161.101– 161.130 | La Union 2nd–Benguet 1st highway boundary | ||
| Cordillera Administrative Region | Benguet | Tuba | 259.314 | 161.130 | No major junctions | ||
| 276 | 171 | Badiwan Tunnel | |||||
| 277 | 172 | Badiwan Viaduct | |||||
| Tuba–Baguio boundary | 279.145– 279.149 | 173.453– 173.455 | Benguet 1st–Baguio highway boundary | ||||
| Baguio | 280.702 | 174.420 | N233 (Balacbac Feeder Road), Santo Tomas - Mount Cabuyo Road | ||||
| N233 (Western Link Circumferential Road) | |||||||
| Bakakeng Road | |||||||
| 282 | 175 | Legarda Road | |||||
| 283.454 | 176.130 | N54 (Governor Pack Road & Kennon Road), Kisad Road | Baguio General Hospital Circle and Flyover. Eastern terminus. Road continues north as Governor Pack Road via BGH Flyover. | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Notable landmarks
editThe 519-meter (1,703 ft) long Badiwan Viaduct, constructed in 2001, with help from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), serves as a major bridge along Badiwan, Barangay Poblacion in Tuba, Benguet.[9][10] Several meters from it is a concrete rock shed to protect motorists from landslides.[5]
The blasted remains of the bust of Ferdinand Marcos,[11] a giant concrete head sculpture of the former president, can be seen along the highway at Barangay Palina, in Pugo, La Union.[12] [13]
References
edit- ^ "Operation, Maintenance, Improvement of Kennon Road and Marcos Highway". Department of Public Works and Highways. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Reason No. 46 - Baguio City: How to Get There". League of Cities of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Zambrano, Joseph (April 7, 2013). "Gov't releases P20 M for highway rehab". Baguio Midland Courier. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Kennon or Marcos?". GoBaguio!. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Aspiras-Palispis-Marcos Highway". Libotero. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ a b "An Act Naming the Agoo–Tubao–Pugo section of the Agoo–Baguio Road, the Jose D. Aspiras Highway, and the Benguet–Baguio section of the Same Road, the Ben Palispis Highway". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Opiña, Rimaliza (July 26, 2010). "Councilor stressed correct name of road". Sun.Star Baguio. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Ben Palispis Highway". Mapcentral. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Alambra, Aurora (December 29, 2001). "Arroyo inaugurates Benguet viaduct". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Barangay Poblacion". Municipality of Tuba, Benguet (official website). Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Baguio's Three Major Access Roads". City of Pines. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Dumlao, Artemio (December 30, 2002). "Marcos bust blasted". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "La Union: Points of Interest". Tripod (La Union). Retrieved September 29, 2014.
External links
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