Antero Soriano Highway
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 Cavite.[1][2][3] It is one of the three major highways located in the province, the others are Aguinaldo Highway and Governor's Drive.
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Route alignment of Antero Soriano Highway | |
The highway's section also known as Centennial Road in Kawit, 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 | |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end | N62 (Tirona Highway) / Covelandia Road in Kawit |
| Southwest 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 | |
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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 Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), Tirona Highway, and Covelandia Road in Kawit as the logical continuation of CAVITEX. It runs to the southwest, parallel to the coast of Cavite, bypassing the poblacions of Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, General Trias, and Tanza and the Cavite Economic Zone. At the junction with Tanza–Trece Martires Road and San Agustin Street in Tanza, the route number transitions from N64 to 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 Cavite. Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer 0.
| City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Kawit | 21.335 | 13.257 | N62 (Tirona Highway) | Northern terminus; continues north as Covelandia Road; access to E3 (Manila–Cavite Expressway) and future link to Cavite–Laguna Expressway | |
| 24.480 | 15.211 | Batong Dalig Bridge | |||
| Kawit–Noveleta boundary | N622 (Noveleta–Rosario Diversion Road) | ||||
| Noveleta–General Trias boundary | 27.061 | 16.815 | Ilang-Ilang Bridge I | ||
| General Trias | N401 (General Trias Drive) / Governor Ferrer Drive | Kilometer number reverses. | |||
| General Trias–Tanza boundary | 32.367 | 20.112 | Tejero Bridge | ||
| Tanza | N402 (Santa Cruz Street) | ||||
| 32.721 | 20.332 | Biwas Bridge | |||
| N64 (Tanza–Trece Martires Road) / 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 | ||
| Naic | N402 (P. Poblete Street) – Naic, Indang | Route number change from N402 to unnumbered | |||
| 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
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References
- ^ . Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ . Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ . 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