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. It is the second longest road in the Philippines, after Maharlika 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]
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 American colonial period.[7] It followed much of the route of the old Manila Railroad line from Manila to Dagupan. It was designated Highway 3 and also Route 3 in early U.S. military records.[8] It also reached south up to Manila through the present-day alignment of Rizal Avenue (Route 3A); the highway's section from Caloocan to Valenzuela (formerly Polo) was once part of Rizal Avenue Extension.[2] However, Highway 3 used a different alignment in Valenzuela that exist until today as a mixture of streets in Malanday, in San Fernando, Pampanga as a mixture of streets collectively known as the Old Manila North Road, and in Paniqui as a mixture of streets in the poblacion collectively known as Paniqui Poblacion Road.[1][9][10][11] The highway eventually reached the Ilocos provinces in the north and became known as the Manila North Road.[4] Apparently in the 1950s, it reached further towards Aparri in Cagayan as it took over the section that was previously known as Cagayan-Ilocos Norte Road.[2][12]
On June 17, 1961, the section of the Manila North Road between Caloocan and Urdaneta alongside the western road to Lingayen which traverses the municipalities of Santa Barbara, Calasiao, Dagupan, and Binmaley in Pangasinan was renamed MacArthur Highway in honor of the Liberator of the Philippines during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur.[5][8]
^ abcd"Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ abcExecutive Order No.483, s. 1951 (November 6, 1951), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved November 6, 2021
^ ab"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.
^ ab. BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ abRepublic 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, retrieved August 14, 2014
^Presidential Decree No.1062 (December 15, 1975), Appropriating Funds for Infrastructure Development, Synchronizing the Same with Previous Public Works Appropriations, retrieved December 31, 2021
^"A window into Valenzuela City's past". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ abThe MacArthur Highway and Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippines. Joseph P. McCallus. April 30, 2010. ISBN9781597974974. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^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, retrieved November 6, 2021
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Not to be confused with the MacArthur Thruway in Taiwan the MacArthur Freeway in California or the McArthur Highway in Davao City 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 It is the second longest road in the Philippines after Maharlika 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 R 9 MacArthur HighwayManila North RoadMacArthur Highway in Barangay Lara San Fernando PampangaRoute informationMaintained by the Department of Public Works and HighwaysLength684 855 km 1 425 549 mi ComponenthighwaysR 9 R 9 from Caloocan to Rosario N1 from Caloocan to Guiguinto N2 from Guiguinto to Laoag AH 26 N1 from Laoag to AparriMajor junctionsSouth endBonifacio Monument Circle in CaloocanMajor intersectionsE5 NLEX Harbor Link in Valenzuela E1 Tabang Spur Road N1 Maharlika Highway in Guiguinto N3 Jose Abad Santos Avenue in San Fernando Pampanga N217 in Angeles City E1 Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway in Mabalacat N55 P Zamora Avenue in Tarlac City N58 Santa Rosa Tarlac Road in Tarlac City N56 Carmen Rosales Road N212 Carmen Alcala Road in Rosales N57 Urdaneta Dagupan Road in Urdaneta N54 Kennon Road in Rosario La Union E1 Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway in Rosario N208 Aspiras Palispis Highway in Agoo N54 Naguilian Road in Bauang N205 Tagudin Cervantes Sabangan Road in Tagudin N204 Ilocos Sur Abra Road in Narvacan AH 26 N1 Bangag Magapit Road in AparriNorth endBarangay Mabanguc Aparri CagayanLocationCountryPhilippinesRegionsCagayan ValleyCentral LuzonIlocos RegionMetro ManilaProvincesBulacanPampangaTarlacPangasinanLa UnionIlocos SurIlocos NorteCagayanMajor citiesAngeles CityBatacCaloocanCandonLaoagMabalacatMalabonMalolosMeycauayanSan Fernando La Union San Fernando Pampanga Tarlac CityUrdanetaValenzuelaTownsAbulugAgooApalitAringayBacarraBacnotanBadocBalagtasBalaoanBallesterosBambanBangarBanguiBantayBauangBinalonanBocaueBurgosCabaCabugaoCalumpitCapasClaveriaCurrimaoGeronaGuiguintoLunaMagsingalMarilaoMinalinMoncadaNarvacanPagudpudPamplonaPaniquiPasuquinPiniliPozorrubioRosalesRosarioSan EstebanSan IldefonsoSan Juan Ilocos Sur San Juan La Union San Manuel Tarlac Sanchez MiraSan NicolasSan Simon SantaSanta CruzSanta LuciaSanta MariaSanta PraxedesSantiagoSanto DomingoSanto Tomas La Union Santo Tomas Pampanga SinaitSisonSudipenTagudinVillasisHighway systemRoads in the PhilippinesHighways Expressways List Contents 1 Route description 1 1 Alternative names 2 History 3 Intersections 3 1 Metro Manila 3 2 Bulacan 3 3 Pampanga 3 4 Tarlac 3 5 Pangasinan 3 6 La Union 3 7 Ilocos Sur 3 8 Ilocos Norte 3 9 Cagayan 4 See also 5 ReferencesRoute description Edit The highway in Valenzuela signed as N1 The highway in Rosario La Union signed as N2 Manila North Road is a toll free two to eight lane national road that stretches for about 685 km 426 mi from the Bonifacio Monument Monumento Circle in Caloocan to the northern province of Cagayan passing through three cities in Metro Manila Caloocan Malabon and Valenzuela three provinces of Central Luzon Bulacan Pampanga and Tarlac four provinces of the Ilocos Region Pangasinan La Union Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte and the province of Cagayan in the Cagayan Valley region 4 The highway parallels the North Luzon Expressway from Epifanio de los Santos Avenue EDSA to Mabalacat the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway from Mabalacat to Tarlac City and the Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway from Tarlac City to Rosario The entire road consists of series of route numbering system by the Department of Public Works and Highways From Caloocan to Guiguinto and from Laoag to Aparri it is the component of National Route 1 N1 of the Philippine highway network although N1 isn t signposted in the highway the latter section is also part of the Pan Philippine Highway or Asian Highway 26 AH26 of the Asian highway network The rest of the route from Guiguinto to Laoag is entirely designated as the National Route 2 N2 of the Philippine highway network It is also a component of R 9 of Manila s arterial road network Its remaining section in Aparri is classified as an unnumbered tertiary road Alternative names Edit The highway in San Fernando La Union locally known as Quezon Avenue 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 EditThe highway was built in sections beginning in 1928 during the American colonial period 7 It followed much of the route of the old Manila Railroad line from Manila to Dagupan It was designated Highway 3 and also Route 3 in early U S military records 8 It also reached south up to Manila through the present day alignment of Rizal Avenue Route 3A the highway s section from Caloocan to Valenzuela formerly Polo was once part of Rizal Avenue Extension 2 However Highway 3 used a different alignment in Valenzuela that exist until today as a mixture of streets in Malanday in San Fernando Pampanga as a mixture of streets collectively known as the Old Manila North Road and in Paniqui as a mixture of streets in the poblacion collectively known as Paniqui Poblacion Road 1 9 10 11 The highway eventually reached the Ilocos provinces in the north and became known as the Manila North Road 4 Apparently in the 1950s it reached further towards Aparri in Cagayan as it took over the section that was previously known as Cagayan Ilocos Norte Road 2 12 On June 17 1961 the section of the Manila North Road between Caloocan and Urdaneta alongside the western road to Lingayen which traverses the municipalities of Santa Barbara Calasiao Dagupan and Binmaley in Pangasinan was renamed MacArthur Highway in honor of the Liberator of the Philippines during World War II General Douglas MacArthur 5 8 Intersections EditMetro Manila Edit AH 26 N1 EDSA AH 26 N120 Samson Road N150 Rizal Avenue Extension in Caloocan Southern terminus of the highway E5 NLEX Harbor Link in Karuhatan Valenzuela N118 Maysan Road in Malinta ValenzuelaBulacan Edit N117 in Meycauayan E1 Tabang Spur Road N1 in Tabang Guiguinto Transition from N1 to N2 Southern terminus of N2 N115 in CalumpitPampanga Edit N3 in San Fernando N216 in Angeles N217 in Angeles two northern termini N215 in Angeles E1 Clark Spur Road in Mabiga Mabalacat N213 in Mabalacat E1 SCTEX in Dolores MabalacatTarlac Edit The highway approaching Tarlac City N213 in Capas N55 at Tarlac City N58 in Santo Cristo Tarlac City N242 in Paniqui three eastern termini Pangasinan Edit 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 PozzorubioLa Union Edit N54 Kennon Road at Camp 1 Rosario E1 TPLEX at Subusub Rosario N209 in Rosario two southern termini N208 in Agoo N55 in Agoo N54 at Bauang N219 in San Fernando N218 in San FernandoIlocos Sur Edit Amburayan Bridge at the La Union Ilocos Sur boundary N218 in Tagudin N244 in Candon northern and southern termini N203 in Narvacan N204 in Narvacan N203 in Narvacan N202 in Bantay N201 in CabugaoIlocos Norte Edit Patapat Viaduct in Pagudpud carries Manila North Road s section that is the second part of N1 but with the AH26 concurrency N200 in Currimao N122 in Currimao N100 in Laoag Transition from N2 to N1 AH26 Northern terminus of N2 N122 in BacarraCagayan Edit N223 in Abulug N121 in Abulug AH 26 N1 in Aparri Transition from N1 AH26 to unnumbered tertiary road See also EditPan Philippine Highway Philippine highway network List of places named for Douglas MacArthurReferences Edit 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 retrieved August 14 2014 Presidential Decree No 1062 December 15 1975 Appropriating Funds for Infrastructure Development Synchronizing the Same with Previous Public Works Appropriations retrieved December 31 2021 A window into Valenzuela City s past BusinessMirror Archived from the original on August 14 2014 Retrieved August 14 2014 a b The MacArthur Highway and Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippines Joseph P McCallus April 30 2010 ISBN 9781597974974 Retrieved August 14 2014 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 retrieved November 6 2021 Wikimedia Commons has media related to MacArthur Highway Luzon Coordinates 15 33 09 N 120 20 43 E 15 5525 N 120 3452 E 15 5525 120 3452 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MacArthur Highway amp oldid 1131513904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
