Sorsogon Diversion Road
Sorsogon Diversion Road, officially known as Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road,[1][2] is a 7.4-kilometer (4.6 mi), national secondary road in the city of Sorsogon of the Sorsogon province in the Philippines.[3] Its official name, enacted in 2018, derives from Salvador Escudero III, who served as the province's 1st district representative and the country's agriculture secretary.[2]
| Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways – Sorsogon 1st District Engineering Office | ||||
| Length | 7.445 km[1] (4.626 mi) | |||
| Component highways | ||||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) | |||
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| East end | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Philippines | |||
| Provinces | Sorsogon | |||
| Major cities | Sorsogon City | |||
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The entire road is designated as National Route 643 (N643) of the Philippine highway network.
Route description edit
Like most of the diversion roads in the country, the road bypasses the city proper of Sorsogon as an alternate route of Maharlika Highway, which goes straight to the city proper.
Notable buildings edit
From the west:
- Sorsogon Provincial Hospital
- Wilcon Depot
- Padre Pio Hospital of Sorsogon
- Sorsogon City Government Center[4]
Intersections edit
The entire route is located in Sorsogon City. Intersections are numbered by kilometre post, with the Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer 0.
| km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 577.386 | 358.771 | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) – Manila, Legazpi, Naga, Lucena | Western terminus. | ||
| N644 (Bacon–Manito Road) – Manito, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon City Proper | |||||
| 584.445 | 363.157 | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) – Matnog, Casiguran, Juban, Irosin | Eastern terminus. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Republic Act No. 11043 (29 June 2018), "An Act Naming the Diversion Road in Sorsogon City, Province of Sorsogon as Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road", The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.
- ^ "Sorsogon 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Sorsogon City Government Center". Mohri & P.A. Associates, INC. Retrieved 25 September 2017.