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Santiago–Tuguegarao Road

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Santiago–Tuguegarao Road is a major national primary road in the provinces of Cagayan,[1] Kalinga, and Isabela[2][3] in the Philippines. It is a bypass road of the Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as Cagayan Valley Road, connecting to the cities of Tuguegarao and Santiago.

Santiago–Tuguegarao Road
Santiago-Tuguegarao Road, Ramon, Route 51 sign KM341 (Ramon, Isabela; 11-24-2022).jpg
The Ramon, Isabela segment of the road, with Route 51 sign
Route information
Length130 km (81 mi)
Component
highways
Major junctions
South end AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / R.C. Miranda Road in Mabini, Santiago
Major intersections
North end AH 26 (N1) (Cagayan Valley Road) / N106 (Tuguegarao Diversion Road II) in Tanza, Tuguegarao
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesCagayan, Kalinga, Isabela
Major citiesTuguegarao, Tabuk, Santiago
TownsRamon, San Mateo, Cabatuan, Aurora, San Manuel, Roxas, Mallig, Quezon, Rizal, Santo Tomas, Santa Maria, Enrile, Solana
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N11→ N52

The road is designated as National Route 51 (N51) of the Philippine highway network.

History

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Route description

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Aerial view of Santiago–Tuguegarao Road in Cagayan, with the Buntun Bridge, which carries the road over the Cagayan River.

Santiago to Cabatuan

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Santiago–Tuguegarao Road starts at Mabini Junction, a roundabout intersection with Maharlika Highway and R.C. Miranda Road in Barangay Mabini, Santiago City. Heading north, it then runs straight to the north where it traverses the municipalities of Ramon, San Mateo, and Cabatuan in Isabela.

Cabatuan to Santa Maria

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At the poblacion of Cabatuan, the road turns north at its intersection with Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road, where the Triangle Park is situated. It then crosses the Magat River vis Magat Bridge and traverses the municipalities of Aurora, San Manuel, Roxas, Mallig, and Quezon in Isabela before entering the province of Kalinga. In Kalinga, it traverses the lowland municipalities of Tabuk, the province's capital, and Rizal, away from their poblacions. It then re-enters Isabela and traverses the municipalities of Santo Tomas and Santa Maria.

Santa Maria to Tuguegarao

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A section of the highway as Luna Street in Tuguegarao

In Santa Maria, Isabela, the road makes a sharp left turn at its intersection with Cabagan–Santa Maria Road. It then enters the province of Cagayan and traverses the municipalities of Enrile and Solana, where it turns east at its intersection with Cagayan–Apayao Road. It crosses the Cagayan River through the Buntun Bridge and enters the city of Tuguegarao. Approaching the poblacion, it assumes local street names such as Luna Extension and Luna Street, respectively. At its intersection with Rizal Street, west of the Tuguegarao Cathedral, it turns north and assumes such local street name. It then turns northeast towards the Balzain Bridge II and becomes Balzain Highway. The road ends at the Tuguegarao Junction, a roundabout intersection with Maharlika Highway (Cagayan Valley Road) and Tuguegarao Diversion Road II.

Intersections

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Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. 

RegionProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Cagayan ValleyIsabelaSantiago327203  AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / R.C. Miranda RoadSouthern terminus. Roundabout intersection.
Ramon340.5211.6Burgos–Aguinaldo Road
341.8212.4  N224 (Banaue–Mayoyao–Alfonso Lista–Isabela Road)
San Mateo350.9218.0Alicia–San Mateo Road
Cabatuan361.9224.9  N53 (Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road)South end of bypass.
363.3225.7  N53 (Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road)North end of bypass.
Roxas382.6237.7Gamu–Roxas Road
Mallig392.7244.0Ilagan–Delfin Albano–Mallig Road
Santa Maria432268  N220 (Cabagan–Santa Maria Road)
Cordillera Administrative RegionKalingaTabuk408.7254.0Abbut–Agbannawag Road
Rizal419.6260.7Rizal National Road
Cagayan ValleyIsabelaSanta MariaCabagan–Santa Maria Road
CagayanEnrile437272  N52 (Kalinga–Cagayan Road)
Solana452281Cagayan–Apayao Road
Tuguegarao  N106 (Tuguegarao Diversion Road II)
  N107 (Tuguegarao Diversion Road I)Locally known as College Avenue; south end of bypass
Rizal StreetRoad assumes the name Rizal Street.
  N107 (Tuguegarao Diversion Road I)Locally known as College Avenue; north end of bypass. Road assumes the name Balzain Highway.
456283   AH 26 (N1) (Cagayan Valley Road) / N106 (Tuguegarao Diversion Road II)Northern terminus. Roundabout intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road

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Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road
LocationCabatuan, Isabela
Length2.275 km (1.414 mi)

The Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road is short bypass of Santiago–Tuguegarao Road in Cabatuan, Isabela. This bypass road is designated as National Route 53 (N53) of the Philippine highway network. It connects Cabatuan, Luna and Cauayan.

References

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  1. ^ "Cagayan 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Isabela 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Isabela 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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