MacArthur Highway

MacArthur Highway
  • Manila North Road
  • Radial Road 9

MacArthur Highway in Barangay Lara, San Fernando, Pampanga
Route information
Length: 500.0 km (310.7 mi)
Component
highways:
  • R-9 R-9
  • N2 from Guiguinto to Laoag
  • N1 from Caloocan to Guiguinto
Major junctions
South end: AH26 / N1 (EDSA) / N120 (Samson Road) / N150 (Rizal Avenue Extension) in Monumento, Caloocan
 
North end: N1 / AH26 in Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Location
Major cities:
Towns:
Highway system

Roads in the Philippines

MacArthur Highway, also officially named the Manila North Road (MNR), is a major highway in northwestern Luzon, an island in the Philippines. This two- to six-lane national road stretches for 500 km (310 mi) from the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan to the northern province of Ilocos Norte, passing through three cities in Metro Manila (Caloocan, Malabon, and Valenzuela), three provinces of Central Luzon (Bulacan, Pampanga and Tarlac), and four provinces of the Ilocos Region (Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte).[1]

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. It is a component of N2 of the Philippine highway network and R-9 of Manila's arterial road network.

History

MacArthur Highway was built in sections beginning in 1928 during the American colonial period.[2] It followed much of the route of the old Manila Railroad line from Manila to Dagupan. It was named Highway 3 and was also called Route 3 in early U.S. military records.[3] The highway eventually reached the Ilocos provinces in the north and became known as the Manila North Road spanning a distance of over 500 km (310 mi).[1]

On June 17, 1961, the section of the Manila North Road between Manila and Pangasinan was renamed in honor of the Liberator of the Philippines during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur.[3][4]

Intersections

RegionProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Metro ManilaCaloocan9.014–
9.209		5.601–
5.722		 N1 / AH26 (EDSA) / N120 (Samson Road) – Cubao, NavotasBonifacio Monument. Continues south as Rizal Avenue
Malabon9.7506.058Pinagtipunan Circle, Governor Pascual AvenueServes Malabon Zoo
Valenzuela12.6347.850General T. De Leon Street
13.2258.218 E5 (NLEX Karuhatan Link)Future diamond interchange with NLEX Harbor Link
13.7388.536N118 (Maysan Road)
14.3568.920Governor I. Santiago Road, Rincon Road
16.18810.059G. Lazaro Street
16.22510.082T. Santiago Street
17.12010.638M.H. Del Pilar Street
Central LuzonBulacanMeycauayan19.14611.897N118 (Malhacan Road), Pacheco Road
Bocaue26.87916.702Governor Fortunato Halili Avenue
Balagtas30.34218.854Bantayan Street – Bulakan
Guiguinto36.00722.374 N1 (Daang Maharlika) / E1 (NLEX/Tabang Spur Road) – Baliuag, Cabanatuan, ManilaCloverleaf interchange. MacArthur Highway follows N2.
Malolos41.00025.476Paseo de Congreso Street, Mabini Street – Malolos city proper, Plaridel
Calumpit48.75030.292N115 (Pulilan–Calumpit Road) – Pulilan
Pampanga River51.320–
51.327		31.889–
31.893		Sulipan Bridge
PampangaApalit54.32033.753Apalit–Macabebe Road, Pigulut Road – Macabebe
54.55133.896San Vicente–Apalit Road
San Simon57.90035.977Salusu Street – San Simon town proper, Baliuag
59.20036.785Quezon Road – NLEX, Mexico, Arayat
Santo Tomas63.51139.464Santo Tomas–Minalin Road – Santo Tomas, Minalin
San Fernando65.55140.732General Hizon Avenue – San Fernando city proper
Consunji Street – Mexico
B. Mendoza Avenue – San Fernando city proper
69.53543.207 N3 (Jose Abad Santos Avenue)
Lazatin Boulevard
N216 (Friendship Highway) – Clark Freeport
Angeles81.18750.447N217 (Santo Rosario Street) – Angeles city proper
83.25051.729Santo Entierro Street, Pandan Road – NLEX, Magalang
85.00052.817N217 (Henson Street) – Angeles city proper, Porac
86.00053.438Aniceto Gueco Avenue – NLEX, MagalangServes Marquee Mall
86.15053.531Manuel A. Roxas Highway – SCTEX, Clark FreeportAccess to SM City Clark
PampangaMabalacat87.65854.468 N215 (Dau Access Road) – NLEX
89.90055.861 E1 (Clark Spur Road) – NLEX, ManilaEastbound entrance and westbound exit.
92.75057.632 N213 (Magalang–Mabalacat Road) – NLEX, Magalang
94.60058.782 E1 (SCTEX) – Tarlac City, BaguioDolores Exit of SCTEX.
Sacobia River97.468–
97.473		60.564–
60.567		Bamban Bridge
TarlacBamban97.77660.755Bamban Road – Bamban town proper
100.00062.137Bamban Road – Bamban town proper
Capas106.46566.154Santo Rosario Street – Camp O'Donnell, San Jose
107.00066.487 N213 (Capas–Concepcion Road) – Concepcion, SCTEX, Magalang
Tarlac City118.00073.322Hacienda Luisita Access Road – SCTEX
123.20376.555 N55 (P. Zamora Avenue) – Camiling, Dagupan
123.20376.555 N58 (Santa Rosa–Tarlac Road) – SCTEX, TPLEX, La Paz, Cabanatuan
125.75078.137Tarlac Bypass Road
126.00078.293Ninoy Aquino Boulevard
126.34678.508Tarlac–Victoria Road – TPLEX, Victoria
Gerona136.25084.662Gerona–Victoria Road – Victoria
136.99885.127Gerona Poblacion Road – Gerona town proper
138.00085.749Gerona–Pura Road, Gerona–Santa Ignacia Road – TPLEX, Pura
139.00086.371Gerona Poblacion Road – Gerona town proper
Paniqui143.93489.436 N242 (Zamora Street) – Paniqui town proper
145.58890.464Paniqui–Ramos Road – TPLEX, Ramos
145.76490.574 N242 (Paniqui–Camiling Road) – Camiling town properTraffic light intersection
146.2590.88 N242 (Paniqui–Camiling Road)
Moncada151.00093.827Moncada–Anao Road – TPLEX, Anao
San Manuel158.87098.717Barangay Santo 1 Road
Ilocos RegionPangasinanRosales171.146106.345 N56 (Carmen–Rosales Road) / N212 (Carmen–Alcala Road) – TPLEX, Rosales, Bayambang
Villasis173.375107.730Villasis–Asingan Road – Asingan
173.847108.024N211 (Villasis–Malasiqui–San Carlos Road) – Rosales, San Carlos
Urdaneta181.710112.909 N57 (Urdaneta–Dagupan Road) – Dagupan
Urdaneta–Asingan Road – Asingan		Traffic light intersection
182.000113.090Urdaneta–Manaoag Road – ManaoagTraffic light intersection
184.100114.394 E1 (TPLEX) – Manila
Binalonan189.514117.759 N210 (Mangaldan–Manaoag–Binalonan Road) – TPLEX, Manaoag, Mangaldan
McKinley Street – San Manuel,Asingan
191.200118.806Pardo de Tavora Street, Magilas Trail
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Ilocos Region

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jica, World Bank to maintain 500-km MacArthur Highway". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "A window into Valenzuela City's past". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 The MacArthur Highway and Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippines. Joseph P. McCallus. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Republic Act No. 3080". Chan Robles. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

Coordinates: 15°33′09″N 120°20′43″E / 15.5525°N 120.3452°E / 15.5525; 120.3452

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