National Route 7 (N7) is a , two to six lane, major primary route that forms part of the
Philippine highway network, running from
Bacolod
Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...
to
Bayawan
Bayawan, officially the City of Bayawan ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Bayawan), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,747 people.
Bayawan is located from Du ...
.
History
The highways of N7 were built possibly around the Spanish or American colonial period. Highway Routes were announced during 2014. During early 2017 or October 2016 as evidenced in google maps, most of the routes received its route markers, one of them being N7 highway. The roads assigned to N7 are a part of
Bacolod South Road from Bacolod to
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol,
Bacolod North Road from Bacolod to
San Carlos, Dumaguete North Road from
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*Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, a municipality in the Philippines
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*Vallehermoso (Madrid), a ward of Chamberi district, Madrid, Spain
*Estadio de Valleherm ...
to
Negros Oriental’s kilometer 0, Dumaguete South Road from Dumaguete to
Bayawan
Bayawan, officially the City of Bayawan ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Bayawan), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,747 people.
Bayawan is located from Du ...
and Mayor Ramon T. Pastor Street. It is the main route of eastern portion of the island.
Route description
Bacolod
The route starts from a route change from
N6 and a junction to Negros Occidental Eco-Tourism Highway (
N69).
After the route reaches the provincial capitol and
kilometer 0, the road makes its northern terminus and is now considered as
Bacolod North Road.
Bacolod to San Carlos
The route continues north as Bacolod North Road onwards. It traverses several municipalities and cities in the northern part of the province. After reaching the boundary of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, the road ends and turns ≈to Dumaguete North Road.
Vallehermoso to Dumaguete
The route continues as Dumaguete North Road onwards. It is mostly a straight road with turns and curves. It traverses few cities, being
Guihulngan,
Bais,
Tanjay and
Dumaguete
Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; fil, Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is a 3rd income class component city and the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a p ...
. Upon reaching the last city, the road decreases its kilometer count to zero, ending the Dumaguete North Road portion and starting the Dumaguete South Road portion.
Dumaguete to Bayawan
The road continues as Dumaguete South Road after the kilometer zero. Unlike in Dumaguete North Road, the direction is forward, which means the kilometer count is ascending. A shortcut road called Mayor Ramon T. Pastor Street, designated as N7 starts and ends in the former road. The route traverses to southern Negros Oriental and ends in a route change from N7 to
N712 and a junction of
N717.
References
{{Transportation in the Philippines
Roads in Negros Occidental
Roads in Negros Oriental