National Route 850 (N850) is a , two-four lane, circumferential national secondary route that forms part of the
Philippine highway network. It connects the whole island of
Bohol. The route is composed of Tagbilaran North Road from Tagbilaran to Trinidad and Tagbilaran East Road from Trinidad to Tagbilaran again.
History
Route description
Tagbilaran to Trinidad
The route starts as Tagbilaran North Road. After reaching Trinidad, the road ends in a three-way intersection with
Loay Interior Road
The Loay Interior Road is a , two lane national secondary road that connects the municipality of Loay to the municipality of Trinidad in Bohol, Philippines. This highway serves as one of the principal gateways to Carmen, which is known for being ...
and Tagbilaran East Road.
Trinidad to Tagbilaran
The route continues as Tagbilaran East Road. After reaching tagbilaran again it ends in the
kilometer 0 of Bohol.
Ubay Ubay may refer to:
*Ubay (name), a given name
*Ubay, Bohol, Philippines
** Ubay Airport
** Ubay Poblacion, barangay in the municipality of Ubay
See also
* Ubaye, a river of southeastern France
* Ubaye Valley The Ubaye Valley is an area in the Alp ...
.
File:Jagna Bohol 3.JPG, Tagbilaran East Road, a component of N850 in Jagna.
Incidents
* This highway had many bridges and sections of Tagbilaran North Road and Tagbilaran East Road damaged during the
2013 Bohol earthquake
The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15 at in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 7.2, with epicenter of Sagbayan, and its depth of focus was . It affe ...
. A few bridges were reconstructed with the Mabey Compact 200.
* On April 27, 2022, the old bridge over the
Loboc River
The Loboc River (also called Loay River) is a river in the Bohol province of the Philippines. It is one of the major tourist destinations of Bohol.
The source of the Loboc River is located in the town of Loboc, almost in the center of Bohol. F ...
in
Loay collapsed, killing 4 people and injuring 15. The bridge was damaged during the 2013 earthquake and still being used while a new replacement bridge was under construction next to it. One possible cause was the stationary traffic on the bridge that exceeded its capacity.
References
{{Transportation in the Philippines
Roads in Bohol