The Antero Soriano Highway, also partly known as Centennial Road, is a two-to-six lane, highway traversing through the western coast of Cavite. It is one of the three major highways located in the province, the others are Aguinaldo Highway and Governor's Drive. The northeastern terminus of the highway is at

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then travels along the cities of Imus and General Trias, municipalities of

Noveleta Noveleta, officially the Municipality of Noveleta ( tgl, Bayan ng Noveleta), formerly known as Tierra Alta during the Spanish colonial era, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...

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, Tanza and ends at the municipality of

Naic Naic, officially the Municipality of Naic ( tgl, Bayan ng Naic), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 160,987 people. Naic has a land area of 76.24 square kilo ...

. The highway is designated as a component part of National Route 64 (N64) and National Route 402 (N402) of the Philippine highway network. The highway was named after Antero Soriano, a native of Tanza who served as the country's senator, representative, and governor of Cavite.

Route description

Antero Soriano Highway starts at the intersection with Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX),

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, and Covelandia Road in

as the logical continuation of CAVITEX. It runs to the southwest, parallel to the coast of Cavite, bypassing the ''poblacion''s of Kawit,

, General Trias, and Tanza and the Cavite Economic Zone. At the junction with

Tanza–Trece Martires Road The Tanza–Trece Martires Road (or Tanza–Trece Martires Highway) is a , two-to-four lane, primary highway in Cavite, Philippines. It connects the municipality of Tanza to the city of Trece Martires. The entire road is designated as a component ...

and San Agustin Street in Tanza, the route number transitions from

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to N402 as it approaches

. It enters Naic, where N402 shifts towards the ''poblacion'', making the highway a tertiary road up to its end at the intersection with Governor's Drive and Sabang Road at Naic junction.

Alternative names

From General Trias to Kawit, the highway is also widely known as Centennial Road. A component of

, the highway is also known as Kawit–Noveleta Diversion Road, Noveleta–Rosario Diversion Road, and Tanza Diversion Road as it bypasses the ''poblacion''s of Kawit, Rosario, Noveleta, and Tanza, respectively. Excluding the aforementioned bypass roads, it is also known as Noveleta–Naic–Tagaytay Road, the network of roads that connect Noveleta and Tagaytay. The tertiary road portion of the highway in Naic is named Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road (also known as Governor's Drive) by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

History

The present road originated from an old road that linked the municipalities of Naic and Tanza. It was part of Highway 25 that connected

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with Tagaytay. In 1969, the highway was renamed in honor of Antero Soriano by virtue of Republic Act No. 5782. It was later extended to the northeast from Tanza to Kawit, with the section also known in the present-day as Centennial Road.

Intersections

References

External links

Department of Public Works and Highway
{{Major roads in Cavite Roads in Cavite