Santiago–Tuguegarao Road is a major national primary road in the provinces of

Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...

Kalinga Kalinga may refer to: Geography, linguistics and/or ethnology * Kalinga (historical region), a historical region of India ** Kalinga (Mahabharata), an apocryphal kingdom mentioned in classical Indian literature ** Kalinga script, an ancient writ ...

, and Isabela in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. It is a bypass road of the

Pan-Philippine Highway The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway ( tl, Daang Maharlika; ceb, Dalang Halangdon), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in t ...

, also known as

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, connecting to the cities of

Tuguegarao Tuguegarao ( or ), officially the City of Tuguegarao ( ibg, Siyudad nat Tugegaraw; itv, Siyudad yo Tugegaraw; ilo, Siudad ti Tuguegarao; fil, Lungsod ng Tuguegarao ), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Cagayan, Phil ...

and

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

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

Philippine highway network The Philippine highway network is a network of national roads owned and maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and organized into three classifications according to their function or purpose: national primary, seconda ...

History

Route description

Santiago to Cabatuan

Santiago–Tuguegarao Road starts at Mabini Junction, a roundabout intersection with

Maharlika Highway The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway ( tl, Daang Maharlika; ceb, Dalang Halangdon), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in t ...

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

At the ''

poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...

'' 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

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, San Manuel, Roxas, Mallig, and

Quezon Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon ( tl, Lalawigan ng Quezon), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Kalilayan was the first known name of the province. It was later renamed Tayabas. In honor of the ...

in Isabela before entering the province of

. In Kalinga, it traverses the lowland municipalities of Tabuk, the province's capital, and Rizal, away from their ''poblacion''s. It then re-enters Isabela and traverses the municipalities of

Santo Tomas Santo Tomás is Spanish for Saint Thomas. Santo Tomas may also refer to: Places Argentina * Santo Tomás, Buenos Aires, Carlos Casares Partido, Buenos Aires Province * Santo Tomás, Neuquén Colombia * Santo Tomás, Atlantico Cuba ...

and Santa Maria.

Santa Maria to 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

and traverses the municipalities of Enrile and Solana, where it turns east at its intersection with Cagayan–Apayao Road. It crosses the

Cagayan River The Cagayan River, also known as the Río Grande de Cagayán, is the longest river and the largest river by discharge volume of water in the Philippines. It has a total length of approximately and a drainage basin covering . It is located in t ...

through the Buntun Bridge and enters the city of

. 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 The Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as the Tuguegarao Cathedral, is an 18th-century Baroque church located along Rizal Street, Barangay Centro 10, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. The church, originally built by Dominican friars ...

, 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

(

) and Tuguegarao Diversion Road II.

Intersections

Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road

The Santiago–Tuguegarao Bypass Road is short bypass of Santiago–Tuguegarao Road in

Cabatuan, Isabela Cabatuan, officially the Municipality of Cabatuan ( ilo, Ili ti Cabatuan; tl, Bayan ng Cabatuan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,990 people. Being a ...

. This bypass road is designated as National Route 53 (N53) of the

. It connects Cabatuan,

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...

and

Cauayan City Cauayan, officially the City of Cauayan ( ilo, Siudad ti Cauayan; ibg, Siudad nat Cauayan; fil, Lungsod ng Cauayan), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

References

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