MacArthur Highway

Not to be confused with the MacArthur Thruway in Taiwan or the MacArthur Freeway in California.
MacArthur Highway
  • Manila North Road
  • Radial Road 9

MacArthur Highway in Mabalacat, Pampanga
Route information
Length: 315.0 km (195.7 mi)
Component
highways:
Major junctions
North end: Manila North Road in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur
South end: Bonifacio Monument Roundabout at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Caloocan, Metro Manila
Location
Major cities:
Towns:
Highway system
Highways in the Philippines

MacArthur Highway, formerly the Manila North Road, is a major highway on northwestern Luzon in the Philippines. This two- to six-lane national road stretches for 315.0 km (195.7 mi) from the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan to the northern province of La Union, passing through three cities in Metro Manila (Caloocan, Malabon, and Valenzuela), three provinces of Central Luzon (Bulacan, Pampanga and Tarlac) and three provinces of the Ilocos Region (Pangasinan, La Union, and Ilocos Sur).[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 Radial Road 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

The highway in Marilao, Bulacan

Metro Manila

Central Luzon

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

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