Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road

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Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road
Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan–Tukuran Road Lanao–Pagadian–Zamboanga City Road
Portion of the Highway at Iligan
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length416 km (258 mi)
Component
highways		 N9
Major junctions
East end AH 26 (N1) in Butuan
Major intersections
West end AH 26 (N1) in Tukuran
Location
ProvincesAgusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur
Major citiesButuan, Gingoog, Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan
TownsBuenavista, Nasipit, Carmen, Magsaysay, Medina, Talisayan, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Sugbongcogon, Binuangan, Salay, Lagonglong, Balingasag, Jasaan, Tagoloan, Opol, Alubijid, Laguindingan, Gutagum, Libertad, Initao, Naawan, Manticao, Lugait, Linamon, Kauswagan, Bacolod, Maigo, Kolambugan, Tubod, Baroy, Lala, Kapatagan, Aurora, Tukuran
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N8→ N10

The Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road, or Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan–Tukuran Road and also known as Lanao–Pagadian–Zamboanga City Road in the Zamboanga del Sur section,[1] is a 416-kilometer (258 mi), two-to-six lane major thoroughfare, connecting the provinces of Agusan del Norte,[2] Misamis Oriental,[3][4] Lanao del Norte,[5][6] and Zamboanga del Sur.[1]

The entire highway is designated as the National Route 9 (N9) of the Philippine highway network.

Route description[]

Portion of the highway at Cagayan de Oro

Butuan to Cagayan de Oro[]

The highway starts at the junction with the Maharlika Highway (Surigao-Butuan National Highway) in Ampayon, Butuan. It then passes the Agusan River and traverses the poblacion area of Butuan. Past Butuan, it soon enters the municipalities of Buenavista, Nasipit, and Carmen before reaching the province of Misamis Oriental.

Cagayan de Oro to Iligan[]

Iligan to Tukuran[]

The road passes to Iligan city then many towns in Lanao Del Norte. It soon enters Aurora in Zamboanga del sur. It makes a junction on Ozamiz-Pagadian Road. The highway enters Tukuran which is one of the two towns in the road that is part of Zamboanga del sur. The highway ends at a junction in Maharlika Highway (N1/AH26) and thus, ending the route in Tukuran.

History[]

During the American colonial era, the highway's section from Butuan to Iligan was part of Highway 1 in Mindanao, while the section from Butuan to Tukuran was part of Highway 7.[7] By 2014, the highway was designated by the Department of Public Works and Highways as N9.

Intersections[]

Intersections are numbered by kilometre post, with the Rizal Park in Manila city proper designated as kilometre 0. 

RegionProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
CaragaButuan AH 26 (N1)Eastern terminus.
N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue)
(Butuan-Masao Road)
Agusan del NorteNasipit (Nasipit Port Road)
Northern MindanaoMisamis OrientalGingoog N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road)Serves as a diversion road.
Villanueva N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road)Serves as a diversion road.
Cagayan de Oro AH 26 (N10) (Sayre Highway)
(Don A. Velez Street)
(Cagayan de Oro Port Road)
Iligan N77 (Iligan–Marawi Road)
Lanao del NorteTubod (Tubod Wharf Road)
Zamboanga PeninsulaZamboanga del SurAurora N78 (Ozamiz–Pagadian Road)
Tukuran AH 26 (N1)Western terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Zamboanga del Sur 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ^ "Agusan del Norte". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. ^ "Misamis Oriental 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  4. ^ "Misamis Oriental 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. ^ "Lanao del Norte 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  6. ^ "Lanao del Norte 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  7. ^ Central and Southern Philippines (Map). 1:1000000. Washington D.C.: Army Maps Service, Corps of Engineers. 1944. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

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