National Route 8 (N8) is a 174-kilometer (108 mi) north-south major primary national route that forms part of the Philippine highway network in the province of Cebu. There are two highways that make up the road: the Cebu North Road and Natalio Bacalso Avenue (also known as the Cebu South Road). It runs from Danao to Santander.[1][2][3][4][5] The highway also forms part of the Philippine Nautical Highway System, particularly the Central Nautical Highway from Danao to Cebu City and Western Nautical Highway from Cebu City to Santander.
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| Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) | ||||
| Length | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  N810 (Cebu North Road) in Danao | |||
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| South end |  N830 (Natalio Bacalso Avenue) in Santander–Samboan boundary | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Philippines | |||
| Provinces | Cebu | |||
| Major cities | Danao, Mandaue, Cebu, Talisay, Naga, Carcar | |||
| Towns | Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Minglanilla, San Fernando, Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, Alcoy, Boljoon, Oslob, Santander | |||
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History
editThe highways of N8 were possibly constructed during the American period. The route's direct predecessor is Cebu Island's Highway 1 that existed during the 20th century.[6][7][8]
Around 2014–2017 national routes were added, two roads (Cebu North Road; Cebu City to Danao and Natalio Bacalso Avenue; Cebu City to Santander) assigned as National Route 8 (N8) by the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Route description
editDanao to Cebu City
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N8 begins at Cebu North Road at the route transitioning from N810 in Danao. It then passes the future terminus of the Metro Cebu Expressway. The route then traverses the towns of Compostela and Liloan, where it veers away from the eastern coast of Cebu towards Consolacion and Mandaue. In Mandaue, it is locally known as M.C. Briones Street and Lopez-Jaena Street. It then enters Cebu City, locally known as M.J. Cuenco Avenue.[9]
Cebu City
editIn Cebu City, the route turns northwest at a junction from M.J. Cuenco Avenue to General Maxilom Avenue. At the latter's western terminus at the Fuente Osmeña Circle, the route then turns north and south, thus covering Osmeña Boulevard's section from the Cebu Provincial Capitol to Natalio Bacalso Avenue/P. Del Rosario Street, where the route turns west at a junction with the latter and continues towards southern Cebu.
Cebu City to Santander
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The route continues as Natalio Bacalso Avenue, traversing the southeastern coastal communities of Talisay, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Carcar (where the road continues around the Carcar City Circle), Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, Alcoy, Boljoon, Oslob, Santander, and Samboan.[1] In Samboan, it terminates at its transition with N830.
Intersections
editIntersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu City designated as kilometer 0.
| Region | Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Central Visayas | Cebu | Danao | 33 | 21 | N810 (Cebu North Road) | Northern terminus from a route change. | |
| 32 | 20 | Metro Cebu Expressway | Under construction. Serves as a major metropolitan diversion route upon completion. | ||||
| Liloan | 18 | 11 |  N840 (S.A. Lauron Avenue/Cansaga–Tayud Road) | Serves as diversion road. | |||
| Mandaue | 8 | 5.0 |  N841 (United Nations Avenue) | ||||
| 7 | 4.3 |  N82 (A.C. Cortes Avenue) | |||||
| Cebu City | 3 | 1.9 |  N815 (Juan Luna Avenue/Pope John Paul II Avenue) | ||||
| Cebu | Talisay | 9 | 5.6 |  N825 (Rafael Rabaya Street/Toledo–Tabunok Road) | |||
| 11 | 6.8 | N840 (Cebu South Coastal Road) | Serves as diversion road. | ||||
| Naga | 21 | 13 |  N81 (Naga–Toledo Road) | ||||
| Carcar | 39 | 24 | N830 (Carcar–Barili Road) | roundabout | |||
| Santander–Samboan boundary | 141 | 88 | N830 (Natalio Bacalso Avenue) | Southern terminus in a route change. | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cebu 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cebu 4th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cebu 5th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cebu 6th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cebu City". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ NC 51-3 Bogo (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ NC 51-7 Cebu City (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ NC 51-10 Dumaguete City (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
