The highways in Eastern Visayas are parts of the national Philippine highway network, created and owned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The highways are classified into three: primary highways, secondary highways, and tertiary highways. Primary highways are numbered from N1 to N99, while secondary highways are numbered from N100 to N999. There are 29 numbered highways: two primary and 27 secondary, in Eastern Visayas.
Description According to the atlas of the Department of Public Works and Highways, 29 numbered highways: two primary and the 27 secondary, are in Eastern Visayas. Of these, three are in Biliran, four are in Eastern Samar, 13 are in Leyte, four are in Northern Samar, eight are in Samar, seven are in Southern Leyte, and four are in Tacloban. These roads are part of the Philippine highway network, a network of roads and highways owned by the DPWH. It has three classifications: primary, a large road composed of sections without any breaks or forks that connect cities of at least 200,000 population; secondary, a road connecting cities, ports, airports, tourism enterprises, provincial capitals, and major national government infrastructure to national primary roads, and bypass or diversion roads; and tertiary, roads deemed significant by the DPWH. Other types include provincial roads, municipal and city roads, and barangay roads. Primary roads are numbered from N1 to N99, while secondary roads are numbered from N100 to N999. Meanwhile, tertiary roads are not numbered.
History Preceding the Philippine highway network, numerous roads were found in Eastern Visayas. Some road portions were not maintained properly, while others were. In 1951, an Executive Order was created to classify and limit public roads and to provide proper maintenance after recommendation from the National Transportation Board. Further changes were made in 1955. In the 1970s, the Pan-Philippine Highway, a route stretching from Cagayan to Davao City was planned to be built, with sections in Leyte and Samar. Highways in Eastern Visayas that were connected to other road systems were planned due to the archipelagic configuration of the region. In 1987, an act let the DPWH classify roads based on criteria. On November 25, 1997, the Rawis-Catubig Road section, the Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay Lapinig Road section, and the Laoang-Calomotan Road section, all under the N670 marker, were declared national roads. On November 14, 2013, the Catarman Airport Road, under the road marker 671, was declared a national road. On April 6, 2016, the Gandara Diversion Road, under road marker 677, was upgraded from an unclassified road into a national one. On July 6, 2017, the Guiuan Sulangan Peninsula Road was upgraded into a national road with the road marker 678. In 2018, the current road system was made.
List of highways The following is a list of highways in the region of Eastern Visayas which are currently functional according to the DPWH. +Highways in Eastern Visayas Name Length (km) Length (mi)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminus Province(s) Classification395.164245.6Liloan, Southern LeyteAllen, Northern SamarNorthern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Southern LeytePrimary165.022102.6Mahaplag, LeytePalo, LeyteLeytePrimary462.913287.6Santa Rita, SamarAllen, Northern SamarNorthern Samar, Eastern Samar, SamarSecondary1.0670.663 Catarman, Northern SamarNorthern SamarSecondary66.07241Calbayog, SamarCatarman, Northern SamarNorthern Samar, SamarSecondary1.9901.24 Calbayog, SamarSamarSecondary62.48138.8Paranas, SamarTaft, Eastern SamarEastern Samar, SamarSecondary1.3350.83 Catbalogan, SamarSamarSecondary33.50420.82Quinapondan, Eastern SamarGuiuan, Eastern SamarEastern SamarSecondary1.4230.88 Gandara, SamarSamarSecondary19.22411.94 Guiuan, Eastern SamarEastern SamarSecondary4.0202.498 Calbayog, SamarSamarSecondary108.92567.7 Biliran, BiliranBiliranSecondary31.51519.6Capoocan, LeyteBiliran, BiliranLeyte, BiliranSecondary20.07412.47Naval, BiliranCaibiran, BiliranBiliranSecondary5.9703.709 Ormoc, LeyteLeyteSecondary148.35692.2Ormoc, LeyteLeyte, LeyteLeyteSecondary13.2528.23 Tacloban, LeyteLeyteSecondary5.5103.43 Tacloban, LeyteLeyteSecondary112.16069.7Liloan, Southern LeyteAbuyog, LeyteSouthern Leyte, LeyteSecondary40.62825.24San Ricardo, Southern LeyteLiloan, Southern LeyteSouthern LeyteSecondary153.87995.6Sogod, Southern LeyteBaybay, LeyteLeyte, Southern LeyteSecondary23.93514.87Bato, LeyteBontoc, Southern LeyteLeyte, Southern LeyteSecondary34.82921.639Maasin, Southern LeyteBontoc, Southern LeyteSouthern LeyteSecondary1.2860.799 Maasin, Southern LeyteSouthern LeyteSecondary6.8284.24 Tacloban, LeyteLeyteSecondary2.9811.852 Palo, LeyteLeyteSecondary1.5340.953 Palo, LeyteLeyteSecondary
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