Towns: AgooPugoTubaTubao | Length 47.17 km | |
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West end: MacArthur Highway (in Agoo) | ||
Aspiras–Palispis Highway (formerly known as Marcos Highway and also known as the Agoo–Baguio Road) is a Philippine major highway in northern Luzon that runs from the city of Baguio to the municipality of Agoo in the province of La Union.
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Map of Aspiras - Palispis Hwy, Philippines
The 47.17-kilometre (29.31 mi) highway traverses the municipality of Tuba in Benguet, and the municipalities of Pugo, Tubao, and Agoo in La Union.
It is one of the three main roads used by motorists and travelers to access Baguio from the lowlands. The highway's several rehabilitation and development efforts led to the road's categorization as an "all-weather road", and is the preferred highway by motorists to use over the older Kennon Road.
History
Marcos Highway was renamed into Aspiras–Palispis Highway on October 31, 2000 with the issuance of Republic Act 8971. The highway section covering Baguio City and Benguet province was designated as the Ben Palispis Highway in honor of former Benguet Governor Ben Palispis. The La Union section of Marcos Highway was named Jose D. Aspiras Highway after Filipino politician Jose D. Aspiras. However, the former name is considered by people to be more familiar and is still preferred by most.
The Palina Bridge, situated along the Benguet-La Union provincial border, serves as the boundary between the two highways.
Notable landmarks
The 519-metre (1,703 ft) long Badiwan Viaduct, constructed in 2001, serves as a major bridge along Badiwan, Barangay Poblacion in Tuba, Benguet. Several meters from it is a concrete tunnel to protect motorists from landslides.
The blasted remains of the Marcos Bust, a giant concrete head sculpture of the former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos can be seen along the highway at Barangay Palina, in Pugo, La Union.