N114 highway
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 The highway at San Rosario, Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija | ||||
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| Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways | ||||
| Length | 162.54 km (101.00 mi) | |||
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| From |  AH 26 (N1) (Pan-Philippine Highway) in Santa Fe | |||
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| To | Unnamed Street in Dingalan | |||
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| Country | Philippines | |||
| Provinces | Aurora, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya | |||
| Major cities | Palayan City | |||
| Towns | Santa Fe, San Nicolas, Tayug, Santa Maria, Rosales, Cuyapo, Guimba, Santo Domingo, Laur, Gabaldon, Dingalan | |||
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National Route 114 (N114) of the Philippine highway network, is a 162.54-kilometer (101.00 mi) national secondary road in the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Nueva Vizcaya. It traverses and connects the municipality of Dingalan in the province of Aurora, the city of Palayan, the municipalities of Laur, Gabaldon, Santo Domingo, Guimba, and Cuyapo in the province of Nueva Ecija, Rosales, Santa Maria, Tayug, and San Nicolas in the province of Pangasinan, and Santa Fe in the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It consist of three parts namely, Palayan–Gabaldon–Dingalan Road, Nueva Ecija–Pangasinan Road[a] and Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road[b].[1][2][3][4][5]
Villa Verde Trail is part of this highway, famous for being a major battleground during the Second World War.
History[edit]
Villa Verde Trail, a part of this highway located at Barangay Malico, San Nicolas, Pangasinan[c] become a battleground during the Second World War. An intense battle between the Japanese Imperial Forces under the command of Lt. General Tomoyuki Yamashita and the US Army 32nd Infantry Division's 127th Infantry Regiment under the command of Maj. Gen William H. Gill from January 30, 1945 to May 28, 1945.[6][7][8]
Villa Verde Trail, a section of the Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road was finally completed and open to the public on 2016 finally linking Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya section of the highway.[9][10]
Route description[edit]
The road serves as major road connecting the city of Palayan and the towns of Laur, Gabaldon, Dingalan in the province of Aurora as well as the towns of Santo Domingo, Guimba, Cuyapo and Rosales and vice versa. It also connects the town of Rosales, Santa Maria, Tayug, San Nicolas and Santa Fe and vice versa. It also acts as a shortcut to access Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) at Carmen, Rosales from both the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya.[10]
Palayan–Gabaldon–Dingalan Road[edit]
The highway starts at the town proper of Dingalan, Aurora, continue, northwest to the province of Nueva Ecija near the Aurora Memorial National Park into town of Gabaldon and continue eastward into the town of Laur and finally reaching the junction with Nueva Ecija–Aurora Road (N111) at Palayan City. It is then cut off by the N111 and N1 for approximately 41-kilometer (25 mi).[11]
Nueva Ecija–Pangasinan Road[edit]
The highway continues at Barangay Baloc, Santo Domingo at the junction with Pan-Philippine Highway. and traverses through the town of Guimba and Cuyapo and continue to the province of Pangasinan. In Rosales, Pangasinan in reaches the junction with Umingan–Carmen Road (N56) and get cut off again for 6.76-kilometer (4.20 mi).[11]
Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road[edit]
The highway continues at the junction with Umingan–Carmen Road (N56) at the town proper of Rosales, Pangasinan. It continue northward to the towns of Santa Maria, Tayug and continue at San Nicolas, Pangasinan. After the reaching the town proper of San Nicolas, it continues upland with into Caraballo Mountains where it locally known as Villa Verde Trail or Malico Road. The road in this part of the highway consists of steep and curvy roads. It reaches Salacsac Pass located at the top of Barangay Malico. It then descends into the boundary with Nueva Vizcaya[c] and finally reach the junction with Pan-Philippine Highway in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.[11]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In the Pangasinan part of the highway, it is locally known as the "Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road"
- ^ In the Nueva Vizcaya part of the highway, it is locally known as the "Nueva Vizcaya–Pangasinan Road"
- ^ a b There is a current boundary dispute between Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya and San Nicolas, Pangasinan over Barangay Malico.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pangasinan 3rd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Vizcaya 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Nueva Ecija 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Aurora". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Smith, Robert Ross. "Chapter XXVI The Bambang Front--I The Villa Verde Trail". ibiblio. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Rizal Monument". Official Website of San, Nicolas, Pangasinan. 20 February 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Battle of Villa Verde Trail Monument- 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Division". US War Memorials. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "With new road, Pangasinan's 'Baguio' now accessible". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 15, 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b Gabriel Cardinoza; Margarette Macob (September 16, 2015). "Historic road linking Ilocos, Cagayan Valley to open next year". Lingayen, Pangasinan: The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Road and Bridge Information | Department of Public Works and Highways". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Cardinoza, Gabriel (30 September 2022). "Barangay torn between Pangasinan, NVizcaya". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
