The Aspiras–Palispis Highway (formerly known and still referred to as Marcos Highway or Agoo–Baguio Road) is a major Philippine

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in northern

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that runs from the city of

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in the province of

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to the

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Agoo Agoo (), officially the Municipality of Agoo (; ; ), is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,028 people. Etymology The name "Agoo" is believed to have originate ...

in the province of

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. The highway traverses the municipality of

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and the city of

, and the municipalities of Pugo, Tubao, and

. It is one of the four main roads used by motorists and travelers to access Baguio from the northwestern lowlands of Luzon. 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 over the older Kennon Road. The entire highway is designated as National Route 208 (N208) of the Philippine highway network.

History

Marcos Highway was renamed Aspiras–Palispis Highway on October 31, 2000, with the issuance of

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8971. The highway section covering the

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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 former La Union assemblyman and Tourism Minister Jose 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 boundary, serves as the boundary between the two highways.

Intersections

Notable landmarks

The long ''Badiwan

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'', constructed in 2001, with help from the

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(JICA), serves as a major bridge along Badiwan, Barangay Poblacion in Tuba, Benguet. Several meters from it is a concrete rock shed to protect motorists from landslides. The blasted remains of the bust of Ferdinand Marcos, a giant concrete head sculpture of the former president, can be seen along the highway at Barangay Palina, in Pugo, La Union.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aspiras-Palispis Highway Roads in Benguet Roads in La Union