The Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway, alternatively known as Tagaytay–Nasugbu Road and formerly as Tagaytay–Tuy–Nasugbu Port Road, is a , two-to-four lane, secondary highway in the provinces of
Cavite
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and
Batangas,
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, that connects the city of
Tagaytay in
Cavite
Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...
and the municipality of
Nasugbu in
Batangas.
The entire road forms part of National Route 410 (N410) from
Tagaytay to
Calaca and National Route 407 (N407) of the
Philippine highway network from Calaca to
Nasugbu.
Route description
The highway starts at Tagaytay Rotunda, where it intersects with
Aguinaldo Highway,
Tagaytay–Calamba Road and Tagaytay–Talisay Road in
Tagaytay,
Cavite
Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...
. It then runs to the west along the
Tagaytay Ridge, eventually traversing the boundary of
Alfonso, Cavite and
Laurel, Batangas. It then fully enters the province of
Batangas, where it traverses north of
Mount Batulao, the city of
Calaca, and the towns of
Nasugbu and
Tuy. It re-enters Nasugbu, where it ends at the intersection with
J.P. Laurel Street (Ternate–Nasugbu Road) and Nasugbu–Lian–Calatagan Road.
Alternate names
The highway's segment from Palico Rotonda to its western terminus in Nasugbu is also known as ''Palico-Nasugbu Highway'' or ''Tuy-Nasugbu Highway''. Its segment in Cavite is also known as ''Emilio Aguinaldo Highway'' or simply as ''Aguinaldo Highway'', named after General
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who became the first List of presidents of the Philippines, president of the Philippines (1899–1901), and the first pre ...
, the country's first president and a native of Cavite. According to the
Department of Public Works and Highways, its segment from its eastern terminus at Tagaytay Rotonda to the eastern end of Mahogany Avenue, both in Tagaytay, is part of the ''Tagaytay–Manila via Silang Road'', while its segment from there to Diokno Highway is officially named as ''Tagaytay-Batangas via Tuy Road''; the rest of the highway is officially named as is.
History
The highway originally existed as the Lumbangan–Palico (Nasugbu–Tuy) section of Batangas–Bauan–Nasugbu Road, an old road which linked
Nasugbu with
Batangas. The section was constructed in the mid-1910s. A new road that connects
Tuy to the newly-established city of
Tagaytay was later constructed in the 1930s and was made part of the highway. The latter also formed part of Highway 17 that linked
Imus
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with
Batangas. The entire stretch of the highway was also referred to as ''Tagaytay-Tuy-Nasugbu Port Road''.
Intersections
References
Roads in Cavite
Roads in Batangas
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