Sumulong Highway

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Sumulong Highway
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The highway in Mambugan, Antipolo
Route information
Length12.668 km[1] (7.872 mi)
Component
highways		 N59 in Antipolo
Major junctions
FromAndres Bonifacio Avenue and J.P. Rizal Street in Marikina
Major intersections N59 (Marcos Highway) at Mayamot (Masinag), Antipolo
To N601 (Sen. L. Sumulong Memorial Circle) / J.P. Rizal Street in Antipolo
Location
CountryPhilippines
Major citiesMarikina and Antipolo
TownsCainta
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

The Sumulong Highway, constructed in 1960,[2] is the highway in the Philippines that connects Marikina[3] with Antipolo and the municipality of Cainta in the province of Rizal. It was named after Don Juan Sumulong, an Antipolo native who served as the country's senator and founder of the Democrata Party.

Since 2014, with the implementation of the new route numbering system by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), it is a component of National Route 59 (N59) of the highway in the Philippine highway network from its intersection with Marcos Highway at Masinag Junction to Sen. L. Sumulong Memorial Circle, the road's endpoint at the city proper, both in Antipolo.

The highway continues A. Bonifacio Avenue past J.P. Rizal Street at the city proper of Marikina. It then proceeds eastwards, eventually entering the province of Rizal at Cainta. It enters Antipolo, where it veers south to meet the Marcos Highway (Marikina-Infanta Highway) at the Masinag Junction. It then traverses the mountaineous terrain until it meets its terminus at Senator Lorenzo Sumulong Memorial Circle, where it is continued by J.P. Rizal Street towards the city proper of Antipolo. It is sometimes referred in media as the "killer highway" [4] due to the number of accidents that have occurred on it, most especially the area between Sitio Maligaya and Mambugan Barangay Hall.[5][6] The highway's segment between the provincial boundary of Rizal and Don Celso S. Tuason Avenue in Antipolo is also officially known as Marikina-Victoria Valley-Antipolo Road.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 13 December 2002.
  3. ^ D0ctrine (20 August 2012). "Caught up in traffic blog". Sumulong highway - Marikina to Masinag. Wordpress. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ^ Calleja, Nina (1 July 2012). "12 hurt as jeepney crashes into cars, garage in Antipolo's 'killer highway'". Philippine Inquirer. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. ^ Magunnay, Kristine (23 December 2011). "Tragedy in Antipolo city". Philippine Inquirer. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. ^ Cinco, Maricar (1 September 2019). "6 dead in Rizal road accident, truck driver missing". Philippine Inquirer. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

Coordinates: 14°37′1″N 121°8′7″E / 14.61694°N 121.13528°E / 14.61694; 121.13528

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