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Major road in Batangas, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jose P. Laurel Highway is a 49-kilometer (30 mi), two-to-six lane, major highway running within the province of Batangas.[1][2][3] The highway forms part of National Route 4 (N4) of the Philippine highway network.[4] It is also known as Santo Tomas Bypass Road in Santo Tomas, Manila–Batangas Road from its junction with General Malvar Street in Santo Tomas southwards, and Ayala Highway in Lipa.
Jose P. Laurel Highway | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways | ||||
Length | 49 km (30 mi) | |||
Component highways | N4 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue in Santo Tomas | |||
N433 (Banay-Banay–Mojon–Cuenca Road) in Lipa
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South end | N436 (Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road) / N437 (P. Burgos Street) in Batangas City | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Philippines | |||
Provinces | Batangas | |||
Major cities | Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Lipa, Batangas City | |||
Towns | Malvar, San Jose | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The highway was named in honor of José Paciano Laurel, who served as the president of the Second Philippine Republic. Laurel was born in Tanauan, Batangas, through which the highway traverses.
Jose P. Laurel Highway starts at the Santo Tomas Junction, a roundabout intersection with the Maharlika Highway and Governor Carpio Avenue in Santo Tomas. It then enters Tanauan, Malvar, Lipa, where it diverts motorists around the poblacion as Ayala Highway, San Jose, and Batangas City, where it ends at Lawas Junction, its intersection with Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road and P. Burgos Street (Manila-Batangas Pier Road) in the poblacion. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road mostly parallels the highway and crosses each other at Lipa and Batangas City.
Most of the highway is historically called Manila–Batangas Road.[5] It was designated as Highway 19 or Route 19, a route that linked Santo Tomas to the then-municipality of Batangas and was the logical continuation of Route 1 (Manila South Road), an old road from Manila that includes the present-day Maharlika Highway, prior to the completion of its section towards Alaminos, Laguna circa 1930s.[6][7][8][9] New alignments bypassing the downtowns of San Jose,[10][11] Lipa (now known as Ayala Highway), and Santo Tomas (officially known as Manila–Batangas Diversion Road),[4] respectively, were later built and made part of the present-day Jose P. Laurel Highway.[12]
The entire route is located in Batangas. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.
City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Santo Tomas | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue – Manila, San Pablo | Northern terminus. Roundabout. | |||
N4 (General Malvar Street) | Southern end of Manila–Batangas Diversion Road. | ||||
Santo Tomas Bypass Road | |||||
Santo Tomas–Tanauan boundary | San Juan Bridge over San Juan River | ||||
Tanauan | N421 (Mabini Avenue) – STAR Tollway, Talisay, Tagaytay | Traffic light intersection. | |||
Malvar | Pedro Montecer Street – STAR Tollway | ||||
Lipa | Leviste Road – Alaminos | ||||
F. Leviste Highway – STAR Tollway, Balete | |||||
Alaminos–Lipa Road – Alaminos, San Pablo | |||||
N431 (General Luna Street) – Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan | Eastern end of Ayala Highway. | ||||
N431 (B. Morada Avenue) – Lipa city proper, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan | Western end of Ayala Highway. | ||||
E2 (STAR Tollway) – Manila, Batangas City | |||||
N432 (Fernando Airbase Road) | Serves Fernando Air Base. | ||||
Mataaskahoy Road – Mataasnakahoy | |||||
N433 (Banay-Banay–Mojon–Cuenca Road) – Cuenca, Lemery, Calaca | |||||
San Jose | Charito Makalintal Avenue – San Jose town proper, Ibaan | ||||
Makalintal Avenue / Pulgeras Road – San Jose town proper, Alitagtag, Bauan | |||||
Makalintal Avenue – San Jose town proper | |||||
Batangas City | E2 (STAR Tollway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) – Batangas International Port, Manila | ||||
N435 (Batangas–Ibaan Road) – Ibaan | |||||
N438 (Tolentino Road) – Lobo | |||||
N436 (Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road) / N437 (P. Burgos Street) – Batangas International Port, Batangas city proper | Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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