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Natalio Bacalso Avenue

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Natalio Bacalso Avenue
Cebu South Road
Cebu South Expressway
Natalio Bacalso Avenue, Mambaling Flyover top (Cebu City; 01-12-2024).jpg
Mambaling Flyover in Cebu City
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways
Length141.356 km[1] (87.835 mi)
Component
highways
Major junctions
From N8 (Cebu North Road) in Cebu City
Major intersections
To N830 (Santander–Barili–Toledo Road) in Samboan
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesCebu
Major citiesCebu City, Talisay, Naga, Carcar
TownsMinglanilla, San Fernando, Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, Alcoy, Boljoon, Oslob, Santander, Samboan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

Natalio Bacalso Avenue, also known as Cebu South Road and informally as Cebu South Expressway, is a highway from Cebu to Samboan in Cebu, Philippines.[2][3][4] It is currently Cebu's longest road, stretching around 140 kilometers (87 mi).[5] It is named after Natalio Bacalso, a Cebuano writer.

The road is a component of National Route 8 (N8) and of National Route 830 (N830) of the Philippine highway network. It also forms part of the Western Nautical Highway of the Philippine Nautical Highway System.

Route description

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True to its old name Cebu South Road, it connects the capital Cebu City to the southern cities and municipalities of Cebu province. Natalio Bacalso Avenue refers to the entire Cebu South Road, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.[1] However, according to Batas Pambansa Blg. 648, it is the legal name of its section from Leon Kilat Street, Cebu City to Santander only.[6]

Cebu City

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The avenue starts in Cebu City at the Fuente Osmeña Circle, its intersection with Cebu North Road, in Cebu City as Osmeña Boulevard. It then turns west at its intersection with P. Del Rosario Street, transitioning to assume such name. Shortly, it intersects J. Alcantara and Leon Kilat Streets and becomes legally known as Natalio Bacalso Avenue. Mambaling Flyover carries traffic over the busy intersection in Barangay Mambaling.[1]

Talisay to Santander

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Natalio Bacalso Avenue near Tingko Beach in Alcoy

The avenue then proceeds to the city of Talisay and follows the eastern coast of Cebu. At its intersection with Rafael Rabaya Street (N825; Cebu–Toledo Wharf Road), crossing traffic is carried by the Tabunok Flyover. It then traverses Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, Carcar, Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, Alcoy, Boljoon, Oslob, and Santander. In Santander, it continues to follow Cebu's southern and southwestern coast.

Samboan

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The avenue's route transitions from N8 to N830 at the SantanderSamboan municipal boundary. It proceeds into Samboan for 625 meters (2,051 ft) in Barangay San Sebastian until it is continued by Santander–Barili–Toledo Road.[1]

History

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Cebu South Road historically forms part of Cebu Island's Highway 1 or Route 1 during the 20th century.[7][8] On July 30, 1973, the section of the road as Cebu South Expressway from Leon Kilat Street to Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City was renamed to Rizal Avenue, after one of the Philippine national heroes, Dr. José Rizal, by virtue of Cebu City Ordinance No. 834.[5] On March 7, 1984, the ordinance was superseded when the road's section from Leon Kilat Street, Cebu City to Santander was officially renamed to Natalio B. Bacalso South National Highway, after Cebuano writer Natalio Bacalso.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cebu City". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cebu 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cebu 4th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Oaminal, Clarence Paul (November 8, 2014). "Natalio B. Bacalso South National Highway". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Batas Pambansa Blg. 648 (March 7, 1984), "An Act Naming What Is Commonly Known as the Cebu South Expressway And/or the Cebu South Road in Cebu City and Cebu Province as the Natalio B. Bacalso South National Highway", The Corpus Juris, retrieved June 30, 2023
  7. ^ NC 51-7 Cebu City (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ NC 51-10 Dumaguete City (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved June 29, 2023.