Sayre Highway

Sayre Highway
Portion of the Sayre Highway in Valencia, Bukidnon
Route information
Auxiliary route of AH 26 (26)
Length192 km (119 mi)
Component
highways
Major junctions
North end N9 (Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan–Tukuran Road) – Puerto, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental
Major intersections
South end N75 (Davao–Cotabato Road) – Kabacan, Cotabato
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesMisamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Cotabato
Major citiesCagayan de Oro, Malaybalay, Valencia
TownsManolo Fortich, Sumilao, Maramag, Don Carlos, Kitaotao, Dangcagan, Kibawe, Damulog, Carmen, Kabacan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
N9 N11

The Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. Highway or simply the Sayre Highway is a four-to-six lane, 192-kilometre (119 mi), primary national highway that connects Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental[1] to Kabacan, Cotabato.[2] It traverses the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon[3][4][5] and Cotabato.[6]

The highway's name was Route 3 but was changed to Sayre Highway, in honor of Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr., the U.S. Philippine High Commissioner who spearheaded its construction.[7] It extends southward through central Mindanao for a distance of about 161 kilometers (100 mi), linking the northern and southern arms of Route 1 (Digos–Butuan Highway). This section of the Philippine national highway was constructed during the American occupation of the Philippines.

The parts of the highway are composed of National Route 10 (N10), a spur route of Asian Highway 26 in the north; and National Route 943 (N943) in the southern portion of the Philippine highway network.

  1. ^ "Cagayan de Oro 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cotabato 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bukidnon 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bukidnon 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bukidnon 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Southern Philippines". history.army.mil.
  7. ^ "HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 28]". www.ibiblio.org.