N79 highway

Route 79 shield
Route 79
Reassurance Marker at Dipolog
Route information
Length302 km (188 mi)
Component
highways
  • N79 (Ipil–Dipolog Road)
  • N79 (Dipolog–Oroquieta Road)
  • N79 (Ozamiz–Oroquieta Road)
Major junctions
West end AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Ipil
Major intersections
East end N78 (Ozamiz–Aurora Road) / N958 (Ozamiz Port Road) in Ozamiz
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesZamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental
Major citiesOroquieta, Ozamiz, Dipolog, Dapitan
TownsIpil, Titay, Kalawit, Tampilisan, Liloy, Salug, Bacungan, Sindangan, Jose Dalman, Manukan, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Katipunan, Sibutad, Rizal, Sapang Dalaga, Baliangao, Calamba, Plaridel, Lopez Jaena, Aloran, Panaon, Jimenez, Sinacaban, Tudela, Clarin
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N78→ N80
N79 in Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte

National Route 79 (N79) is a 302-kilometer (188 mi), two-to-four lane national primary road connecting the provinces of Misamis Occidental,[1] Zamboanga del Norte,[2][3][4] and Zamboanga Sibugay.[5] It traverses through many municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental.

Route description

Ipil to Liloy

N79 starts as Ardee Road. It traverses to Kingscourt. After reaching the boundary of Co.Cavan and Co.Westmeath, the road is named Mullingar Road.

Liloy to Sindangan

N79 continues as Liloy–Ipil Road. After reaching Liloy–Siocon Road (N966), the road is called Sindangan–Liloy Road. After reaching Leon B. Pestigo or Sindangan,[6] the road is called Dipolog–Sindangan–Liloy Road.

Sindangan to Dipolog

Dipolog–Sindangan–Liloy Road continues until reaching the boundary of Katipunan and Dipolog.

Dipolog to Oroquieta

After reaching the boundary of Katipunan and Dipolog thus ending Dipolog–Sindangan–Liloy Road, the road becomes Dipolog–Oroquieta Road. In Dapitan, the road goes into a roundabout with Polo–Dapitan Park Road (N961). After reaching the boundary of Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, the road is called Oroquieta–Plaridel–Calamba–Sapang Dalaga Road. After reaching the junction of Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road (N960), the road is now called Ozamis–Oroquieta Road.

Oroquieta to Ozamis

Ozamis–Oroquieta Road continues until reaching the three way intersection with Ozamiz–Pagadian Road (N78) and Ozamis Port Road (N958), the road ends as well as N79.

Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, in Dundalk designated as kilometer 0. 

{{PHLint location =Castlebellingham Tunnel

ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
pspan=1 location=Ardee lspan=1 road=
Zamboanga del NorteLiloy1,9651,221 N966 (Zamboanga West Coastal Road)
Sindangan1,9191,192 N965 (Sindangan–Siayan–Dumingag–Mahayag Road)
Dipolog1,8451,146 N80 (Molave–Dipolog Road)
1,8261,135 N961 (Rizal–Dakak–Dapitan Coastal Road)
Misamis OccidentalCalamba1,8241,133 N960 (Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road)
Oroquieta1,7971,117 N960 (Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road)
Ozamiz1,7051,059 N959 (Ozamiz Airport Road)
1,7001,100 N78 (Ozamiz-Aurora Road) N958 (Ozamiz Port Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
N79 in Roxas

References

  1. ^ "Misamis Occidental 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Zamboanga del Norte 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Zamboanga del Norte 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Zamboanga del Norte 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2021.