N850 highway
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 Reassurance marker of N850 in Guindulman | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 260.25 km (161.71 mi) | |||
| Component highways |  N850 (Tagbilaran North Road)
N850 (Tagbilaran East Road) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Loop around Bohol island | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Philippines | |||
| Provinces | Bohol | |||
| Municipalities | Cortes, Maribojoc, Loon, Calape, Tubigon, Clarin, Inabanga, Buenavista, Getafe, Talibon, Ubay, Alicia, Candijay, Guindulman, Duero, Jagna, Garcia Hernandez, Valencia, Dimiao, Lila, Loay, Alburquerque, Baclayon | |||
| Major cities | Tagbilaran | |||
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National Route 850 (N850) is a 260.25 km (161.71 mi), two-four lane (2 x 260), circumferential national secondary route that forms part of the Philippine highway network. It connects the whole island of Bohol.[1][2][3] The route is composed of Tagbilaran North Road from Tagbilaran to Trinidad and Tagbilaran East Road from Trinidad to Tagbilaran again.
History[edit]
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Route description[edit]
Tagbilaran to Trinidad[edit]
The route starts as Tagbilaran North Road. After reaching Trinidad, the road ends in a three-way intersection with Loay Interior Road and Tagbilaran East Road.[4]
Trinidad to Tagbilaran[edit]
The route continues as Tagbilaran East Road. After reaching Tagbilaran again it ends in the kilometer 0 of Bohol.[4]
Incidents[edit]
- This highway had many bridges and sections of Tagbilaran North Road and Tagbilaran East Road damaged during the 2013 Bohol earthquake.[5] A few bridges were reconstructed with the Mabey Compact 200.[6]
- On April 27, 2022, the old bridge over the Loboc River in Loay collapsed, killing 4 people and injuring 15. The bridge was damaged during the 2013 earthquake and still being used while a new replacement bridge was under construction next to it. One possible cause was the stationary traffic on the bridge that exceeded its capacity.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bohol 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Bohol 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Bohol 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "List of major/secondary roads and bridges affected by Central Visayas earthquake | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Bohol Island Earthquake Emergency Bridge | Mabey - English". www.mabeybridge.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Bridge in Loay, Bohol falls: 4 killed, 15 hurt; cargo vehicles blamed". metrosundaily.com. MetroSunDaily. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
