N114 highway explained

Country:PHL
Type:N
Route:114
Image Notes:The highway at San Rosario, Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija
Maint:Department of Public Works and Highways
Length Km:162.54
Terminus A: in Santa Fe
Junctions:
Terminus B:Unnamed Street in Dingalan
Previous Type:N
Next Type:N
Previous Route:113
Next Route:115
Provinces:Aurora, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya
Towns:Santa Fe, San Nicolas, Tayug, Santa Maria, Rosales, Cuyapo, Guimba, Santo Domingo, Laur, Gabaldon, Dingalan
Cities:Palayan City

National Route 114 (N114) of the Philippine highway network, is a 162.54sp=usNaNsp=us national secondary road in the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Nueva Vizcaya. It traverses and connects the municipality of Dingalan in the province of Aurora, the city of Palayan, the municipalities of Laur, Gabaldon, Santo Domingo, Guimba, and Cuyapo in the province of Nueva Ecija, Rosales, Santa Maria, Tayug, and San Nicolas in the province of Pangasinan, and Santa Fe in the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It consist of three parts namely, Palayan–Gabaldon–Dingalan Road, Nueva Ecija–Pangasinan Road and Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Villa Verde Trail is part of this highway, famous for being a major battleground during the Second World War.

History

See main article: Battle of Villa Verde Trail. Villa Verde Trail, a part of this highway located at Barangay Malico, San Nicolas, Pangasinan become a battleground during the Second World War. An intense battle between the Japanese Imperial Forces under the command of Lt. General Tomoyuki Yamashita and the US Army 32nd Infantry Division's 127th Infantry Regiment under the command of Maj. Gen William H. Gill from January 30, 1945 to May 28, 1945.[6] [7] [8]

Villa Verde Trail, a section of the Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road was finally completed and open to the public on 2016 finally linking Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya section of the highway.[9] [10]

Route description

The road serves as major road connecting the city of Palayan and the towns of Laur, Gabaldon, Dingalan in the province of Aurora as well as the towns of Santo Domingo, Guimba, Cuyapo and Rosales and vice versa. It also connects the town of Rosales, Santa Maria, Tayug, San Nicolas and Santa Fe and vice versa. It also acts as a shortcut to access Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) at Carmen, Rosales from both the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya.

Palayan–Gabaldon–Dingalan Road

The highway starts at the town proper of Dingalan, Aurora, continue, northwest to the province of Nueva Ecija near the Aurora Memorial National Park into town of Gabaldon and continue eastward into the town of Laur and finally reaching the junction with Nueva Ecija–Aurora Road (N111) at Palayan City. It is then cut off by the N111 and N1 for approximately 41sp=usNaNsp=us.

Nueva Ecija–Pangasinan Road

The highway continues at Barangay Baloc, Santo Domingo at the junction with Pan-Philippine Highway. and traverses through the town of Guimba and Cuyapo and continue to the province of Pangasinan. In Rosales, Pangasinan in reaches the junction with Umingan–Carmen Road (N56) and get cut off again for 6.76sp=usNaNsp=us.[11]

Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road

The highway continues at the junction with Umingan–Carmen Road (N56) at the town proper of Rosales, Pangasinan. It continue northward to the towns of Santa Maria, Tayug and continue at San Nicolas, Pangasinan. After the reaching the town proper of San Nicolas, it continues upland with into Caraballo Mountains where it locally known as Villa Verde Trail or Malico Road. The road in this part of the highway consists of steep and curvy roads. It reaches Salacsac Pass located at the top of Barangay Malico. It then descends into the boundary with Nueva Vizcaya and finally reach the junction with Pan-Philippine Highway in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pangasinan 3rd . Department of Public Works and Highways . 18 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Nueva Ecija 1st . . 19 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Nueva Vizcaya 2nd . . 2 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Nueva Ecija 2nd . . 4 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Aurora . . 4 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Smith . Robert Ross . Chapter XXVI The Bambang Front--I The Villa Verde Trail . 3 June 2024 . ibiblio.
  7. Web site: Rizal Monument . June 3, 2024. Official Website of San, Nicolas, Pangasinan. 20 February 2024 .
  8. Web site: Battle of Villa Verde Trail Monument- 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Division . US War Memorials . 3 June 2024.
  9. News: With new road, Pangasinan's 'Baguio' now accessible . 3 June 2024 . . June 15, 2019.
  10. Web site: Gabriel Cardinoza . Margarette Macob . Historic road linking Ilocos, Cagayan Valley to open next year . . 3 June 2024 . Lingayen, Pangasinan . September 16, 2015 .
  11. Web site: Road and Bridge Information Department of Public Works and Highways . Department of Public Works and Highways . 19 May 2024.