Country: | PHL |
Sayre Highway | |
Map: | Intersection-ValBuk.jpg |
Map Notes: | Portion of the Sayre Highway in Valencia, Bukidnon |
Length Km: | 192 |
Length Round: | 1 |
Spur Type: | AH |
Spur Of: | 26 |
Allocation: |
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Direction A: | North |
Junction: |
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Direction B: | South |
Towns: | Manolo Fortich, Sumilao, Maramag, Don Carlos, Kitaotao, Dangcagan, Kibawe, Damulog, Carmen, Kabacan |
Cities: | Cagayan de Oro, Malaybalay, Valencia |
Previous Type: | N |
Previous Route: | 9 |
Provinces: | Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Cotabato |
Next Type: | N |
Next Route: | 11 |
The Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. Highway or simply the Sayre Highway is a four-to-six lane, 192km (119miles), 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 161km (100miles), 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.