Negros Occidental Eco-Tourism Highway

The Negros Occidental Eco-Tourism Highway, officially known as the Bacolod–San Carlos Road and Bacolod–Murcia–Don Salvador Benedicto–San Carlos Road, is an 81.12-kilometer (50.41 mi) scenic highway that connects the city of Bacolod[1] to the city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, Philippines.[2] It cuts through the north-central Negros Island and traverses the Northern Negros Natural Park, north of Mount Kanlaon. Its western segment in Bacolod also known as Alijis Road has a two-way bicycle lane.

Alijis Road in Bacolod with the N69 reassurance marker and bicycle lanes
Route 69 shield
Negros Occidental Eco-Tourism Highway
Bacolod–San Carlos Road
Bacolod–Murcia–Don Salvador Benedicto–San Carlos Road
Eco-Tourism Highway along Murcia in Negros Occidental.jpg
Bacolod–Murcia–Don Salvador Benedicto–San Carlos Road in Murcia
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways
Length81.12 km (50.41 mi)
Component
highways		 N69
Major junctions
East end N6 / N7 (Bacolod South Road)
Major intersections
West end N7 (Bacolod North Road)
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesNegros Occidental
Major citiesBacolod, San Carlos
TownsDon Salvador Benedicto, Murcia
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N68→ N70

The entire highway is designated as National Route 69 (N69) of the Philippine highway network.

History

The highway originated from an old road connecting Bacolod to the foot of Mount Kanlaon in Murcia that is also historically part of Highway 336. It was later extended to San Carlos sometime after World War II.[3]

Intersections

The entire route is located in Negros Occidental. Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol in Bacolod designated as kilometer zero. 

City/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Bacolod42.5 N6 / N7 (Lacson Street)Western terminus
63.7 N701 (Bacolod Circumferential Road)
Don Salvador Benedicto5333 N708 (Benedicto–Calatrava Road)
San Carlos8754 N7 (Bacolod North Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Bacolod City". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. "Negros Occidental 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. NC 51-6 Iloilo City (Map). 1:250,000. S501. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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