List of highways in Eastern Visayas

The highways in Eastern Visayas are parts of the national Philippine highway network, created and owned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The highways are classified into three: primary highways, secondary highways, and tertiary highways. Primary highways are numbered from N1 to N99, while secondary highways are numbered from N100 to N999. There are 29 numbered highways: two primary and 27 secondary, in Eastern Visayas.

Description

According to the atlas of the Department of Public Works and Highways, 29 numbered highways: two primary and the 27 secondary, are in Eastern Visayas.[1] Of these,[a] three are in Biliran,[2] four are in Eastern Samar,[3] 13 are in Leyte,[b][4][5][6][7][8] four are in Northern Samar,[9][10] eight are in Samar,[11][12] seven are in Southern Leyte,[13][14] and four are in Tacloban.[15] These roads are part of the Philippine highway network, a network of roads and highways owned by the DPWH. It has three classifications: primary, a large road composed of sections without any breaks or forks that connect cities of at least 200,000 population; secondary, a road connecting cities, ports, airports, tourism enterprises, provincial capitals, and major national government infrastructure to national primary roads, and bypass or diversion roads; and tertiary, roads deemed significant by the DPWH. Other types include provincial roads, municipal and city roads, and barangay roads. Primary roads are numbered from N1 to N99, while secondary roads are numbered from N100 to N999. Meanwhile, tertiary roads are not numbered.[16]

History

Preceding the Philippine highway network,[16] numerous roads were found in Eastern Visayas. Some road portions were not maintained properly, while others were.[17] In 1951, an Executive Order was created to classify and limit public roads and to provide proper maintenance after recommendation from the National Transportation Board. Further changes were made in 1955.[16] In the 1970s, the Pan-Philippine Highway, a route stretching from Cagayan to Davao City was planned to be built, with sections in Leyte and Samar. Highways in Eastern Visayas that were connected to other road systems were planned due to the archipelagic configuration of the region.[18] In 1987, an act let the DPWH classify roads based on criteria.[16] On November 25, 1997, the Rawis-Catubig Road section, the Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay Lapinig Road section, and the Laoang-Calomotan Road section,[19] all under the N670 marker,[10] were declared national roads.[19] On November 14, 2013, the Catarman Airport Road, under the road marker 671, was declared a national road.[9][20] On April 6, 2016, the Gandara Diversion Road, under road marker 677, was upgraded from an unclassified road into a national one.[11][21] On July 6, 2017, the Guiuan Sulangan Peninsula Road was upgraded into a national road with the road marker 678.[22] In 2018, the current road system was made.[16]

List of highways

The following is a list of highways in the region of Eastern Visayas which are currently functional according to the DPWH.[23]

Highways in Eastern Visayas
Name Length (km)[23] Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Province(s) Classification Ref.
N1 395.164 245.6 Liloan, Southern Leyte Allen, Northern Samar Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte Primary [23][9][11][12][15][5][4][6][14]
N70 165.022 102.6 Mahaplag, Leyte Palo, Leyte Leyte Primary [5][23][4][6][7]
N670 462.913 287.6 Santa Rita, Samar Allen, Northern Samar Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar Secondary [23][9][10][12][3]
N671 1.067 0.663Catarman, Northern Samar Northern Samar Secondary [9]
N672 66.072 41 Calbayog, Samar Catarman, Northern Samar Northern Samar, Samar Secondary [9][23][11]
N673 1.990 1.24Calbayog, Samar Samar Secondary [11]
N674 62.481 38.8 Paranas, Samar Taft, Eastern Samar Eastern Samar, Samar Secondary [3][12][23]
N675 1.335 0.83Catbalogan, Samar Samar Secondary [12]
N676 33.504 20.82 Quinapondan, Eastern Samar Guiuan, Eastern Samar Eastern Samar Secondary [3][23]
N677 1.423 0.88Gandara, Samar Samar Secondary [11]
N678 19.224 11.94Guiuan, Eastern Samar Eastern Samar Secondary [3]
N679 4.020 2.498Calbayog, Samar Samar Secondary [11]
N680 108.925 67.7Biliran, Biliran Biliran Secondary [2]
N681 31.515 19.6 Capoocan, Leyte Biliran, Biliran Leyte, Biliran Secondary [2][4][23]
N682 20.074 12.47 Naval, Biliran Caibiran, Biliran Biliran Secondary [2]
N683 5.970 3.709Ormoc, Leyte Leyte Secondary [7][23]
N684 148.356 92.2 Ormoc, Leyte Leyte, Leyte Leyte Secondary [7][23][8]
N686 13.252 8.23Tacloban, Leyte Leyte Secondary [15]
N687 5.510 3.43Tacloban, Leyte Leyte Secondary [15]
N690 112.160 69.7 Liloan, Southern Leyte Abuyog, Leyte Southern Leyte, Leyte Secondary [6][14][23]
N691 40.628 25.24 San Ricardo, Southern Leyte Liloan, Southern Leyte Southern Leyte Secondary [14]
N692 153.879 95.6 Sogod, Southern Leyte Baybay, Leyte Leyte, Southern Leyte Secondary [14][6]
N693 23.935 14.87 Bato, Leyte Bontoc, Southern Leyte Leyte, Southern Leyte Secondary [6][13]
N694 34.829 21.639 Maasin, Southern Leyte Bontoc, Southern Leyte Southern Leyte Secondary [13]
N695 1.286 0.799Maasin, Southern Leyte Southern Leyte Secondary [13]
N717 6.828 4.24Tacloban, Leyte Leyte Secondary [15]
N718 2.981 1.852Palo, Leyte Leyte Secondary [5]
N719 1.534 0.953Palo, Leyte Leyte Secondary [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ For highways interconnected between provinces, each province that has a segment of the highway includes it.
  2. ↑ Including roads in Ormoc, excluding Tacloban

References

  1. ↑ "Region VIII". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Biliran". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eastern Samar". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Leyte 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leyte 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Leyte 5th". Department of Public Works and Highways.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Leyte 4th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Leyte 3rd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Northern Samar 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "Northern Samar 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Samar 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Samar 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Southern Leyte". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Southern Leyte 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tacloban City". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "Philippine National Road Network" (PDF). Department of Public Works and Highways. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Central Philippines 1:25,000". University of Texas. 1944. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ Philippine Development. Office of the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority. 1977. pp. 8, 40–41.
  19. 1 2 "Department Order No. 189, Series of 1997" (PDF). Department of Public Works and Highways. November 25, 1997. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Department Order No. 105, Series of 2013" (PDF). Department of Public Works and Highways. November 14, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Department Order No. 74, Series of 2015" (PDF). Department of Public Works and Highways. April 6, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Department Order No. 83" (PDF). Department of Public Works and Highways. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
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