Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road

Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road
Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road
Mountain Province–Ilocos Sur Road
Route information
	Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length	98 km (61 mi)
Component; highways	N205;
Major junctions
East end	N204 (Halsema Highway) in Sabangan, Mountain Province
	Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road / Cervantes–Quirino Road in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur;
West end	N2 (Manila North Road) in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Mountain Province, Ilocos Sur
Towns	Sabangan, Bauko, Tadian, Cervantes, Suyo, Tagudin
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road (also known as Mountain Province–Ilocos Sur Road or Bessang Pass), signed as National Route 205 (N205) of the Philippine highway network, is a 98-kilometer (61 mi) national secondary road in the Philippines that connects between the provinces of Ilocos Sur^[1] and Mountain Province.^[2]

Route description

The road starts at the junction of Halsema Highway as its eastern terminus. It passes throughout the remaining towns in Mountain Province before entering to the Ilocos Sur province. Its characteristics have numerous hairpin curves, turnpins and steep portions (particularly in Cervantes) along the mountainous route within the Cordillera mountains. Along the way, it provides an access to the Bessang Pass Natural Monument, which is located at the highest elevation of the road before going to the lowlands of the province. The road ends at the junction of Manila North Road in Tagudin.

From the World War II memorial marker in Tagudin, the road traverses Suyo and Cervantes in Ilocos Sur. Another road was in junction with the road, that leads to Mankayan and Buguias in Benguet. The road continues to Sabangan, where Halsema Highway is.

Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.

Province	City/Municipality	Destinations	Notes
Ilocos Sur	Tagudin	N2 (Manila North Road) – Manila, Laoag, Vigan, Candon	Western terminus at Bitalag junction. Northbound goes to Laoag, Candon and Vigan; southbound goes to La Union, Pangasinan & Manila.
		Tagudin Bypass Road	Under construction, bypasses Tagudin town proper.
		Lubnac–Garitan–Bario-an Road	Alternate access to N2 (Manila North Road).
	Suyo	Suyo–Sigay–Del Pilar Road^[4] — Sigay, Gregorio Del Pilar, Salcedo
	Suyo	Alilem–Batbato–Suyo Road — Alilem
	Suyo – Cervantes boundary	Dinwede West Barangay Road
	Cervantes	Biwak Malaya Farm-to-Market Road	Beside the Bessang Pass Natural Monument.
		Lamagan Road
		Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road / Cervantes–Quirino Road — Quirino, Mankayan, Buguias	Northbound goes to Quirino in Ilocos Sur; southbound goes to Mankayan and Buguias in Benguet.
		Mt. Province–Ilocos Sur Road (via Kayan)	Western end at Brgy. Aluling. Alternate route towards Tadian via Barangay Kayan East & West. N205 alignment follows the southern road via Barangay Tue.
Mountain Province	Tadian	Mt. Province–Ilocos Sur Road (via Kayan) — Besao	Eastern end at Brgy. Cabunagan.
	Bauko	Abatan–Mabaay Road — Sabangan, Mankayan, Buguias	Abatan Junction.
		Abatan–Bagnen Road	Goes to Brgy. Bagnen.
		Guinzadan–Banao–Andanum Road
		Otucan Diversion Road	Goes to Purok Kalimbatawa. Loops back to highway.
		Bila–Otucan Road	Goes to Brgy. Bila & Otucan Norte. Loops back to highway.
	Sabangan	Bagnen–Sabangan Road — Bauko	Goes to Brgy. Bagnen Proper & Bagnen Oriente in Bauko.
	Sabangan	N204 (Halsema Highway) – Bontoc, Sagada, La Trinidad, Baguio	Nacagang Junction. Route terminus. Northeast-ward goes to Sagada, Bontoc & Tabuk; southwest-ward goes to Atok, La Trinidad, and Baguio.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Unopened

References

^ "Ilocos Sur 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
^ "Mt. Province". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ Marcos, Imee (2024-01-23). "Senate Bill No. 1757, An Act Providing for the Convertion of the Suyo-Sigay-Del Pilar Road into a National Road" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 2024-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

This Philippine road or road transport-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Ilocos Sur 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

[2] "Mt. Province". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

[3] "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[4] Marcos, Imee (2024-01-23). "Senate Bill No. 1757, An Act Providing for the Convertion of the Suyo-Sigay-Del Pilar Road into a National Road" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 2024-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]