Aguinaldo Highway | |
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Radial Road 1 | |
Aguinaldo Highway looking south towards Tagaytay Rotonda in Tagaytay
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Route information | |
Length: | 41.4 km (25.7 mi) |
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Major junctions | |
North end: | Alabang–Zapote Road in Las Piñas, Manila-Cavite Expressway in Bacoor |
N65 (Governor's Drive) in Palapala, Dasmariñas | |
South end: | Tagaytay-Nasugbu Road in Tagaytay |
Location | |
Major cities: | Las Piñas, Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas, Tagaytay |
Towns: | Silang, Alfonso, Nasugbu, Tuy, Balayan |
Highway system | |
Roads in the Philippines Highways | Expressways (list) |
The Aguinaldo Highway also known as Cavite-Batangas Road and Manila West Road is a 6-lane, 41-kilometre (25 mi) highway passing through the busiest towns and cities of Cavite, Philippines. It is the busiest and most congested of the three major highways located in the province, the others are Governor's Drive and Antero Soriano Highway.
The northern terminus of the highway is at Las Piñas in Metro Manila. It then travels along Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas, Silang, and then ends at Tagaytay.
The highway is named after General Emilio Aguinaldo, the country's first President.
Aguinaldo Highway starts as a continuation of Diego Cera Avenue at Zapote Bridge. It crosses and becomes a 6-lane road past Molino Boulevard which leads to Molino, and Aguinaldo Boulevard, which connects with Manila-Cavite Expressway. It then intersects with Tirona Highway that leads to Kawit and Cavite City. It then passes Imus and enters Dasmarinas, where it reduces to a 4-lane road and sometimes becoming a divided highway at some portions. Afterwards, it then intersects with Governor's Drive at Palapala.
Past Palapala, it begins its climb to Tagaytay, passing Silang and then enters Tagaytay. At Tagaytay Rotunda, it intersects with Tagaytay-Calamba Road, which connects with Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road to Santa Rosa) and Tagaytay-Talisay Road, a zigzag road running downslope to Talisay. The highway soon continues westbound as a segment of Tagaytay-Nasugbu Road to Nasugbu via Palico. Tagaytay-Nasugbu Road from Tagaytay Rotunda to Mendez Crossing is signed as Aguinaldo Highway. It passes near Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Leslie's, Josephine, Robinsons Summit Ridge, Sky Ranch, and Taal Vista Hotel before it ends at Mendez Crossing.