N3 highway (Philippines)

Jose Abad Santos Avenue
Olongapo–Gapan Road Gapan–San Fernando–Olongapo Road
Driving eastbound through San Fernando, Pampanga
Route information
Length	118 km (73 mi)
Component highways	N3 (Gapan to Olongapo)
Major junctions
East end	N1 / AH26 (Maharlika Highway) – Gapan, Nueva Ecija
	E1 (North Luzon Expressway) – San Fernando, Pampanga N2 (MacArthur Highway) – San Fernando, Pampanga N301 (Bataan Provincial Expressway) – Dinalupihan, Bataan E4 (Subic-Tipo Expressway) – Hermosa, Bataan
West end	N305 (Rizal Avenue) / N306 (Olongapo–Bugallon Road) – Olongapo
Location
Major cities	Gapan, San Fernando, Olongapo
Highway system
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Jose Abad Santos Avenue, also known as Olongapo–Gapan Road and Gapan–San Fernando–Olongapo Road is a 118-kilometre (73 mi) long road spanning the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales in Central Luzon, Philippines. It is a major highway in Luzon and is designated as National Route 3 (N3) of the Philippine highway network route numbering system.

Jose Abad Santos Avenue was named after the late Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, a Kapampangan born in San Fernando on February 19, 1886. The avenue was formerly called Olongapo–Gapan Road and Gapan–San Fernando–Olongapo Road. The name was changed in line with Republic Act No. 9477 signed by former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 22, 2007. Nowadays, the avenue is commonly referred to by its acronym JASA, however, its old name is still used.

Jose Abad Santos Avenue traces its roots to the pre-colonial period. The Kapampangan empire expanded their trades throughout Central Luzon, forcing them to create roads adjacent to the Pampanga River. Since Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Rizal (Metro Manila) are readily accessible because the road networks to that locations exist, the empire could not access the province of Zambales and Bataan. Through the years, they developed land tracks accessible by foot and small wagons pulled by horses.