N815 highway

National Route 815 (N815) is a national secondary route that forms part of the Philippine highway network, connecting the city of Cebu and the municipality of Balamban.[1][2] There are four components of the route, namely: 8th Street, Juan Luna Avenue, Salinas Drive and Cebu–Balamban Transcentral Highway.

Route 815
Cebu–Balamban Transcentral Highway
Major junctions
East end N840 (8th Street) in Cebu
Major intersections
West end N820 (Toledo–Tabuelan–San Remigio Road)
Location
CountryPhilippines
MunicipalitiesBalamban
Major citiesCebu
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N810→ N816

Route description

8th Street starts in a junction from 2nd Avenue (N840). The road merges and becomes Juan Luna Avenue.[3]

The route continues as Juan Luna Avenue after a merge from 8th Street. The road merges to Salinas Drive. The road merges to Salinas Drive.[3]

The route continues after a merge from Juan Luna Avenue. The road makes a junction on Camp Lapu Lapu Road, an internal highway, accessible to the military only.[3]

The route continues at Cebu−Balamban Transcentral Highway after a three-way intersection with Salinas Drive and Gorordo Avenue.[3] The road traverses and ends Balamban as a junction of Toledo–Tabuelan–San Remigio Road.

Hazards

This road has many turns and is prone to accidents. The road has numerous streches of ascending and descending portions.[4] A bus fell off a 30-meter (98 ft) ravine after a sharp turn; the accident killed 21 foreign medical students.[5][6]

References
  1. "Cebu City". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. "Cebu 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. "Road and Bridge Inventory | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. "Be careful! Top 10 most dangerous roads in the Philippines". philkotse.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. "10 Most Dangerous Roads In The Philippines". eCompareMo. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. "The Philippines' Most Dangerous Roads". iChoose.ph. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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