N850_highway_(Philippines)

N850 highway

N850 highway

Road in the Philippines

National Route 850 (N850) is a 260.25 km (161.71 mi), two-four lane (2 x 260), circumferential national secondary route that forms part of the Philippine highway network. It connects the whole island of Bohol.[1][2][3] The route is composed of Tagbilaran North Road from Tagbilaran to Trinidad and Tagbilaran East Road from Trinidad to Tagbilaran again.

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History

Route description

Tagbilaran to Trinidad

The route starts as Tagbilaran North Road. After reaching Trinidad, the road ends in a three-way intersection with Loay Interior Road and Tagbilaran East Road.[4]

Trinidad to Tagbilaran

The route continues as Tagbilaran East Road. After reaching Tagbilaran again it ends in the kilometer 0 of Bohol.[4]

  • Tagbilaran East Road in Ubay.
  • Tagbilaran East Road, a component of N850 in Jagna.

Incidents

  • This highway had many bridges and sections of Tagbilaran North Road and Tagbilaran East Road damaged during the 2013 Bohol earthquake.[5] A few bridges were reconstructed with the Mabey Compact 200.[6]
  • On April 27, 2022, the old bridge over the Loboc River in Loay collapsed, killing 4 people and injuring 15. The bridge was damaged during the 2013 earthquake and still being used while a new replacement bridge was under construction next to it. One possible cause was the stationary traffic on the bridge that exceeded its capacity.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bohol 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  2. [2]
    "Bohol 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  3. [3]
    "Bohol 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. [4]
    "Road and Bridge Inventory | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  5. [5]
    "List of major/secondary roads and bridges affected by Central Visayas earthquake | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  6. [6]
    "Bohol Island Earthquake Emergency Bridge | Mabey - English". www.mabeybridge.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  7. [7]
    "Bridge in Loay, Bohol falls: 4 killed, 15 hurt; cargo vehicles blamed". metrosundaily.com. MetroSunDaily. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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