Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road


The Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road is a major road in La Union and Benguet, Philippines. This road is dangerous, and has tunnels along the road which used to be intended for rail services from Aringay to Baguio. The road officially opened to public on December 17, 2018.
This road is named after the Filipino word "Asin", meaning salt. There are resorts and hotsprings such as Pooten's Resort, Palm Grove Hot Springs and Mountains Resort, Asin Hot Spring, Riverview Water Park, and Neverland Mountain Resort.
The segment of the road in Baguio forms part of National Route 234 and National Route 233 of the Philippine highway network. The rest of the road leading to Tubao, La Union remained unnumbered and classified as a tertiary national road. As of recently, due to Marcos Highway was suffering for heavy traffic, the road was rehabilitated to serve as an alternative route down to La Union, but there a little adjustments left.

Route description

The Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road serves as an alternative route to Baguio, and it is also the fourth road that leads to Baguio as well. The road also help decongests the traffic in Marcos Highway, despite the road is slightly longer than the Aspiras–Palispis Highway.
The road starts at the junction of Marcos Highway in Tubao, La Union as a 4-lane road. It features with much of the lightning and reflectorized signages and bus terminals. The Anduyan Bridge, which spans, carries along the route. After crossing the Anduyan Bridge, the road is narrowed to 2 lanes upon the road is travelling to it higher elevation that contained sharp curves and steep elevation upon entering the Benguet province.

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