page_title: Philippine highway network
hierarchical_section_title: Philippine highway network
context_page_description: The Philippine highway network refers to the highway system of the Philippines. It is a network of national roads owned and maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways which are organized into three classifications depending on their function or purpose they serve within the road network: national primary, national secondary, and national tertiary roads. The national roads connecting major cities are numbered N1–N82. They are mostly single and dual carriageways linking two or more cities.
  As of October 15, 2018, the Philippine highway network has a total length of 21,523.26 kilometers of concrete roads, 10,099.52 kilometers of asphalt roads, 1,264.49 kilometers of gravel roads, and 45.44 kilometers of earth roads, with a grand total of 32,932.71 kilometers. According to a 2011 report from the Asian Development Bank, the extent of the road network in the Philippines is comparable with or better than many neighboring developing countries in Southeast Asia. However, in terms of the quality of the road system, i.e., the percentage of paved roads and the percentage of those in good or fair condition, the country lags behind its neighbors.
context_section_description: The Philippine highway network refers to the highway system of the Philippines. It is a network of national roads owned and maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways which are organized into three classifications depending on their function or purpose they serve within the road network: national primary, national secondary, and national tertiary roads. The national roads connecting major cities are numbered N1–N82. They are mostly single and dual carriageways linking two or more cities.
  As of October 15, 2018, the Philippine highway network has a total length of 21,523.26 kilometers (13,373.93 mi) of concrete roads, 10,099.52 kilometers (6,275.55 mi) of asphalt roads, 1,264.49 kilometers (785.72 mi) of gravel roads, and 45.44 kilometers (28.24 mi) of earth roads, with a grand total of 32,932.71 kilometers (20,463.44 mi). According to a 2011 report from the Asian Development Bank, the extent of the road network in the Philippines is comparable with or better than many neighboring developing countries in Southeast Asia. However, in terms of the quality of the road system, i.e., the percentage of paved roads and the percentage of those in good or fair condition, the country lags behind its neighbors.
caption: Shields for N1 / AH26 (Pan-Philippine Highway), N59 (national primary road), and N180 (national secondary road)