N9 highway

Route 9
Portion of the N9 Highway between Iligan and Linamon, Lanao del Norte
Route information
Auxiliary route of AH 26 (26)
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length	416 km (258 mi)
Existed	2015–present
Component highways	N9
Major junctions
East end	AH 26 (N1) (Surigao-Butuan National Highway) in Butuan
Major intersections	N952 (Butuan–Masao Port Road) in Butuan N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue) in Butuan N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue) / N954 (Airport Road) in Butuan N953 (Nasipit Port Road) in Nasipit N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road / Gingoog Wharf Road) in Gingoog N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road) in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental AH 26 (N10) (Sayre Highway) in Cagayan de Oro N862 (Cagayan de Oro Coastal Bypass Road) in Cagayan de Oro N945 (Don A. Velez Street) / N946 (Cagayan de Oro Port Road) in Cagayan de Oro N946 (Corrales Street Extension) in Cagayan de Oro N945 (Carmen–Patag–Bulua Road) in Cagayan de Oro N956 (Quezon Avenue) in Iligan N956-1 (Highway Secondary Diversion Road) in Iligan N77 (Misamis Oriental–Maria Cristina Boundary Road) in Iligan N957 (Tubod Wharf Road) in Tubod, Lanao del Norte N78 (Ozamiz–Pagadian Road) in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur
West end	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Tukuran
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Agusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur
Major cities	Butuan, Gingoog, Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan
Towns	Buenavista, Nasipit, Carmen, Magsaysay, Medina, Talisayan, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Sugbongcogon, Binuangan, Salay, Lagonglong, Balingasag, Jasaan, Tagoloan, Opol, Alubijid, Laguindingan, Gitagum, Libertad, Initao, Naawan, Manticao, Lugait, Linamon, Kauswagan, Bacolod, Maigo, Kolambugan, Tubod, Baroy, Lala, Kapatagan, Aurora, Tukuran
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List
← N8 → N10

National Route 9 (N9) is a 416-kilometer (258 mi), two to six major primary route network connecting the provinces of connecting the provinces of Agusan del Norte,^[1] Misamis Oriental,^[2][3] Lanao del Norte,^[4][5] and Zamboanga del Sur.^[6]

The highway runs along the northern coast of Mindanao from Butuan, Agusan del Norte to Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur. Its section from Balingoan, Misamis Oriental, the location of a ferry port to Camiguin, to Cagayan de Oro is part of the Central Nautical Highway of the Philippine Nautical Highway System. Its section from Alae Bridge 2 at Tagoloan–Cagayan de Oro boundary to Marcos Bridge, which crosses the Cagayan de Oro River, in Cagayan de Oro is part of the Mindanao spur of the Pan-Philippine Highway,^[7] although the signs that are on the kilometer markers are actually N10/AH26 signs.

National Route 9 starts in Ampayon, Butuan as Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road in a Y-junction stemmed from the Daang Maharlika. An 88-meter (96 yd) section of the latter refers a side of the triangle roundabout as part of N9. It is unknown if this is a mistake or not. The other side is named Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road. It passes through urban portions of the city and is the main highway for the city. It meets a Y-junction which stems a diversion road called Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue (N951). It enters a roundabout with the aforementioned highway and Bancasi Airport Road (N954).

The road enters the province of Agusan del Norte and traverses through the towns of Buenavista, the industrial Nasipit and Carmen. The region ends in the Carmen-Magsaysay border.

N9 and its assigned highway reaches the municipality of Magsaysay and reaches a sharp turn where the direction goes south. It is a road with many turns. After reaching Gingoog, the road is met with the Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road, a diversion that ignores most of the towns in the eastern side of the province. After traversing through many municipalities, it is met again with the western end of the aforementioned road. Upon reaching the city of Cagayan de Oro, it reunites with the Asian Highway 26, albeit it is a spur route. It also reaches the junction of a coastal highway that ends in Opol instead of the eponymous town. It also gives access to the port road (N946) and two other streets designated as N945. It traverses to the industrial areas of Opol and El Salvador. It passes through multiple more towns including Laguindingan, which is the location of a non-national airport road. Upon reaching Gitagum, a road to the sharp left turn is actually the true route of the Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road because it gives access to its municipal hall and a part of the poblacion, the former road is actually a diversion road. After more towns have been passed, N9 reaches the Misamis Oriental-Iligan border, thus ending the Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road.

N9 starts in Iligan as Misamis Oriental–Maria Cristina Boundary Road. Upon reaching the urban area of the city, it is met with a diversion road that ends near the N77 junction. The route changes to N77 where it goes left while N9's designated highway is Linamon–Zamboanga Road.

The Lanao del Norte portion of the road enters multiple towns including the provincial capital Tubod, which is home to a port road and Panguil Bay Bridge, which will connect Tangub and significantly cut travel time between Misamis Occidental and the aforementioned province.

After reaching Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, the road's name changes to Lanao–Pagadian–Zamboanga City Road. N9 ends during a T-junction between the N1 section of said highway and Karomatan–Tukuran Junction Road, which is also a part of the latter route.

Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with the Rizal Park in the city of Manila designated as kilometer 0. 

Region	Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Caraga	Butuan		1,232	766	AH 26 (N1) (Surigao–Butuan Highway/Daang Maharlika) / N9	Eastern terminus. An 88-meter (96 yd) portion of the Y-junction is labeled as N9
			1,235	767	N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue)
			1,240	770	N952 (Butuan-Masao Road)
			1,246	774	N951 (Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue) / N954 (Airport Road) – Butuan Airport	Roundabout (Butuanon Chinese Friendship Gate)
	Agusan del Norte	Nasipit	1,262	784	N953 (Nasipit Port Road)
Northern Mindanao	Misamis Oriental	Gingoog	1,315	817	N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road / Guanzon Street)	Serves as a diversion road; provides access to Gingoog Port
		Balingoan	1,351	839	East end of Central Nautical Highway concurrency.
		Villanueva	1,414	879	N955 (Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road)	Serves as a diversion road.
		Tagoloan–Cagayan de Oro boundary	1,423.552	884.554	Alae Bridge 2. East end of AH26 concurrency.
	Cagayan de Oro		1,425	885	AH 26 (N10) (Sayre Highway)	Crossing traffic is carried by Mayor Justiniano Borja Flyover
			1,433	890	N862 (Cagayan de Oro Coastal Bypass Road)	Road was converted to secondary road in 2023 and is currently numbered N862.
			1,437	893	N946 (Corrales Street Extension) / Corrales Street
			1,437	893	N945 (Don Apolinario Velez Street) / N946 (Julio Pacana Street)	Crossing traffic is carried by Mayor Pablo Magtajas Flyover. West end of the Central Nautical Highway concurrency.
			1,438.789	894.022	Marcos Bridge over Cagayan de Oro River. West end of AH26 concurrency.
			1,441	895	N945 (Carmen–Patag–Bulua Road)
	Iligan		1,520	940	N956-1 (Highway Secondary Diversion Road)
			1,525	948	N956 (Quezon Avenue) / Quezon Avenue Extension	Provides access to Port of Iligan
			1,529	950	N956-1 (Iligan City Diversion Road)	Unnumbered.
			1,531	951	N77 (Iligan–Marawi Road)	Route changes to N77, N9 continues as Linamon–Zamboanga Road.
	Lanao del Norte	Tubod	1,588	987	N957 (Tubod Wharf Road) / Tubod–Ganassi Road
Zamboanga Peninsula	Zamboanga del Sur	Aurora	1,629	1,012	N78 (Ozamiz–Pagadian Road)
		Tukuran	1,647	1,023	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway)	Western terminus. Route transitions to N1/AH26.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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