Sorsogon Diversion Road

Sorsogon Diversion Road
; Sorsogon Diversion Road
Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road
Route information
	Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways – Sorsogon 1st District Engineering Office
Length	7.445 km (4.626 mi)
Component; highways	N643;
Major junctions
West end	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway)
	N644 (Bacon–Manito Road);
East end	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway)
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Sorsogon
Major cities	Sorsogon City
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

Sorsogon Diversion Road, officially known as Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road,^[1]^[2] is a 7.4-kilometer (4.6 mi), national secondary road in the city of Sorsogon of the Sorsogon province in the Philippines.^[3] Its official name, enacted in 2018, derives from Salvador Escudero III, who served as the province's 1st district representative and the country's agriculture secretary.^[2]

The entire road is designated as National Route 643 (N643) of the Philippine highway network.

Route description

Like most of the diversion roads in the country, the road bypasses the city proper of Sorsogon as an alternate route of Maharlika Highway, which goes straight to the city proper.

Notable buildings

From the west:

Sorsogon Provincial Hospital
Wilcon Depot
Padre Pio Hospital of Sorsogon
Sorsogon City Government Center^[4]

Intersections

The entire route is located in Sorsogon City. Intersections are numbered by kilometre post, with the Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer 0.

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
577.386	358.771	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) – Manila, Legazpi, Naga, Lucena	Western terminus.
		N644 (Bacon–Manito Road) – Manito, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon City Proper
584.445	363.157	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) – Matnog, Casiguran, Juban, Irosin	Eastern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Republic Act No. 11043 (June 29, 2018), "An Act Naming the Diversion Road in Sorsogon City, Province of Sorsogon as Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road", The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.
^ "Sorsogon 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Sorsogon City Government Center". Mohri & P.A. Associates, INC. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

[dashboard-1] "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[escudero-2] Republic Act No. 11043 (June 29, 2018), "An Act Naming the Diversion Road in Sorsogon City, Province of Sorsogon as Salvador H. Escudero III Diversion Road", The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.

[3] "Sorsogon 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[4] "Sorsogon City Government Center". Mohri & P.A. Associates, INC. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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