N79 highway

Route 79
Route 79
	Reassurance Marker at Dipolog
Route information
Length	302 km (188 mi)
Component; highways	N79 (Ipil–Dipolog Road); N79 (Dipolog–Oroquieta Road); N79 (Ozamiz–Oroquieta Road);
Major junctions
West end	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Ipil
	N966 (Zamboanga West Coastal Road) in Liloy; N965 (Sindangan–Siayan–Dumingag–Mahayag Road) in Sindangan; N80 (Molave–Dipolog Road) in Katipunan; N961 (Rizal–Dakak–Dapitan Coastal Road) in Dapitan; N960 (Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road) in Calamba; N960 (Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road) in Oroquieta; N959 (Ozamiz Airport Road) in Ozamiz;
East end	N78 (Ozamiz–Aurora Road) / N958 (Ozamiz Port Road) in Ozamiz
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental
Major cities	Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Dipolog, Dapitan
Towns	Ipil, Titay, Kalawit, Tampilisan, Liloy, Salug, Bacungan, Sindangan, Jose Dalman, Manukan, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Katipunan, Sibutad, Rizal, Sapang Dalaga, Baliangao, Calamba, Plaridel, Lopez Jaena, Aloran, Panaon, Jimenez, Sinacaban, Tudela, Clarin
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

National Route 79 (N79) is a 302-kilometer (188 mi), two-to-four lane national primary road connecting the provinces of Misamis Occidental,^[1] Zamboanga del Norte,^[2]^[3]^[4] and Zamboanga Sibugay.^[5] It traverses through many municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental.

Route description

Ipil to Liloy

N79 starts as Ipil–Liloy–Sindangan Road. It traverses to Titay. After reaching the boundary of Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte, the road is named Liloy–Ipil Road.

Liloy to Sindangan

N79 continues as Liloy–Ipil Road. After reaching Liloy–Siocon Road (N966), the road is called Sindangan–Liloy Road. After reaching Leon B. Pestigo or Sindangan,^[6] the road is called Dipolog–Sindangan–Liloy Road.

Sindangan to Dipolog

Dipolog–Sindangan–Liloy Road continues until reaching the boundary of Katipunan and Dipolog.

Dipolog to Oroquieta

After reaching the boundary of Katipunan and Dipolog thus ending Dipolog–Sindangan–Liloy Road, the road becomes Dipolog–Oroquieta Road. In Dapitan, the road goes into a roundabout with Polo–Dapitan Park Road (N961). After reaching the boundary of Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, the road is called Oroquieta–Plaridel–Calamba–Sapang Dalaga Road. After reaching the junction of Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road (N960), the road is now called Ozamis–Oroquieta Road.

Oroquieta to Ozamis

Ozamis–Oroquieta Road continues until reaching the three way intersection with Ozamiz–Pagadian Road (N78) and Ozamis Port Road (N958), the road ends as well as N79.

Intersections

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

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Zamboanga Sibugay	Ipil	2,013	1,251	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway)	Roundabout and western terminus
Zamboanga del Norte	Liloy	1,965	1,221	N966 (Zamboanga West Coastal Road)
	Sindangan	1,919	1,192	N965 (Sindangan–Siayan–Dumingag–Mahayag Road)
	Dipolog	1,845	1,146	N80 (Molave–Dipolog Road)
	Dipolog	1,826	1,135	N961 (Rizal–Dakak–Dapitan Coastal Road)
Misamis Occidental	Calamba	1,824	1,133	N960 (Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road)
	Oroquieta	1,797	1,117	N960 (Oroquieta–Calamba Mountain Road)
	Ozamiz	1,705	1,059	N959 (Ozamiz Airport Road)
	Ozamiz	1,700	1,100	N78 (Ozamiz-Aurora Road) N958 (Ozamiz Port Road)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ "Misamis Occidental 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ "Zamboanga del Norte 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ "Zamboanga del Norte 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ "Zamboanga del Norte 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ "Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ "Road and Bridge Inventory | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[1] "Misamis Occidental 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[2] "Zamboanga del Norte 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[3] "Zamboanga del Norte 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[4] "Zamboanga del Norte 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[5] "Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[6] "Road and Bridge Inventory | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

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