Guam Highway 2

Guam Highway 2A
Location	Santa Rita, Guam

Guam Highway 2
Route information
	Maintained by Guam Department of Public Works
Major junctions
South end	GH-4 in Umatac
	GH-12 in Agat
North end	GH-2A in Santa Rita/Naval Base Guam Gate 2
Highway system

Last updated April 05, 2019

Guam Highway 2 is one of the primary automobile routes in the United States territory of Guam.

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Route description

The route runs in a south to north direction, from the Magellan Monument in the southern community of Umatac in a general northward direction to the community of Santa Rita, where it meets Highway 2A (which connects to Guam Highway 1 Marine Corps Drive) and Gate 2 of Naval Base Guam.^[1]

Umatac, formerly called Umata, is a village on the southwestern coast of the United States territory of Guam. The month of March in the Chamorro language is "Umatalaf," or "to catch guatafi," which is believed to be the root word of Umatac. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2000 census.

Santa Rita is a village located on the southwest coast of the United States territory of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. According to the 2000 census it has a population of 7,500, down from 11,857 in 1990. Santa Rita is the newest village in Guam, having been established after the Second World War.

Guam Highway 1 (GH-1), also known as Marine Corps Drive, is one of the primary automobile routes in the United States territory of Guam. It runs in a southwest-to-northeast direction, from the main gate of Naval Base Guam in the western community of Santa Rita in a general northeasterly direction to the main gate of Andersen Air Force Base in the community of Yigo. It passes through Guam's capital, Hagåtña, as well as intersecting various other territorial highways. Along its route, the highway runs through tropical forest areas, urbanized commercial areas, and residential neighborhoods. The US Military built the road starting in 1941. Construction ceased with the Japanese invasion in December 1941 and resumed in 1944. The highway was formally dedicated to the US Marines by the territorial governor in 2004.

Major intersections

Location	Destinations	Notes
Umatac	GH-4	Southern terminus
Agat	GH-12
Santa Rita	GH-2A	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Suffixed route

Guam Highway 2A (GH-2A) connects GH-2 to GH-1 in Santa Rita, junctioning with GH-5 along the way.

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References

↑ Guam (Map). NS.gov.gu. Retrieved 2008-05-24.

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[guam_map-1] Guam (Map). NS.gov.gu. Retrieved 2008-05-24.