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The Surigao–Davao Coastal Road or the President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway is a 677-kilometer (421 mi), two-to-six lane highway that connects the provinces of Surigao del Norte, [1] Surigao del Sur, [2] [3] Davao Oriental, [4] [5] Compostela Valley, [6] and Davao del Norte. [7] It connects the Maharlika Highway in Placer, Surigao del Norte to the Agusan in Tagum. Running along the eastern coast of Mindanao, it is one of the longest roads in the Philippines.
The road forms part of National Route 902 (N902) from Placer to Mati and National Route 74 (N74) from Mati to Tagum of the Philippine highway network.
Intersections are numbered by kilometre post, with the Marawi city proper designated as kilometre 0.
Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Davao del Norte | Tagum | AH 26 (N1) (Davao–Agusan National Highway) | Southern terminus. | ||
Davao Oriental | Mati | N907 (Mati-Maragusan Road) | Route changes from N902 to N74. | ||
Surigao del Norte | Placer | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) | Northern terminus. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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