Romulo Highway

Romulo Highway
Romulo Highway
Carlos P. Romulo Highway
	The highway in San Pablo, Tarlac City
Route information
Length	77.2 km (48.0 mi)
Component; highways	N55
Major junctions
Southeast end	N2 (MacArthur Highway) in Tarlac City
	N242 (Paniqui–Camiling Road / Camiling–Malasiqui–Santa Barbara Road) in Camiling, Tarlac; N306 (Alaminos–Bugallon Road) in Bugallon, Pangasinan;
Northwest end	N55 (Lingayen–Labrador Road) in Lingayen, Pangasinan
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Tarlac, Pangasinan
Major cities	Tarlac City
Towns	Santa Ignacia, Camiling, San Clemente, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Lingayen
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

Romulo Highway, also known as Carlos P. Romulo Highway, is a 77.2-kilometer (48.0 mi) major highway in the Philippines that connects the provinces of Tarlac and Pangasinan. It is alternatively known as Tarlac–Pangasinan Road from Tarlac City to Bugallon, Pangasinan and as a component of Pangasinan–Zambales Road and Bugallon–Lingayen Road from Bugallon to Lingayen.

The highway is named after Filipino diplomat, politician, soldier, journalist and author Carlos P. Romulo, who had served, among other things, as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1949–1950. Romulo was born in town of Camiling, Tarlac, through which the highway passes.

The entire road forms part of National Route 55 (N55) of the Philippine highway network.

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