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Kennon Road near Camp 7, Baguio in 1914 Kennon Road, circa 1940s. As the American colonial government wanted to make Baguio a summer retreat to solidify Manila’s position, they decided to build a sturdy and reliable road to go there. They first tapped Charles W. Mead, who was a civil engineer, but he was subsequently replaced by Colonel N.M ...
The highway's several rehabilitation and development efforts [3] led to the road's categorization as an "all-weather road", [4] and is the preferred highway by motorists over the older Kennon Road. [5] The entire highway is designated as National Route 208 (N208) of the Philippine highway network.
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[3] [4] Landslides along Kennon Road, [5] including quarrying and aggregates crushing plants in riversides also release silt and sand into the river. [3] [6] The Agat Bridge, which serves as the highway boundary between the towns of Sison and Rosario, spans several hundred meters due to the widening of the river. The river overflows especially ...
The Halsema Highway (also known as the Benguet–Mountain Province Road, the Baguio–Bontoc Road, and the Mountain Trail [1]) is a national secondary highway in the Philippines. Situated within the Cordillera Central range in northern Luzon , it stretches from the city limit [ 2 ] of Baguio to the municipality of Bontoc . [ 3 ]
Kennon Road, a roadway in Benguet province, Philippines, connecting the mountain city of Baguio to the lowland town of Rosario in La Union province Kennon, Virginia , unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States
The forerunner of the man-made Lion's Head was a "large rock" described to be "naturally shaped like a lion", which prior to 1972 was the landmark that tourists observe along Kennon Road towards Baguio. [6]