The Negros Occidental Eco-Tourism Highway, officially known as the Bacolod–San Carlos Road and Bacolod–Murcia–Don Salvador Benedicto–San Carlos Road, is an highway connecting the city of Bacolod to the city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, Philippines. The route crosses north-central Negros Island from the western coastal plain through the central mountain range, traversing the Northern Negros Natural Park north of Mount Kanlaon before descending to the Tañon Strait coast. From Bacolod the road passes through lowland sugarcane agricultural land before climbing through Murcia into the upland interior, where fog regularly reduces visibility in wet weather and mornings. The highway passes through Don Salvador Benedicto before reaching San Carlos, where ferry connections link to Cebu. Its western segment in Bacolod, also known as Alijis Road (Romeo G. Guanzon Avenue), includes a two-way bicycle lane.
The entire highway is designated as National Route 69 (N69) of the Philippine highway network.
Route description
Bacolod The road starts in an intersection with the Bacolod South Road beside the old Bacolod Domestic Airport. The road has a stretch in Bacolod which is named the Bacolod-San Carlos segment. Shortly after the highway starts, the road intersects with the Bacolod Circumferential Road. The highway trails southeast before intersecting with the Bacolod Economic Highway, ending shortly after.
Negros Occidental The road enters Murcia, Negros Occidental at the Department of Public Works and Highways 3rd district in the province with a stretch. The road tracks more southeast, intersecting with the Murcia-Cansilayan-Damsite-Abuanan-Bago City Road. The road then trails east, before going north.
History The highway originated from an old road connecting Bacolod to the foot of Mount Kanlaon in Murcia that is also historically part of Highway 336. It was later extended to San Carlos sometime after World War II.
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See also Northern Negros Natural Park Mount Kanlaon Don Salvador Benedicto Negros Island Region