National roads of Cebu in 1937
President Manuel L. Quezon upon his assumption as the first elected President of the Philippines issued Executive Order No. 135. It was entitled "Establishing a Classification of Roads (Revising Executive Order No. 71). It was issued on December 31, 1937.
The purpose of classifying was to establish the limit of public roads and fixing the responsibility for the proper maintenance of the roads built or to be built. The National Transportation Board made three (3) classification of our roads: 1. National Roads, 2. Provincial Roads and Municipal Roads.
In Cebu City, the following were classified as National Roads:
1. Cebu North Road, with 3.40 kilometer in length.
2. Cebu South Road (via Juan Luna), with 7.23 kilometer in length.
3. Cebu-Guadalupe Road, with 4.80 kilometer in length.
4. Juan Luna-Fuente Osmeña-Guadalupe Road, with 3.90 kilometer in length.
5. Mango Avenue (renamed as Gen. Arcadio Maxilom Avenue, with 2.30 kilometer in length.
6. Cebu Airport Road (Banilad Heights), the aiport was still in Lahug, with 2.15 kilometer in length.
7. Calles-Colon-Padilla, with 2.93 kilometer in length.
8. Calle Sanciangko (correct spelling is Sanciangco, being named after Don Gregorio Sanciangco), with .64 kilometer in length.
9. Calle Borromeo, with .64 kilometer in length.
10. Calle Carlock and Extension to Guadalupe Road, with .77 kilometer in length.
11.Calle Morga and Comercio (now M.C. Briones), with .91 kilometer in length.
12.Calle Calderon (to Wharf), with .33 kilometer in length.
13. Calle Norte America (D. Jakosalem) and Extension to Airport, with 4.09 kilometer in legth.
14. Gorordo Avenue (to Airport), with 4.15 kilometer in legth.
15. New Avenue Connecting Mango Avenue (Maxilom)-Luna and Guadalupe, with 2.43 kilometer in legth.
16. Calle Martires (M.J. Cuenco), with .17 kilometer in legth.
17. Calle Gonzales (Wharf-Comercio), with .08 kilometer in legth.
18. Calle Burgos (Wharf-Magallanes), with .20 kilometer in legth.
19.CalleLapulapu (Wharf-Morga), with .09 kilometer in legth.
20. Capitol-Junior College, with 1.20 kilometer in legth.
21. Civi Center (Capitol Roads), with .26 kilometer in legth.
22. Calle Legaspi Extension (To Pier 1), with .36 kilometer in legth.
23. Parian Estero Road (To Pier 1), with .36 kilometer in legth.
24. Calle Mabini and Lopez Jaena (Colon-Martires), with .45 kilometer in legth.
25. Wharf Roads
a)Marginal Wharf, b) Driveway Pilot House, c) Mandawe Boulevard, d) Manalili Extension, e) Pier 2-Martires, f) Pier 3-Martires and g) Near Madrigal Mills.
National roads are all roads then classified as insular roads, main traffic routes connecting provincial capitals with important commercial centers, national airports, national seaports, and national parks and roads of military importance, which may be so designated by the President upon favorable recommendation of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications. National roads shall have a right of way of not less than twenty meters.
Provincial roads shall have a right of way of not less than fifteen meters, while municipal roads shall have a right of way of not less than ten meters.
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