Notable Highways and Bridges in The Philippines
- Oldest Bridge: Puente Colgante
- Longest Bridge: San Juanico Bridge
- Widest Bridge: Nagtahan Bridge (C-2), Guadalupe Bridge (C-4)
- Longest Highway: Pan-Philippine Highway and Strong Republic Nautical Highway
- Widest Highway: Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City (R-7) (18 lanes)
- Busiest Highway: Epifanio De los Santos Avenue (C-4) (2.35 Million Vehicles per day)
- Longest Provincial Highway: Manila East Road
- Longest Expressway: Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway
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