Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road

Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road (also known as Mountain Province–Ilocos Sur Road or Bessang Pass), signed as National Route 205 (N205) of the Philippine highway network, is a 98-kilometer (61 mi) national secondary road in the Philippines that connects between the provinces of Ilocos Sur^[1] and Mountain Province.^[2]

Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road
Mountain Province–Ilocos Sur Road
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length	98 km (61 mi)
Component highways	N205
Major junctions
East end	N204 (Halsema Highway) in Sabangan, Mountain Province
Major intersections	Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road / Cervantes–Quirino Road in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur
West end	N2 (Manila North Road) in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Mountain Province, Ilocos Sur
Towns	Sabangan, Bauko, Tadian, Cervantes, Suyo, Tagudin
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List
← N204 → N206

Route description

The road starts at the junction of Halsema Highway as its eastern terminus. It passes throughout the remaining towns in Mountain Province before entering to the Ilocos Sur province. Its characteristics have numerous hairpin curves, turnpins and steep portions (particularly in Cervantes) along the mountainous route within the Cordillera mountains. Along the way, it provides an access to the Bessang Pass Natural Monument, which is located at the highest elevation of the road before going to the lowlands of the province. The road ends at the junction of Manila North Road in Tagudin.

From the World War II memorial marker in Tagudin, the road traverses Suyo and Cervantes in Ilocos Sur. Another road was in junction with the road, that leads to Mankayan and Buguias in Benguet. The road continues to Sabangan, where Halsema Highway is.

Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. 

Province	City/Municipality	km[3]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Ilocos Sur	Tagudin			N2 (Manila North Road) – Manila, Laoag, Vigan, Candon	Western terminus at Bitalag junction. Northbound goes to Laoag, Candon and Vigan; southbound goes to La Union, Pangasinan & Manila.
				Tagudin Bypass Road	Under construction, bypasses Tagudin town proper.
				Lubnac–Garitan–Bario-an Road	Alternate access to N2 (Manila North Road).
	Suyo			Suyo–Sigay–Del Pilar Road[4] — Sigay, Gregorio Del Pilar, Salcedo
				Alilem–Batbato–Suyo Road — Alilem
	Suyo – Cervantes boundary			Dinwede West Barangay Road
	Cervantes			Biwak Malaya Farm-to-Market Road	Beside the Bessang Pass Natural Monument.
				Lamagan Road
				Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road / Cervantes–Quirino Road — Quirino, Mankayan, Buguias	Northbound goes to Quirino in Ilocos Sur; southbound goes to Mankayan and Buguias in Benguet.
				Mt. Province–Ilocos Sur Road (via Kayan)	Western end at Brgy. Aluling. Alternate route towards Tadian via Barangay Kayan East & West. N205 alignment follows the southern road via Barangay Tue.
Mountain Province	Tadian			Mt. Province–Ilocos Sur Road (via Kayan) — Besao	Eastern end at Brgy. Cabunagan.
	Bauko			Abatan–Mabaay Road — Sabangan, Mankayan, Buguias	Abatan Junction.
				Abatan–Bagnen Road	Goes to Brgy. Bagnen.
				Guinzadan–Banao–Andanum Road
				Otucan Diversion Road	Goes to Purok Kalimbatawa. Loops back to highway.
				Bila–Otucan Road	Goes to Brgy. Bila & Otucan Norte. Loops back to highway.
	Sabangan			Bagnen–Sabangan Road — Bauko	Goes to Brgy. Bagnen Proper & Bagnen Oriente in Bauko.
				N204 (Halsema Highway) – Bontoc, Sagada, La Trinidad, Baguio	Nacagang Junction. Route terminus. Northeast-ward goes to Sagada, Bontoc & Tabuk; southwest-ward goes to Atok, La Trinidad, and Baguio.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Unopened