KENNON ROAD - #270042
Benguet
KENNON ROAD is a roadway in Benguet province in the Philippines
connecting the mountain city on Baguio to the lowland towns of Rosario in La
Union province. The project who begun in
1903 and opened for travel on January 20, 1905.
It was originally called the Benguet Road and later renamed in honor of
its builder Col. Lyman Walter Vere Kennon of the U.S Army Corps of
Engineers. For travelers coming from
Manila or the provinces in the central plains of Luzon, it is the shortest
route to Baguio.
