N841 highway
{{Short description|Secondary route in the Philippines}}
{{Infobox road
| country = PHL
| type = N
| route = 841
| provinces = Cebu
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = {{Jct|country=PHL|N|8|name1=Cebu North Road}} in Mandaue
| maint = Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
| junctions = {{Jct|country=PHL|N|840|name1=D.M. Cortes Avenue}} in Mandaue
| terminus_b = {{Jct|country=PHL|N|845|name1=Manuel Luis Quezon National Highway / Mactan Circumferential Road}} in Lapu-Lapu
| previous_type = N
| next_type = N
| previous_route = 840
| next_route = 845
| photo = Marcelo Fernan Bridge.jpg
| photo_notes = Marcelo Fernan Bridge, a component of N841
}}
National Route 841 (N841) is a {{Convert|5|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=out|adj=on}}, two-to-four lane national secondary route that forms part of the Philippine highway network, connecting the cities of Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue.{{Cite web|title=Cebu 6th|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/2020%20DPWH%20ATLAS/Road%20Data%202016/cebu_6th.htm|access-date=2021-09-08|website=www.dpwh.gov.ph}} It is carried by the Marcelo Fernan Bridge, constructed in 1996 and opened in 1999.{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Fernan Bridge|url=https://www.cebusite.com/news/2426020/marcelo-fernan-bridge|access-date=2021-09-08|website=cebusite.com - Cebu City site|language=en-PH}}{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Fernan Bridge (Mandaue, 1999)|url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/marcelo-fernan-bridge|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Structurae|language=en}}
History
The route was assigned the number N841 during the addition of National Routes in late 2016.
An underpass and road widening project for the route's road has been undertaken to ease the traffic congestion caused by the many vehicles traveling to and from Mactan–Cebu International Airport, but it has instead caused massive amounts of inconvenience as the project remains unfinished. Cebu Provincial Board member Glenn Soco has requested the Regional Development Council (RDC) to cancel the ongoing project in favor of a rotunda (roundabout).{{Cite web |last=Padronia |first=Earl Kim |date=2023-03-16 |title=Stop UN Ave. underpass work; build rotunda instead |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1956273/cebu/local-news/stop-un-ave-underpass-work-build-rotunda-instead |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=SUNSTAR |language=en}}
Route description
The route starts as United Nations Avenue in Mandaue.{{Cite web|title=Road and Bridge Inventory {{!}} Department of Public Works and Highways|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/gis/rbi|access-date=2021-09-08|website=www.dpwh.gov.ph}} It crosses a major junction with D.M. Cortes Avenue (formerly Plaridel Street) (N840) After crossing the Marcelo Fernan Bridge over the Mactan Channel, the route continues along two exit viaducts, with both viaducts terminating as they both merge with the Manuel Luis Quezon National Highway/Mactan Circumferential Road (N845) in Lapu-Lapu City.