Kennon road connects Baguio City with the town of Rosario, La Union in the Philippines. It was originally called the Benguet Road and was later named in honor of its builder, Col. Lyman Kennon of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Coming from Manila or the provinces in the central plains of Luzon, it is the shortest route up to Baguio. Although Kennon road is the shortest of the three major access roads, travel time is just as long as through the other two because of poor road conditions.