Radial Roads
These are the ten (10) radial roads that serves the purpose of conveying traffic in and out of the city of Manila to the surrounding cities of the metropolis and to the provinces, numbered 1-10 in a counter clockwise pattern. Note: These are the complete names of the roads and they may not sound familiar. The termini describes the segments of the Radial and Circumferential Roads and they usually are not the exact termini of the Roads.
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| Radial Road #1 |
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Starts as the Zaragosa Street from Radial Road 10 in the San Nicolas district in Manila. It will then curve sharply right and becomes the Del Pan Street, which is a major thoroughfare in the Manila Port. Del Pan Becomes the A. Bonifacio Drive after crossing the Pasig River at the Roxas Bridge. Bonifacio Drive is the main road of the Manila South Harbor and of Intramuros, the first Spanish settlement in Manila. Bonifacio Drive becomes the President Manuel Roxas Boulevard, formerly called Admiral Dewey Boulevard, after passing the intersection with the Padre Burgos Sreet and Katigbak Drive near Intramuros. Roxas Boulevard is one of the most scenic highway in Manila, lined with colourful streetlights and palm trees all throughout its path. It had been a target of beautification projects by Manila mayor Lito Atienza. Beside Roxas Boulevard is the Baywalk, a tourist spot in Manila. The U.S. Embassy, the Rizal Park, and the Central Bank of the Philippines are also located in its path. Roxas Boulevard is also lined with Restaurants, Exquisite Hotels and Yacht Clubs. Roxas Boulevard then enters Pasay, skirting the line of the Bay City. The road becomes an expressway after crossing the M.I.A. Road in Parañaque, the Coastal Road, or the Manila-Cavite Expressway, also known as CAVITEX. It will skirt the natural coastline of Manila and will becomes a full-controlled expressway someday. Shortly after crossing the Zapote River and entering Cavite, the CAVITEX will follow a reclamated route over Manila Bay and will become the A. Soriano Highway shortly after it goes back to land. It will continue skirting the coastline until it ends with a dead end in the Mount Palay National Park in Tagaytay. | |
| Radial Road #2 |
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A portion of R-2 is a part of the Southern portion of the Pan-Philippine Highway. It starts from Padre Burgos Street (C-1) as the Taft Avenue, passing through the Ermita and Malate districts of Manila, lying parallel with Radial Road 1. After crossing EDSA it becomes the Redemptorist Road. The route will then follow Quirino Avenue, passing through the cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas. The road will then branch into two shortly after entering the Cavite province, the Real Street and the Alabang-Zapote Road. Real Street will enter the Talaba and Zapote districts of Bacoor before becoming the Aguinaldo Highway. The Alabang-Zapote Road will curve back to Metro Manila and enters the city of Muntinlupa as the Pan-Philippine Highway. Aguinaldo Highway will continue its route, passing through the towns and cities of Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas and Silang, ending in the Tagaytay Rotunda in Tagaytay. R-2 continues as the Tagaytay-Talisay-Laurel Road and ends with a junction with the Tagaytay-Calamba Road in the front of the Taal Lake. The LRT Yellow Line follows the Route of R-2. | |
| Radial Road #3 |
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R-3 is a Tollway. It starts as the SLEX from Quirino Avenue in the Paco district in Manila. An elevated tollway, the Metro Manila Skyway will pass over it throughout its course from Buendia (C-3) to Alabang. SLEX is also known as the President Sergio Osmena Superhighway Throughout its course in Manila and as the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Expessway in Laguna. It is the Longest expressway in the Philippines, passing through the provinces of Laguna, Cavite and Batangas. It ends in Santo Tomas, Batangas and continues as the Apolinario Mabini Superhighway, also known as the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, or the STAR Tollway for short. R-3 currently ends in Batangas but it might be extended to Lucena City (via Toll Road 4/TR4) and Matnog, Sorsogon (via Toll Road 5/TR5) in the future. R-3 is the main thoroughfare of the Paco district in Manila, and connects it with the cities of Makati, Taguig, Pasay, Muntinlupa and the Southern Provinces. The Light Rail Transit Orange Line follows the route of R-3 from Manila to Alabang. | |
| Radial Road #4 |
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Starts from the junction of Pedro Gil Street and Tomos Claudio Boulevard (C-2). It enters the Pandacan district as the Panaderos Road. It will then curve sharply left, becoming the Pasig Line, which skirts the western banks of the Pasig River. After entering Makati, it becomes the Kalayaan Avenue. Radial Road 4 is the main thoroughfare of the Pandacan and Paco districts of Manila. In Makati, Kalayaan Avenue will skirt the southern banks of the Pasig River, acting as the most important thoroughfare of the Guadalupe Nuevo and Guadalupe Viejo districts of Makati. After crossing C-5, it became the M. Conception Avenue and it ends in Taytay, Rizal. Someday, it might be extended eastwards to the Rizal province as the proposed Pasig River Expressway. This road will either be bridged over the river or continue to skirt the banks of the Pasig River, and will be reclamated over the Laguna De Bay. The proposal also includes the cleanup of the Pasig River. R-4 is the main thoroughfare of the Pandacan and Paco districts of Manila, and connects it with the cities of Makati and Pateros. The Pasig River Ferry Service follows the route and the proposed route of R-4. | |
| Radial Road #5 |
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Branches off from R-6/Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in the Santa Mesa district of Manila as the Victorino Mapa Boulevard, named after Victorino Mapa, a former supreme court justice. R-5 is the main thoroughfare of the Santa Mesa district of Manila. It then follows P. Sanchez Street after entering San Juan City, crossing the San Juan River, and becomes the Shaw Boulevard after entering Mandaluyong. Shaw Boulevard houses many of Metro Manila's shopping centers, including the Marketplace, Manuela's, Puregold and the posh Shangri-La Plaza. Shaw Boulevard is the main thoroughfare of the Ortigas Centerin Mandaluyong and Pasig. After crossing the C-5, the road becomes the Pasig Boulevard, which turns sharply up, becomes the C. Raymundo Avenue, which ends with a junction with the Ortigas Avenue. Ortigas Avenue enters the Rizal province and becomes the Manila East Road after crossing the Felix Avenue/Imelda Avenue (One of the branches of R-6). The Manila East Road is the main thoroughfare of the eastern Luzon provinces of Rizal, Quezon and Laguna. R-5 officially ends with a junction with the National Highway in Jala Jala, Rizal. R-5 is the main road in the Santa Mesa district of Manila, connecting it with the cities of Mandaluyong, Pasig, Cainta and the eastern Luzon provinces of Rizal, Quezon and Laguna. The Ortigas Center is located on its course. | |
| Radial Road #6 |
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Branches off from Ayala Boulevard (C-1) as the P. Casal Street. It becomes the Legarda Street after passing Mendiola Street, and becomes the R. Magsaysay Boulevard, formerly known as the Santa Mesa Boulevard after crossing the Nagtahan Boulevard (C-2). R-6 is the main thoroughfare of the Santa Mesa district of Manila. In Quezon City, R. Magsaysay Boulevard becomes the Aurora Boulevard after crossing G. Araneta Avenue (C-3). It the becomes the Marikina-Infanta Highway, or Marcos Highway after crossing Katipunan Avenue (C-5) in Marikina City. R-6 branches to 3 before entering the Rizal province: The Sumulong Highway, Marcos Highway and the Imelda (Felix) Avenue, all which will enter the Rizal province. The Marikina-Infanta Highway continues to pass through mountain ranges of Rizal, having many zigzags along its path. The Cubao Araneta Center is located along its path. R-6 officially ends in Infanta, Quezon. R-6 is the main thoroughfare of the Santa Mesa district of Manila and connects it with Quezon City, Marikina and the provinces of Rizal and Quezon. The LRT-2 follows the path of Radial Road 6. | |
| Radial Road #7 |
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Starts from R-1, Passing Rizal Park, Manila Ocean Park, Luneta, Quirino Grandstand and crosses the Pasig River at the Quezon Bridge. R-7 follows Quezon Boulevard, the main thoroughfare in Quiapo, turns right at Lerma Street, which merges into España Boulevard. España Boulevard holds many universities in Manila, and it leaves Manila and enters Quezon City after crossing the Blumentritt Street in Manila, ending in the Mabuhay Rotunda. R-7 is the Main thoroughfare of the Quiapo shopping center of Manila. From the Mabuhay Rotonda, it then continues on to Quezon City as Quezon Avenue. Quezon Avenue is one of the scenic and comfortable roads in the metropolis. It runs smoothly through the center of Quezon City, and is lined at the island by palm trees and on the sides by offices, stores and nightclubs. It ends in the Elliptical Road, the road that circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, and becomes Commonwealth Avenue, the widest road in the Philippines. It curves northward and eventually ends at Quirino Highway (one of the branches of R-8). Commonwealth holds many government agency offices, passing through the many shopping districts like the Litex and Fairview. The La Mesa Parkway and the North Luzon East Expressway will be parts of R-7 once it is completed. R-7 is the main road of the Sampaloc and Quiapo districts of Manila, and connects it with Quezon City and Bulacan province. The MRT-7 will someday follow the route of Commonwealth and Quirino Highway. The R-7 Expressway is a proposal of DPWH that will convert Quezon Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue into an expressway. The proposal may start construction around 2016-2018. Because of the proximity of the portion of R-7 in Manila to the Manila City Hall, Malacanang and Rizal Park, R-7 had been the most important thoroughfare between the government agencies in Quezon Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue to the agencies in Manila. Because of the connections of the parks and shopping centers of Quezon City and Manila, the road had been a regular thoroughfare of Public Utility Jeepneys and Buses. R-7 is the most congested of the 3 Radial Roads linking Quezon City and Manila. | |
| Radial Road #8 |
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Splits off from R-7 in Santa Cruz district as Alfonso Mendoza (formerly Andalucia) Street. The route then follows Laong Laan and Dimasalang Streets, and then continues on to A. Bonifacio Avenue after crossing Blumentritt Road in the Caloocan-Quezon City borders. R-8 is the main thoroughfare of the Divisoria and Santa Cruz districts of Manila.
R-8 continues on to the Balintawak district of Quezon City, becoming the North Luzon Expressway after crossing EDSA (C-4). R-* splits to two, the Quirino Highway and NLEX. NLEX passes through Caloocan and Valenzuela cities before leaving Metro Manila and entering the Bulacan province. NLEX continues on to Pampanga, ending near the Clark Field and Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Pampanga and continues on to Tarlac and Bataan as the SCTEX, or the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. NLEX will be extended to Ilocos Region in the future, meeting with the North Luzon East Expressway (R-7) and North Luzon West Expressway (R-10), which were both under construction. The Quirino Highway branch passes through the Novaliches district before entering the Bulacan province and be linked to R-7. |
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| Radial Road #9 |
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Portions of R-9 are parts of the Pan-Philippine Highway. Starts from the Manila Metropolitan Theater, crosses the Pasig River at the McArthur Bridge, and then follows Rizal Avenue to the north. On Rizal Avenue (also called in Spanish as Avenida Rizal, or simply Avenida), there is an abundance of stores. LRT-1 is built on this road. It continues on from Caloocan as the Manila North Road, officially named General Douglas MacArthur Highway, passing through Malabon and Valenzuela, and continues to the Central Luzon region. R-9 Follows at Baguio. This is one of the main roads of the Santa Cruz district of Manila, and connects Manila with Bulacan province in the north up to Baguio, until it meets with the Maharlika Highway. | |
| Radial Road #10 |
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Begins in the San Nicolas district of Manila where it meets with Claro M. Recto Avenue (C-1) and Del Pan (R-1) as Ferdinand E. Marcos Highway. It continues north along the North Port through the Tondo district, and into Navotas town. R-10 is the most important thoroughfare between the north pierre, Manila and Navotas. At present, it formally ends at its intersection with C-4 in Navotas but may eventually be routed onto the proposed Manila-Bataan Coastal Road extension. The bridge will be named as Navotas-Bataan Boundary Bridge. It will connect the Bataan Provincial Expressway (BPEX) at Balanga City. R-10 is the main road of the San Nicolas district of Manila, and connects it with the cities of Navotas, Caloocan and Malabon and someday, the provinces of Bulacan and Bataan. In the future, the PNR Green Line will follow its route. The North Luzon West Expressway will be a part of the road once it is completed. |
Read more about this topic: Metro Manila Arterial Road System, List of Roads
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