J.P. Rizal Avenue

"Jose P. Rizal Avenue" redirects here. For the avenue in the City of Manila and Caloocan, see Rizal Avenue.
J.P. Rizal Avenue

Looking west towards Rockwell Center from the Guadalupe Bridge
Length 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Location Makati
West end Zobel Roxas Street and Tejeron Street in Tejeros
Major
junctions		 Chino Roces Avenue
South Avenue
Makati Avenue
Estrella Street
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
East end Circumferential Road 5 in West Rembo

Jose P. Rizal Avenue, more commonly known as J.P. Rizal Avenue, is a major local avenue in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a contour collector road on the south bank of the Pasig River that runs east-west from C-5 Road in West Rembo to Zobel Roxas Street in Tejeros Village.

Starting at its eastern terminus at C-5 Road, the road meanders through the residential communities of West Rembo and Cembo. It intersects with Eighth Avenue just past the University of Makati campus which connects it to Bonifacio Global City nearby. The avenue continues west through Guadalupe Nuevo where the Guadalupe ferry terminal and Guadalupe MRT Station are located. Crossing under the Guadalupe Bridge of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the road runs through Guadalupe Viejo and Rockwell Center. West of Estrella Street, it enters the Makati Población area passing through the Casa Hacienda Park before coming to an intersection with Makati Avenue. The road gradually pulls away from the river at this point as it continues on a straight path to Chino Roces Avenue in Olympia. The section between Makati Avenue and Chino Roces carries one-way traffic westbound. Located on this section are the old Santa Ana Race Track, which is now being developed as a commercial and entertainment district called Circuit Makati,[1] and the country's most expensive city hall.[2] The avenue then curves northwest past Pasong Tirad before coming to its western terminus at Zobel Roxas Street near the city's border with Santa Ana district in the City of Manila.

J.P. Rizal extends past C-5 road into East Rembo, Comembo and the municipality of Pateros as J.P. Rizal Avenue Extension. West of Zobel Roxas, it continues as Tejeron Street. The avenue was named after the Philippines' national hero, Dr. José P. Rizal. The eastern section and extension between Guadalupe Nuevo and Pateros was formerly called Guadalupe-Pateros Road.

Landmarks

University of Makati

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ayala transforms race track into Broadway, football hub pubblished by Rappler; accessed 2013-10-14.
  2. ↑ Most expensive city hall published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-11.