Harrison Avenue

Francis Burton Harrison Avenue, more commonly known as F.B. Harrison Avenue , F.B. Harrison Street, or simply Harrison Avenue or Harrison Street, is a major north-south collector road in Pasay, western Metro Manila, Philippines.^[1] It is a four-lane undivided arterial running parallel to Roxas Boulevard to the west and Taft Avenue to the east, from Pasay's border with Malate district in the north to Baclaran in Parañaque in the south. The avenue is named for U.S. Governor-General of the Philippines, Francis Burton Harrison.

Street description

Pasay City Hall on Harrison Avenue

Harrison Avenue has a right-of-way width of approximately 25 meters. It is a public transportation or medium-occupancy-vehicle corridor which is frequented by intra-metropolitan jeepneys and mega-taxis. This condition gives Harrison Avenue its relatively slow-moving, congested and highly pedestrian character.

History

Harrison Avenue forms part of an old Spanish coastal trail that linked the Province of Manila to La Laguna and other southern provinces. It was called Calle Real or Camino Real (Spanish for "royal street") which spanned from Ermita to Muntinlupa. At present, only the Las Piñas and Muntinlupa section is called Calle Real or Real Street as an alternative name for the road. The Pasay portion is renamed Harrison Avenue while those of the City of Manila and Parañaque have been renamed to Del Pilar Street and Elpidio Quirino Avenue respectively.

References

Road infrastructure in Metro Manila Limited-access roads Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Manila–Cavite Expressway Metro Manila Skyway Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway NAIA Expressway North Luzon Expressway South Luzon Expressway Numbered routes C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10 Provincial highways AH26 Aguinaldo Highway Batasan–San Mateo Road Daang Hari Road MacArthur Highway Marikina–Infanta Highway Ortigas Avenue Quirino Highway Sumulong Highway Major interchanges C-5–Kalayaan Interchange C-5–Ortigas Interchange Estrella Flyover Magallanes Interchange Ortigas Interchange Bridges Ayala Bridge Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge Jones Bridge MacArthur Bridge Mabini Bridge Quezon Bridge San Juan River Bridge Roundabouts Anda Circle Monumento Elliptical Road Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle Remedios Circle Welcome Rotonda Planned Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Metro Manila Skybridge North Luzon East Expressway Pasig River Expressway R-7 Expressway Under construction NAIA Expressway   Streets of Metro Manila Capital District Abad Santos Avenue Adriatico Street Blumentritt Road Bonifacio Drive Del Pilar Street Escolta Street España Boulevard Hidalgo Street Jose Laurel Street Kalaw Avenue Lacson Avenue Legarda Street Magsaysay Boulevard Marcos Road Mendiola Street Pablo Ocampo Street Padre Burgos Avenue Padre Faura Street Pedro Gil Street Pureza Street Quezon Boulevard Quirino Avenue Ramon Papa Street Recto Avenue Rizal Avenue Roxas Boulevard Taft Avenue Tayuman Street United Nations Avenue Victorino Mapa Street Zobel Roxas Street Eastern Manila District ADB Avenue Andres Bonifacio Avenue Anonas Street Aurora Boulevard Balete Drive Batasan Road Betty Go-Belmonte Street Boni Avenue Bonny Serrano Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Elliptical Road Gilmore Avenue Gregorio Araneta Avenue Juan Ruiz Street Julia Vargas Avenue Kamuning Road Katipunan Avenue Meralco Avenue Mindanao Avenue North Avenue Ortigas Avenue Pioneer Street Quezon Avenue Regalado Highway Roosevelt Avenue San Miguel Avenue Shaw Boulevard Timog Avenue Tomas Morato Avenue Southern Manila District Alabang–Zapote Road Amorsolo Street Andrews Avenue Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Diego Cera Avenue Domestic Road Doña Soledad Avenue Dr. Santos Avenue Elpidio Quirino Avenue Estrella Street Gil Puyat Avenue Harrison Avenue J.P. Rizal Avenue Jose Diokno Boulevard Kalayaan Avenue Lawton Avenue Macapagal Boulevard Makati Avenue McKinley Road NAIA Road Nicanor Garcia Street Ninoy Aquino Avenue Paseo de Roxas South Avenue Tramo Street CAMANAVA District Letre Road Maysan Road North Bay Boulevard Samson Road

Coordinates: 14°32′55″N 120°59′35″E / 14.54861°N 120.99306°E / 14.54861; 120.99306