Congressional Avenue, Quezon City

Congressional Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Kongresyonal), is a 12.4 km (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines, which spans from 6 lanes. It is one of the secondary roads in Metro Manila and part of it is designated as part of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) of the Manila arterial road system and N129 of the Department of Public Works and Highways national highway system.

Congressional Avenue starts from the intersection between EDSA and Roosevelt Avenue , and it passes through some of the Project Areas, Tandang Sora and ends at Luzon Avenue in the Old Balara area.

The avenue, being located on Quezon City, is one of the rising food destinations in the city due to the fact that many food establishments such as foodparks set-up shop particularly along the Extension Area.

Route description

Congressional Avenue follows an L route from EDSA to Luzon Avenue. The main segment, west of the intersection with Visayas Avenue, is characterized by numerous intersections, where major intersections are enforced with signal lights while minor intersections with either using an unsignaled intersection or improvised u-turn slots. The extension segment, east of the intersection with Visayas Avenue, is characterized by partial control of access, where at-grade intersections are replaced with U-turn slots.

Extension to Luzon Avenue

In the early 2010s (decade), the avenue was envisioned to be extended into Luzon Avenue to complement the completion of the Circumferential Road 5 which includes the widening of the C.P. Garcia (Katipunan) and Luzon Avenues as well as the Extension of the Congressional Avenue and the construction of the C.P. Garcia-Luzon Flyover which aims to divert C-5 as well as traffic from the narrow Tandang Sora Avenue in going to the Project Areas as well as Mindanao Avenue towards the C-5 segment of NLEX.

Intersections

The entire route is located in .Quezon City The list includes the section of the avenue named "Congressional Avenue Extension". Kilometers are measured from Rizal Park, the Kilometer Zero. 

km[1][2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
		N1 (EDSA)	Western Terminus. Traffic Light Intersection (Closed), U-turn at EDSA. Continues to Quezon Avenue as Roosevelt Avenue
		Cagayan Street and S&R Service Road	Traffic Light Intersection.
		Shorthorn Street	Accessible from westbound lanes via U-turn slot at Hereford Street Intersection. Access to Project 8.
		Spring Drive and Sta. Gertrudes Street	Traffic Light Intersection
		N129 (Mindanao Avenue/C-5 Road)	Traffic Light Intersection
		Jupiter Street	Unsignaled Intersection.
		Visayas Avenue	Traffic Light Intersection
		Tandang Sora Avenue	Intersection Closed, U-turn for Tandang Sora at Congressional Avenue.
		N129 (Luzon Avenue/C-5 Road)	Eastern terminus. Continues to C.P. Garcia Avenue as Luzon Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Route transition

Notable landmarks

Commercial establishments and residential subdivisions have been built along the avenue.

Shopping centers

There are a few shopping centers along the avenue. The first mall to open along the avenue is the Cherry Foodarama which services people along the Congressional, Diliman and Project areas. There is also another serving the same area which is named Circle-C Square. The Muñoz Market and the S&R Shopping Center caters the Project areas, while Waltermart North EDSA and Jackman Plaza Muñoz are in close proximity of the EDSA terminus of the avenue.

Other buildings and structures

There are many foodparks and restaurants located along the avenue such as Grub Hub and Pitstop.

See also

• Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
• Major roads in Metro Manila

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Congressional Avenue (Quezon City).

Road infrastructure in Metro Manila
Expressway routes E1/AH26 North Luzon Expressway E2/AH26 Skyway South Luzon Expressway Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway E3 Manila–Cavite Expressway E5 North Luzon Expressway (Mindanao Avenue to Valenzuela) E6 NAIA Expressway Highway routes Primary roads N1(AH26) MacArthur Highway Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Maharlika Highway N11 Carlos P. Garia Avenue Katipunan Avenue N59 Aurora Boulevard Marikina–Infanta Highway Sumulong Highway N60 Ortigas Avenue N61 Roxas Boulevard N62 Elpidio Quirino Avenue Diego Cera Avenue Aguinaldo Highway N63 Dr. A. Santos Avenue Secondary roads N118 Maysan Road N120 Samson Road C-4 Road Marcos Road Bonifacio Drive Roxas Boulevard N127 Quirino Highway N128 Mindanao Avenue N129 Congressional Avenue Luzon Avenue N130 C-3 Road 5th Avenue Sergeant Rivera Street Gregorio Araneta Avenue N140 C-2 Road Tayuman Street Lacson Avenue Quirino Avenue N141 Tomas Claudio Street Victorino Mapa Street P. Sanchez Street Shaw Boulevard Pasig Boulevard N142 N143 N144 N145 Segment 1: Recto Avenue Mendiola Street Segment 2: Osmeña Highway N150 Padre Burgos Avenue Rizal Avenue N151 Abad Santos Avenue N156 Quirino Avenue Extension United Nations Avenue N157 Padre Faura Street N160 Bonifacio Avenue N161 Blumentritt Road N162 Dimasalang Street N170 Commonwealth Avenue Elliptical Road Quezon Avenue España Boulevard Lerma Street Quezon Boulevard Taft Avenue N171 Segment 1: West Avenue Segment 2: Tramo Street N172 Timog Avenue N173 North Avenue N174 East Avenue N175 University Avenue N180 Ayala Boulevard P. Casal Street Legarda Street Magsaysay Boulevard Aurora Boulevard N181 San Marcelino Street N182 Romualdez Street N184 Gilmore Avenue Granada Avenue Ortigas Avenue N185 Bonny Serrano Avenue N190 Gil Puyat Avenue Kalayaan Avenue N191 EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover N192 Andrews Avenue N193 Domestic Road N194 NAIA Road N195 Ninoy Aquino Avenue N411 Alabang–Zapote Road Circumferential and radial 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 Major interchanges Balintawak Interchange C-5–Kalayaan Interchange C-5–Ortigas Interchange Estrella Flyover Kalayaan Flyover Magallanes Interchange Ortigas Interchange Sales Interchange Smart Connect Interchange Bridges Ayala Bridge Binondo–Intramuros Bridge Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge Jones Bridge MacArthur Bridge Mabini Bridge Quezon Bridge San Juan River Bridge Roundabouts 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda Agrifina Circle Anda Circle Burgos Circle Elliptical Road Maysilo Circle Monumento 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 Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 North Luzon Expressway Segment 10
Streets of Metro Manila Capital District Abad Santos Avenue Adriatico Street Blumentritt Road Bonifacio Avenue 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 Tomas Claudio 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 Batasan–San Mateo Road Betty Go-Belmonte Street Boni Avenue Bonny Serrano Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Congressional Avenue East Avenue Elliptical Road Gilmore Avenue Gregorio Araneta Avenue Juan Ruiz Street Julia Vargas Avenue Kamuning Road Katipunan Avenue Maysilo Circle 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 West Avenue Southern Manila District Alabang–Zapote Road Amorsolo Street Andrews Avenue Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Daang Hari Road 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 Maysan Road North Bay Boulevard Paterio Aquino Avenue Samson Road

Coordinates: 14°39′22″N 121°3′22″E / 14.65611°N 121.05611°E / 14.65611; 121.05611