Elliptical Road

Elliptical Road
QMC Road
The Elliptical Road in 2015
Location
Quezon City
Roads at junction:	N170 (Commonwealth Avenue) Visayas Avenue N173 (North Avenue) N170 (Quezon Avenue) N174 (East Avenue) Kalayaan Avenue Maharlika Street
Construction
Type:	Roundabout
Lanes:	8
Map

The Elliptical Road is a large 2-km Roundabout^[1] and Landmark in Quezon City which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle. It was named after its elliptical shape. The spinning in this roundabout is in a counterclockwise direction. The road is divided into 8 lanes, wherein 3 are the main lanes, 4 lanes are for exiting vehicles with one lane for bicycles and pedicabs.

Land Marks and Government Offices

• Quezon Memorial Circle
• Quezon Memorial Monument
• Department of Agrarian Reform ^[2]
• Department of Agriculture ^[3]
• Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
• Agricultural Training Institute
• Philippine National Bank
• Quezon City Hall
• Quezon City Hall of Justice
• Philippine Coconut Authority^[4]
• People's Television Network Headquarters

Junctions

The Elliptical Road serves as a terminus of 7 major Quezon City thoroughfares, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue, East Avenue, Visayas Avenue, Maharlika Street and Kalayaan Avenue.^[5]

Commonwealth Avenue

Is an 18-lane highway that goes to the Holy Spirit, Balara and Batasan Districts of Quezon City. It is also a route heading to Novaliches and Bulacan Province. This is the first junction of the Elliptical Road. Most vehicles on the Elliptical Road comes from this road.

Visayas Avenue

Is an 8-lane road heading to the Project 6 District. It leads to the Central Avenue, Congressional Avenue, Tandang Sora Avenue, Luzon Avenue and Mindanao Avenue. The Department of Agrarian Reforms and the Department of Agriculture are located near this junction.

North Avenue

Is an 8-lane thoroughfare leading to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center and the Quezon City Central Business District , where the SM City North EDSA, Eton Centris, Vertis North and the National Government Center are located. This road goes to the northern part of EDSA westward to Monumento, CaMaNaVa area of Manila Bay and Mindanao Avenue bound for NLEX.^[6]

Quezon Avenue

Is an 8-lane highway leading to EDSA, Mabuhay (Welcome) Rotunda and Sampaloc, Manila. The Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife and the Lung Center of the Philippines are located at the opposite corners of this junction.

East Avenue

Is a 6-lane highway that leads to the East Triangle and EDSA. This road goes to the central parts of EDSA going to Cubao, cities of Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasay. Several hospitals including the Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue Medical Center and National Kidney and Transplant Institute and offices such as, Social Security System, PAGASA Central Office, Land Registration Authority, Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board, Land Transportation Office, and the Central Bank of the Philippines are located along this road.

Maharlika Street

Elliptical Road-Maharlika Street sign

Is a 2-lane street that leads to Maginhawa Street which is one of the famed food destinations of the city.

Kalayaan Avenue

Is a 6-lane thoroughfare leading to Kamias, Socorro and Cubao Districts.

See also

• Quezon City
• Triangle Park
• Major Roads in Metro Manila
• Quezon Avenue
• Epifanio De los Santos Avenue
• Quezon Memorial Circle
• Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City

References

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

Triangle Park
Quezon City Central Business District
Buildings	Ayala Malls Vertis North Avida Towers Sola Avida Towers Vita Centris Station DILG-NAPOLCOM Center East Avenue Medical Center Lung Center of the Philippines National Electrification Administration National Kidney and Transplant Institute Philippine Diamond Tower Philippine Heart Center Quezon City Central Post Office QCX Seda Hotels Vertis North SM City North EDSA The Skysuites Tower TriNoma
Parks and monuments	Bantayog ng mga Bayani Center Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center Quezon Memorial Circle Monument Balara Filters Park University of the Philippines Arboretum
Complexes	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center Eton Centris GMA Network Center UNTV Broadcast Center U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub Vertis North Veterans Memorial Medical Center
Education	Claret School of Quezon City Philippine Science High School Quezon City Science High School University of the Philippines Diliman Manuel L. Quezon University - Diliman Campus
Transportation	Roads Agham Road BIR Road East Avenue Elliptical Road EDSA Kalayaan Avenue Mindanao Avenue North Avenue NIA Road Quezon Avenue Visayas Avenue Rail Kamuning MRT Station North Avenue LRT Station North Avenue MRT Station Quezon Avenue MRT Station Quezon Memorial MRT Station University Avenue MRT Station
Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

Coordinates: 14°38′59″N 121°2′50″E / 14.64972°N 121.04722°E / 14.64972; 121.04722