Abad Santos Avenue

Abad Santos Avenue is a major north–south arterial road located in the district of Tondo in northern Manila, Philippines. It is a divided roadway with four lanes in each direction running through the eastern edge of Tondo from the intersection with Rizal Avenue near the Manila Chinese Cemetery at its north end to Recto Avenue near the Tutuban railway station at the district boundary of Tondo and Binondo at the south.

History

Abad Santos Avenue was originally built in the early 19th century under Spanish rule as a narrow residential street in the pueblo of Tondo called Calle Manuguit. The street was believed to have been named after a pre-Hispanic ruling clan of Tondo whose members included Don Agustin Manuguit, a local minister who participated in the Revolt of the Lakans. It was extended south to Barrio Palomar^[2] to link with Calle Palomar from just south of Calle Mayhaligue to its terminus at Calle Azcarraga (now Recto Avenue). In 1955, through Republic Act 1256, Manuguit Street was renamed in honor of José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, who was executed by the Japanese invading forces during World War II.^[3]

Route

Abad Santos Avenue begins at a split from Rizal Avenue just south of Hermosa Street near the San Jose Manggagawa de Manuguit Church and the Manila Chinese Cemetery at Tondo's border with Santa Cruz district. It runs south across the mostly residential area of Manuguit crossing Solis Street and the Philippine National Railways line at Antipolo Street. The avenue then enters the Tayuman area and intersects with Yuseco Street (formerly Calle Tayabas), Tayuman Street (Calle Morga), and Quiricada Street. South of Bambang Street (Calle Trozo), Abad Santos traverses the Tutuban area that is home to Seng Guan Temple, Chiang Kai Shek College, the Philippine Cultural College, as well as General Hizon Elementary School and Gregorio del Pilar Elementary School. The road ends at the junction with Recto Avenue (Calle Azcarraga) close to the Divisoria shopping district.

Abad Santos Avenue has a short extension into Binondo and Plaza San Lorenzo Ruíz south of Recto Avenue as Reina Regente Street. It is served by the Abad Santos station at Rizal Avenue.

Intersections

The entire route is located in Manila. 

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
		N150 (Rizal Avenue), Hermosa Street	Northern terminus. Traffic light intersection. Continues north as N150 (Rizal Avenue)
		Morong Street	Unsignaled intersection.
		Dinalupihan Street	Northbound only.
		Corregidor Street	Southbound only.
		Solis Street	Traffic light intersection.
		Tecson Street	Traffic light intersection.
		Antipolo Street, Old Antipolo Street	Traffic light intersection. Railroad crossing.
		Batangas Street	Unsignaled intersection.
		Yuseco Street	Traffic light intersection.
		N140 (Tayuman Street)	Traffic light intersection.
		Villaruel Street
		Quiricada Street	Traffic light intersection.
		Bambang Street / Bambang Extension	Traffic light intersection.
		G. Araneta Street	Northbound only.
		Mayhaligue Street	Traffic light intersection.
		La Torre Street
		Padre Algue Street	Traffic light intersection.
		N145 (Claro M. Recto Avenue)	Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection. Continues southward as Reina Regente Street.
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Photos

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  Bambang Street-Abad Santos Avenue intersection
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  Bambang Street-Abad Santos Avenue intersection at night
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  Calesa plying the avenue, near Quiricada Street-Abad Santos Avenue intersection

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Visayas	N1 N5 N6 N7 N8 N69 N70 N81 N82 N83

Mindanao	N1 N9 N10 N73 N74 N75 N76 N77 N78 N79 N80

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Mindanao	N870 N871 N872 N873 N874 N875 N876 N877 N878 N879 N880 N881 N890 N891 N900 N901 N902 N903 N904 N905 N906 N907 N908 N909 N910 N911 N912 N913 N914 N915 N916 N917 N918 N919 N920 N921 N922 N923 N924 N926 N930 N931 N932 N933 N935 N940 N941 N942 N943 N944 N945 N946 N947 N951 N952 N953 N954 N955 N956 N957 N958 N959 N960 N961 N962 N963 N964 N965 N966 N968 N969 N970 N980

See also: Philippine expressway network

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