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Quezon Boulevard

Quezon Boulevard

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Not to be confused with Quezon Avenue.

Quezon Boulevard is a short stretch of highway in Manila, Philippines running north–south through the district of Quiapo. It is a six- to ten-lane 1.1-kilometer-long (0.68 mi) divided boulevard designated as a component of National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network, except for its service roads,[2] and Radial Road 8 (R-8) of Manila's arterial road network which links the center of Manila to North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City in the north. The boulevard is the main access to the popular Quiapo Church and is one of the main thoroughfares of the University Belt area.

This article is about the road in the City of Manila. For the road of the same name in Davao City, see N916 highway (Philippines). For the road of the same name in Kidapawan, see Davao–Cotabato Road.
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History

The origin of the boulevard could be traced back to two parallel streets, Calle Santa Rosa and Calle Concepcion, that terminated at Estero de Quiapo,[3] as well as the old sections of Calle Norzagaray and Calle Globo de Oro at the south.[4] In the early 1900s, Calle Santa Rosa and Calle Concepcion were renamed to Calle Regidor (after La Solidaridad writer Antonio Maria Regidor) and Calle Martin Ocampo (after El Renacimiento and La Vanguardia editor Martin Ocampo), respectively.[5] Calle Martin Ocampo was also known as Calle El Dorado circa 1920.[6]

Quezon Boulevard was developed as part of a national road plan to connect the government center of Manila in Rizal Park to the proposed new capital on the Diliman estate. Named after the then-President of the Commonwealth, Manuel Luis Quezon, it was built in 1939 over Calle Regidor and the western portion of Calle Norzagaray, which were widened by demolishing all the buildings and houses on its east side and eventually combined with Calle Martin Ocampo and a portion of Calle Globo de Oro.[7] It was also in 1939 when the old Puente Colgante, which connected the boulevard south over the Pasig River to Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita, was replaced by the modern steel arch bridge, Quezon Bridge. According to a 1945 map published by the United States Army Map Service, it was also known as Quezon Avenue.[8] Its northern extension is now called España Boulevard and Quezon Avenue, respectively.[9][10]

Route description

Quezon Boulevard north of Recto Avenue
Quezon Boulevard south of Recto Avenue

Quezon Boulevard begins on Carlos Palanca Sr. Street (formerly Calle Echague), by the riverside Quinta Market, as a continuation of Padre Burgos Avenue from Ermita and Intramuros from Quezon Bridge. It intersects with Arlegui Street, which leads to San Miguel district and the Malacañang Palace complex, and Hidalgo Street (former Calle San Sebastian) which leads to San Sebastian Church, before arriving at Plaza Miranda and Quiapo Church, site of the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene. The boulevard then runs into a junction with Gonzalo Puyat Street (former Calle Raon), which cuts through the commercial area of Quiapo towards Santa Cruz, and heads for Sampaloc district at the intersection with Recto Avenue. It ends at the junction with Lerma Street where it continues as Alfonso Mendoza Street (formerly Calle Andalucía), which heads north to the San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park.

Intersections

The entire route is located in Manila. Rizal Park is designated as kilometer zero. 

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Landmarks

Quiapo Church and Plaza Miranda

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See also

References

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    "North Manila". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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    "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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    de Gamoneda, Francisco J. (1898). Plano de Manila y sus Arrables [Map of Manila and its suburbs] (Map). 1:10,000 (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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    Map of city of Manila and vicinity (Map). 1:10560. Office of Dept. Engineer, Phil. Dept. 1919. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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    Complete YMCA 1934 Manila map (Map). 1934. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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    City of Manila, Philippine Island (Map). 1:11000. Manila: John Bach. 1920. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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    "Manila Extramuros" (PDF). Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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    Map City of Manila / compliments of the American Red Cross Service Bureau ; prepared under the direction of the Chief Engineer, GHQ, AFPAC, US Army, by Base Map Plant No. 1, August 1945 (Map). 1:37,000. United States. Army Map Service. August 1945. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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    Batas Pambansa Blg. 685 (March 7, 1984), An Act Renaming Timog Avenue and East Avenue as Carlos P. Garcia Avenue, retrieved November 8, 2021
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    Table and Pocket Map Guide City of Manila (Map). J.M. Azucena Publishing. 1960. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

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