List of roads in Metro Manila facts for kids
This is an alpabetical list of important roads that are located in Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines. It also includes roads that have parts not located in the region, like neighboring provinces.
Roads in Metro Manila are usually classified into highways, avenues, and streets.
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| Abad Santos Avenue | Manila | ||
| ADB Avenue | Pasig |  |
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| Adriatico Street | Manila |  |
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| Amorsolo Street | Makati |  |
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| Andres Soriano Jr. Street | Manila | ||
| Andrews Avenue | Pasay | It is a road serving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. |  |
| Anonas Street | Quezon City | ||
| Arnaiz Avenue | Makati, Pasay | ||
| Aurora Boulevard | Quezon City, San Juan | An important west-east (and east-west) road. It starts at an intersection with Gregorio Araneta Avenue and Magsaysay Boulevard in Quezon City and ends at the intersection with Katipunan Avenue and Marikina–Infanta Highway |  |
| Ayala Avenue | Makati | Ayala Avenue is an important avenue serving Makati, the country's financial center since the 1960s. It passes through the center of the city's financial and business district. Therefore, it has been given the nickname the Wall Street of the Philippines. |  |
| Alabang–Zapote Road | Las Piñas |  |
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| Balete Drive | Quezon City | A road serving the residential district of New Manila in Quezon City. |  |
| Banawe Avenue | Quezon City | ||
| Batasan Road | Quezon City |  |
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| Batasan–San Mateo Road | Quezon City | Connects Quezon City to San Mateo, a town in the neighboring province of Rizal. |  |
| Blumentritt Road | Manila |  |
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| Boni Avenue | Mandaluyong |  |
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| Bonifacio Avenue | Marikina | A main road in the city of Marikina. Not the same as Bonifacio Avenue of Manila and Quezon City. | |
| Bonifacio Avenue | Manila, Quezon City | Starts at a cloverleaf-shaped interchange where North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) meet, and ends at an intersection with Blumentritt Road in Manila. Not the same as Bonifacio Avenue of Marikina. | |
| Bonifacio Drive | Manila | Connects Roxas Bridge (from Marcos Road) to Roxas Boulevard. | |
| Bonny Serrano Avenue | Quezon City | ||
| Carlos P. Garcia Avenue | Taguig |  |
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| Chino Roces Avenue | Makati |  |
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| Commonwealth Avenue | Quezon City | (2018-02-07).jpg) |
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| Congressional Avenue | Quezon City | ||
| Daang Hari Road | Las Piñas, Muntinlupa | Daang Hari Road is a road that connects the southern part of Metro Manila to the suburban cities of Bacoor and Imus in the neighboring province of Cavite. |  |
| Del Monte Avenue | Quezon City | One of the main roads in the city. | |
| Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard | Parañaque, Pasay | ||
| Dr. A. Santos Avenue | Parañaque |  |
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| Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue | Pasig | ||
| Domestic Road | Pasay | It is a road serving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. |  |
| Doña Julia Vargas Avenue | Pasig |  |
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| East Avenue | Quezon City | (2017-07-13)_(1).jpg) |
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| Elliptical Road | Quezon City | A roundabout or traffic circle in Quezon City that surrounds the Quezon Memorial Circle. It is named after its elliptical shape. |  |
| Epifanio de los Santos Avenue | Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasay | Commonly known by its abbreviation "EDSA", it is an important freeway that passes through the cities of Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay. |  |
| Escolta Street | Manila | A historic east to west street in the downtown district of Binondo in Manila that contains some examples of early skyscraper design in the country. It was formerly the center of business and commerce in Metro Manila until its decline in the 1960s when the center of business slowly moved to Makati. |  |
| España Boulevard | Manila |  |
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| Estrella Street | Makati |  |
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| Eulogio Rodriguez, Jr. Avenue | Quezon City | It passes through Eastwood City, an entertainment district in the southeastern part of the city. It should not be confused with Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. Avenue. | |
| Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. Avenue | Quezon City | It passes through the northern parts of New Manila district in the southwestern part of the city. It should not be confused with Eulogio Rodriguez, Jr. Avenue. | |
| Gil Fernando Avenue | Marikina | ||
| Gil Puyat Avenue | Makati, Pasay | ||
| Gilmore Avenue | Quezon City | A road serving the residential district of New Manila in Quezon City. |  |
| Gregorio Araneta Avenue | Quezon City |  |
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| Harrison Avenue | Pasay | ||
| Hidalgo Street | Manila | ||
| Jose Diokno Boulevard | Parañaque, Pasay | ||
| Jose Laurel Street | Manila | It serves the area of the home of the country's president. | |
| J.P. Rizal Avenue | Makati |  |
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| Juan Luna Street | Manila | ||
| Juan Ruiz Street | San Juan | ||
| Kalaw Avenue | Manila | ||
| Kalayaan Avenue | Makati | Not the same as Kalayaan Avenue of Quezon City. |  |
| Kalayaan Avenue | Quezon City | Not the same as Kalayaan Avenue of Makati. | |
| Kamuning Road | Quezon City | ||
| Katipunan Avenue | Quezon City |  |
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| Lacson Avenue | Manila |  |
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| Lawton Avenue | Taguig |  |
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| Legarda Street | Manila |  |
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| MacArthur Highway | Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela (plus several cities in the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, and Ilocos Norte) | It connects Metro Manila to the provinces of Central Luzon and Ilocos Region. | |
| McKinley Road | Makati |  |
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| Magsaysay Boulevard | Manila |  |
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| Makati Avenue | Makati |  |
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| Manila–Cavite Expressway | Parañaque, Las Piñas (plus Bacoor and Kawit in Cavite) | It is a toll road that connects Metro Manila to the province of Cavite. |  |
| Manila South Road | Muntinlupa | ||
| Marcos Road | Manila | ||
| Maria Orosa Avenue | Manila |  |
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| Marikina–Infanta Highway | Quezon City, Marikina (plus the provinces of Rizal and Quezon) | It connects the eastern part of Metro Manila to the provinces of Rizal and Quezon. it is also known as "Marcos Highway." | (2015-08-05).jpg) |
| Maysan Road | Valenzuela | It is one of the main roads that pass through the city of Valenzuela. | |
| Mendiola Street | Manila | ||
| Meralco Avenue | Pasig |  |
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| Metro Manila Skyway | Makati, Pasay, Taguig, Parañaque, Muntinlupa | An elevated (above-ground) toll road that passes through the top of the South Luzon Expressway and provides a faster way to reach the southern part of Metro Manila and the provinces of Southern Luzon without having to suffer the heavy traffic congestion in the area. |  |
| Mindanao Avenue | Quezon City | One of the important roads in Quezon City. |  |
| Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway | Muntinlupa | A toll road that connects Metro Manila to the province of Cavite. |  |
| NAIA Expressway | Parañaque, Pasay | It is a toll road serving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. |  |
| NAIA Road | Pasay | It is a road serving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. | |
| Nicanor Garcia Street | Makati |  |
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| Ninoy Aquino Avenue | Parañaque, Pasay | It is a road serving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. |  |
| North Avenue | Quezon City |  |
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| North Bay Boulevard | Navotas | ||
| North Luzon Expressway | Caloocan, Valenzuela (plus the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga) | It is a toll road that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of Central Luzon. | (2017-05-10).jpg) |
| Ongpin Street | Manila | ||
| Ortigas Avenue | San Juan, Metro Manila, Mandaluyong, Pasig (plus the neighboring town of Cainta, Rizal) |  |
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| Pablo Ocampo Street | Manila | ||
| Padre Burgos Avenue | Manila |  |
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| Padre Diego Cera Avenue | Las Piñas | ||
| Padre Faura Street | Manila | ||
| Paseo de Roxas | Makati |  |
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| Paterio Aquino Avenue | Malabon | ||
| Pedro Gil Street | Manila |  |
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| Pioneer Street | Pasig | Boni Avenue from Mandaluyong continues as this street after passing through EDSA and entering Pasig. |  |
| Pureza Street | Manila | ||
| Quezon Avenue | Quezon City |  |
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| Quezon Boulevard | Manila | ||
| Quirino Avenue | Manila |  |
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| Quirino Highway | Quezon City, North Caloocan (plus San Jose del Monte, Bulacan | Connects northern part of Metro Manila to the southeastern part of the province of Bulacan. |  |
| Ramon Papa Street | Manila | ||
| Recto Avenue | Manila |  |
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| Regalado Highway | Quezon City | ||
| Rizal Avenue | Caloocan, Manila | (2018-04-02).jpg) |
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| Roosevelt Avenue | Quezon City | It connects Quezon Avenue to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). |  |
| Roxas Boulevard | Manila, Pasay, Parañaque | .jpg) |
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| Samson Road | Caloocan | ||
| San Miguel Avenue | Pasig | ||
| Sauyo Road | Quezon City | ||
| Shaw Boulevard | Mandaluyong, Pasig |  |
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| South Avenue | Makati |  |
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| South Luzon Expressway | Manila, Makati, Pasay, Taguig, Muntinlupa (plus the province of Laguna and the town of Santo Tomas in Batangas | A toll road that connects Metro Manila to the southern part of Luzon (CALABARZON region). Toll payments for vehicles going south start after passing through an interchange with Andrews and Lawton Avenues in Pasay. The elevated Metro Manila Skyway passes on top of it from Makati to Muntinlupa. |  |
| Sumulong Highway | Marikina (plus Antipolo, Rizal) | A highway that connects Marikina to the province of Rizal. | |
| Taft Avenue | Manila, Pasay | ||
| Tandang Sora Avenue | Quezon City | ||
| Tayuman Street | Manila |  |
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| Timog Avenue | Quezon City |  |
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| Tomas Claudio Street | Manila | ||
| Tomas Morato Avenue | Quezon City |  |
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| Tramo Street | Pasay | ||
| United Nations Avenue | Manila |  |
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| University Avenue | Quezon City | It serves the area of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman). | |
| Victorino Mapa Street | Manila | ||
| West Avenue | Quezon City | ||
| Zabarte Road | North Caloocan, Quezon City | ||
| Zobel Roxas Street | Manila |  |
Images for kids
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The flagpole in front of the Jose Rizal Memorial Monument in Rizal Park is the kilometer zero of all the roads in Luzon and the rest of the Philippines.
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Boni Avenue
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Julia Vargas Avenue
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10th Avenue
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Alabang–Zapote Road
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Manila South Road
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Dr. A. Santos Avenue
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Andrews Avenue
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Jose W. Diokno Boulevard
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Lawton Avenue
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