Aurora Boulevard

Coordinates: 14°37′11″N 121°2′45″E / 14.61972°N 121.04583°E / 14.61972; 121.04583
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This article is about a major thoroughfare in Quezon City and San Juan. For the road in Pasay, see Tramo Street.

R-6
Aurora Boulevard
The route of Aurora Boulevard in Metro Manila. Aurora Boulevard is highlighted in red.
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Aurora Boulevard at Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City
Route information
Component
highways
  • R-6 R-6
  • N59
    from EDSA to Katipunan Avenue
  • N180
    from G. Araneta Avenue to EDSA
Major junctions
West end
N180 (Magsaysay Boulevard) in Quezon City
Major intersections
East end
N59 (Marcos Highway) in Quezon City
Location
CountryPhilippines
Major citiesQuezon City and San Juan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

Aurora Boulevard is a four-to-ten lane major thoroughfare in

Line 2
follows the alignment of the boulevard.

Route description

Cubao and Loyola Heights
EDSA and Aurora Boulevard Intersection

Aurora Boulevard is divided into two routes, the segment from G. Araneta Avenue to EDSA, and EDSA to

Line 2 having five stations above ground, while one (Katipunan station
) is located underground.

Aurora Boulevard starts as a physical extension of

Gilmore Avenue, Balete Drive
, and E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, before it meets EDSA.

Past EDSA, it passes near the

Marikina-Infanta Highway
(or still more commonly known as Marcos Highway).

The entire span of the road and its continuations have Class II paint-separated one-way

Metropolitan Bike Lane Network.[1] The segments within Quezon City are integrated with the city's own bike lane network, with the segment from EDSA to Katipunan Avenue having 0.6-meter (2.0 ft)painted buffer zones on both sides of the bicycle lanes.[2]

History

Eastbound lane of Aurora Boulevard in northern San Juan

The road from

Santa Mesa Boulevard (now Magsaysay Boulevard in honor of former President Ramon Magsaysay), it was also called the Santa Mesa Boulevard Extension Road.[6][7]

The highway was then renamed Aurora Boulevard in 1963 to honor the former

Magnolia Ice Cream House ice cream parlor and factory,[8] once stood at the corner of Aurora Boulevard and Doña Hemady Street which is now occupied by Robinsons Magnolia that got its name from the former ice cream parlor and factory.[9]

Intersections

Westbound lane of Aurora Boulevard, at its intersection with Balete Drive in New Manila, Quezon City.
ProvinceCity/Municipalitykm[10]miDestinationsNotes
N180 (Magsaysay Boulevard
).
Quezon City–San Juan boundaryLambingan Bridge over San Juan River
San JuanH. Lozada StreetTraffic light intersection.
74.3J. Ruiz StreetUnsignaled intersection.
F. Santos StreetEastbound only.
San Juan–Quezon City boundaryErmitaño Bridge over Ermitaño Creek
Quezon CityBroadway Avenue / Valencia StreetTraffic light intersection, no left turn from westbound. Access to Broadway Centrum.
85.0
Greenhills Shopping Center and St. Paul University
.
85.0Doña Hemady StreetTraffic light intersection.
Robinsons Magnolia Access RoadEastbound only. Access to Robinsons Magnolia.
Balete DriveTraffic light intersection.
Seattle StreetTraffic light intersection.
95.6Betty Go-Belmonte StreetUnsignaled intersection.
N. Domingo StreetEastbound only. Unsignaled intersection.
Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. AvenueNo eastbound access.
AH 26 (N1) (EDSA)Traffic light intersection. Route number changes from N180 to N59.
General Santos StreetEastbound only. Access to Araneta City.
General Araneta Street / Annapolis StreetUnsignaled intersection. Access to Araneta City.
106.2General Aguinaldo Avenue / Imperial StreetTraffic light intersection. Access to Araneta City.
Times Square Avenue / Cambridge StreetTraffic light intersection.
Oxford StreetWestbound only.
General Romulo Avenue / Yale StreetTraffic light intersection. General Romulo Avenue leads to Araneta City.
Stanford StreetEastbound/westbound access only. Access from opposite directions via U-turn slots.
15th AvenueTraffic light intersection.
116.820th AvenueEastbound only. Traffic light intersection.
Ermin Garcia StreetWestbound only.
11.57.1Anonas StreetWestbound only. Traffic light intersection.
F. Castillo StreetEastbound only. Traffic light intersection.
127.5Supa Street / J.P. Rizal StreetTraffic light intersection. No traffic lights to and from Supa Street.
Emerald StreetEastbound only. Access to Villa Aurora.
138.1
N59 (Marcos Highway
).
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "List of all bike lanes based on DPWH classifications". Freedom of Information Philippines. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Luna, Franco (April 7, 2022). "The Road Ahead: For Quezon City, more cyclists will mean more bike lanes". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ^ United States. Army Map Service (1945). Manila North, Philippine Islands, Manila City, Luzon (Map). 1:12,500. United States. United States. Army Map Service. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Manila, Philippines map (Map). American Red Cross Service Bureau. August 1945. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "1956: The UE College of Medicine Opens". University of the East. August 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Executive Order No. 311 (17 December 1940), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved October 10, 2021
  7. ^ Executive Order No. 180 (2 October 1948), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved October 10, 2021
  8. ^ The Magnolia Heritage, Official website, Magnolia Ice Cream Archived 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Official website - Robinsons Magnolia Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "North Manila". 2016 DPWH data. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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