Pedro Gil Street
Ermita and Malate | |
Major junctions |
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East end | Calderon Street and New Panaderos Street in Santa Ana |
Pedro Gil Street (formerly Herran Street) is an east-west inner city street and a tertiary national road in south-central Manila, Philippines. It is 3.65 kilometers (2.27 mi) long and spans the entire length of Ermita, Malate, Paco, and Santa Ana. The street is served by the Pedro Gil LRT Station along Taft Avenue and the Paco railway station along Quirino Avenue. It also continues towards the central Metro Manila cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan across the Pasig River as New Panaderos and General Kalentong Streets.
The street was named after
Route description
From the east, Pedro Gil Street originates at the intersection with Calderon and New Panaderos Streets fronting the
The street is mostly a two-way road as its sections between Quirino Avenue and Peñafrancia Street and between Agoncillo Street and Roxas Boulevard are one-way eastbound.
History
The origin of Pedro Gil Street could be traced back to from an old road that connected Paco and Santa Ana, based on an 1821 map.[4] In the 19th century, it was later extended to the west towards Calle Real (now Del Pilar Street), effectively connecting such then-towns with the old national road.
The road in Malate, Ermita, and Paco was named Calzada de Paco (as it provides access to Paco)[5] and later as Calle Herran (after the Spanish captain José de la Herrán, who fought during the Battle of Manila Bay).[3] Through Paco, it was known as Calle Real and past Estero Beata, it was known as Calle Dulumbayan (from dulo ng bayan, meaning "the edge of town"). The name Calle Real also applied to the east up to Santa Ana. Its section leading to Santa Ana was historically known as Carretera de Sta. Ana.[6] Its present-day section divided by Plaza Felipe Calderon in Santa Ana was known as Calle Sta. Maria.[7] The street was later extended to the west towards what is now Roxas Boulevard. Its section from General Luna eastwards was also one of the right-of-way alignments of tranvía that existed until 1945.
Its section between General Luna and Tejeron also formed part of Highway 21 that linked Manila to Calamba, Laguna by circumscribing Laguna de Bay through the province of Rizal.[8]
Herran Street was renamed to Pedro Gil Street after the death of its namesake, Pedro Gil, in 1965.[9]
Intersections
The entire route is located in Manila. Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park designated as kilometer zero.
km[1][2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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1.062 | 0.660 | AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) | Western terminus. Traffic light intersection. | ||
Del Pilar Street | Traffic light intersection. One-way southbound. | ||||
Mabini Street | Traffic light intersection. One-way northbound. | ||||
Adriatico Street | One-way southbound | ||||
Bocobo Street | One-way entry only | ||||
Maria Orosa Street | |||||
L.M. Guerrero Street | One-way entry only | ||||
Vasquez Street | |||||
Pilar Hidalgo Lim Street | |||||
N170 (Taft Avenue ) | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
2 | 1.2 | Leon Guinto Street | One-way northbound | ||
Agoncillo Street | One-way northbound. Change from one-way eastbound street to two-way street. | ||||
N181 (San Marcelino Street) | One-way southbound | ||||
Benitez Street | One-way northbound | ||||
Singalong Street | One-way southbound | ||||
General Luna Street | One-way northbound | ||||
Angel Linao Street | No entry to southbound | ||||
Santiago Street | |||||
Paz Street | One-way northbound | ||||
Merced Street | One-way southbound | ||||
F.M. Gernale Street | One-way northbound | ||||
Peñafrancia Street | One-way northbound. Change from two-way street to one-way eastbound street. | ||||
N140 (Quirino Avenue ) / Figueroa Street | Change from one-way eastbound street to two-way street | ||||
Skyway | Entrance only; originating from Skyway's northbound Quirino off-ramp | ||||
Railroad crossing - Paco station | |||||
Fabie Street | |||||
Main Street | |||||
Antonio Isip Sr. Street | |||||
Onyx Street | |||||
Road 10889 | |||||
Pasig Line | |||||
Kampampangan Street | |||||
Aragon Street | |||||
Felix Street | |||||
Eden Street | |||||
Tejeron Street / Dr. M.L. Carreon Street | Traffic light intersection | ||||
Bo. Banting Street | |||||
Medel Street | |||||
Vesta Street | Eastbound access only | ||||
M. Roxas Street | Eastbound access only | ||||
Market Road | Westbound access only | ||||
Calderon Street / New Panaderos Street | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Landmarks
Pedro Gil Street is home to a number educational institutions, such as the
See also
- Major roads in Manila
- List of renamed streets in Manila
References
- ^ a b "South Manila". DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Did you know? Pedro Gil Street". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ Plano de la Ciudad de Manila Capital de las Yslas Filipinas Siendo Su Situacion Geografica en la la (Map). 1821. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Peters, Norris (1898). Manila y Sus Arrabales. To accompany Report of Major General Commanding for 1898 (Map). 1:10,000. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ de Gamoneda, Francisco J. (1898). Plano de Manila y sus Arrables [Map of Manila and its suburbs] (Map). 1:10,000 (in Spanish). Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Map of the City of Manila and vicinity (Map). United States. War Department. General Staff. 1907. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Manila, Philippines map (Map). American Red Cross Service Bureau. August 1945. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Medina, Marielle (November 13, 2014). "Did you know: 125th anniversary of Pedro Gil". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 18, 2023.