Andres Bonifacio Avenue Explained

Country:PHL
Type:N
Route:160
Marker Image:
Image Notes:A. Bonifacio Avenue looking north towards the intersection of Del Monte Avenue in La Loma, Quezon City
A. Bonifacio Avenue
Alternate Name:Andres Bonifacio Avenue
Maint:Department of Public Works and Highways – Quezon City 1st District Engineering Office[1]
Length Km:3.784
Length Ref:[2]
Allocation:
Direction A:North
Terminus A: at Balintawak Cloverleaf in Quezon City
Junction:
    Direction B:South
    Terminus B: at Quezon CityManila boundary
    Cities:Quezon City

    Andres Bonifacio Avenue, also known as A. Bonifacio Avenue, is a 3.784adj=onNaNadj=on national secondary road connecting the North Luzon Expressway and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue at Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City and Blumentritt Road at the city's boundary with Manila in a north–south direction.

    Etymology

    The road is named after the Filipino revolutionary and Supremo of the Katipunan, Andres Bonifacio alongside other similarly named roads located in Metro Manila like as the one in Marikina and in Intramuros.

    Route description

    The road starts at the Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City and continues until the intersection with Del Monte Avenue and Mayon Street where it makes a westward turn and continues until arriving at the intersection with Blumentritt Road at the city's boundary with Manila. A segment of Skyway Stage 3 currently runs above the avenue's segment from Sgt. Rivera and 5th Avenues (C-3) to the Balintawak Interchange.

    Adjacent to the Balintawak Interchange is Ayala Land's Cloverleaf complex and its shopping mall, Ayala Malls Cloverleaf. It also forms the eastern perimeter of the Manila North Cemetery from past Tagaytay Street up to Blumentritt Road.

    History

    Andres Bonifacio Avenue forms part of an old road that linked the city of Manila with Novaliches historically called Bonifacio-Manila Road,[3] Manila–Novaliches Road,[4] and La Loma-Balintawak Road,.[5] It historically formed part of Route 52 or Highway 52.[6] [7] [8] The portion of the road north of the present-day EDSA is presently known as Quirino Highway. The northern end of the avenue was involved in the construction of Balintawak Interchange in 1966–1968, wherein the Manila North Diversion Road was built as its new continuation to the north.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Quezon City 1st. June 22, 2020.
    2. Web site: Road and Bridge Inventory. www.dpwh.gov.ph. July 4, 2020.
    3. Manila, Philippines map . August 1945 . American Red Cross Service Bureau .
    4. PHIMCOS . August 2020 . Occupation and Victory The Philippines in World War II . The Murillo Bulletin Special World War II Issue . August 6, 2021.
    5. Establishing the Classification of Roads. RA. 311, s. 1940. December 17, 1940. September 30, 2021.
    6. Web site: Map of Manila including Kalookan (Caloocan), Grace Park and Grace Park Airfield. May 16, 2021. Pacific Wrecks.
    7. Web site: Aerial view to the southwest overlooking Grace Park Airfield in northern Manila bordering Manila Bay. May 16, 2021. Pacific Wrecks.
    8. News: Promises to keep. Michael L.. Tan. March 1, 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 17, 2021.