C. Padilla Street Explained

C. Padilla Street
Namesake:Candido Padilla
Length Km:1.86
Length Ref:[1]
Location:Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Terminus A:Colon Street
Terminus B:F. Vestil Street

C. Padilla Street (Cebuano: Dalan C. Padilla) is a national tertiary road[1] in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. It commences at Colon Street in Barangay Pahina Central, passes through several junctions in Barangays San Niolas Proper, Pahina San Nicolas, Sawang Calero and Duljo-Fatima and ends at the junction of F. Vestil Street and L. Gabuya Street in Barangay Mambaling.

The street is named after Candido Padilla, a Cebuano revolutionary who previously served as the Capital Municipal of San Nicolas, a separate town prior to its merger with Cebu City.[2] [3]

Route description

The street begins at Colon Street in Barangay Pahina Central as a four-lane road and meets the intersection of the one-way lane Panganiban Street in Barangay Pahina San Nicolas. After crossing the Colon Bridge which spans the Guadalupe River, it passes through several old commercial building and goes on towards the Archdiocesan Shrine of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish where it becomes a five-lane road. Upon reaching the junction of T. Abella Street, it becomes a narrow two-lane road as it passes through Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School then reverts into a four-lane road in the junction of Carlock Street, then passing through an area locally known as "Jai-alai" where the old jai-alai building used to stand before it was demolished in 2014 to make way for Gaisano Grand Jai-alai.[4] [5] The street ends at the junction of F. Vestil and L. Gabuya streets in Barangay Mambaling.

Connecting streets

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DPWH Atlas 2019 - Cebu City . dpwh.gov.ph . . September 26, 2020.
  2. News: Oaminal . Clarence Paul . The Battle of Tres de Abril Series - April 10, 1898 (Easter Sunday) Part 3 . September 25, 2020 . . August 24, 2018.
  3. Web site: Oaminal . Clarence Paul . Honoring the Leaders of the Cebuano Revolt in 1898 (Part 1) . pressreader . September 25, 2020 . August 7, 2017.
  4. News: Lagunda . Kevin . Mall to rise in old jai-alai site . September 25, 2020 . . May 31, 2014.
  5. Web site: Gaisano Grand Jai-Alai is now open! . facebook.com . Gaisano Grand Malls . 24 September 2020 . December 15, 2015.
  6. News: Lachica . Immae . Why San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish's Santo Nino is the Teniente de la Guardia . September 25, 2020 . CDN Digital . February 9, 2020.
  7. News: C. Padilla St. pabiling two-way . September 25, 2020 . Banat News . October 20, 2015 . Cebuano.