Radial Road 6 Explained

Country:PHL
Radial Road 6
Map:Radial Road 6 route map.svg
Map Notes:The route of Radial Road 6 in Metro Manila. Radial Road 6 is highlighted in red.
Maint:Department of Public Works and Highways (entire route) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (Metro Manila only)
Length Km:121.6
Image Notes:Magsaysay Boulevard, part of the R-6 Road
Allocation:
Direction A:West
Terminus A: and Mendiola Street in Manila
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Infanta, Quezon

Radial Road 6 is the sixth radial road in Metro Manila, the Philippines.[1] It passes through the cities of Manila, Quezon City, San Juan, Pasig, and Marikina, as well as Cainta, and Antipolo in the province of Rizal up to Santa Maria, Laguna and Infanta, Quezon

Parts and Intersections of the R-6 Road

Legarda Street

See main article: Legarda Street. R-6 includes the segment of Legarda Street from its intersection with Recto Avenue (C-1) and Mendiola Street, to the Nagtahan Interchange.

Magsaysay Boulevard

See main article: Magsaysay Boulevard. Magsaysay Boulevard is a 6-8 lane main road in Manila. It starts at the Nagtahan Interchange in Manila and ends at the intersection with Gregorio Araneta Avenue (C-3) in Quezon City. It was formerly part of the "Manila Provincial Road" and called as the " Santa Mesa Boulevard".

Aurora Boulevard

See main article: Aurora Boulevard. Aurora Boulevard is a 4-6 lane avenue in Quezon City and San Juan. Aurora Boulevard is one of the two roads that form the majority portion of the Radial Road 6 (R-6) in Metro Manila, passing through the cities of Quezon City and San Juan. Its western endpoint is at the border between Manila and Quezon City and its northern terminus is at the intersection between Katipunan Avenue or at the C-5 Road. The avenue was a former portion of a highway connecting Manila to Infanta in Quezon which was called as the "Manila Provincial Road" and was subsequently upgraded into one of Metro Manila's major thoroughfare which was renamed after President Manuel L. Quezon's Wife and Former First Lady, Aurora Quezon.

Marcos Highway (Marikina-Infanta Highway)

See main article: Marikina–Infanta Highway. The road becomes the Marcos Highway (Marikina–Infanta Highway) after crossing the Katipunan Avenue (C-5). The portion of Marcos Highway that is a part of the Radial Road 6 is from the Katipunan Avenue up to Famy-Real-Infanta Road in Infanta, Quezon.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Manila Infrastructure Development . . 23 July 2015 . 10 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810132344/http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf . live .