Quirino Avenue

For the street in Parañaque, see Elpidio Quirino Avenue.

C-2 Quirino Avenue
Looking west towards Malate from Quirino LRT Station
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office and Metro Manila Development Authority
Length	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Component highways	C-2 C-2 N140
Major junctions
North end	N140 (Nagtahan Bridge) in Paco
Major intersections	West Zamora Street East Zamora Street N141 (Tomas Claudio Street) N156 (Plaza Dilao Road) Pedro Gil Street N145 (Osmeña Highway) N181 (San Marcelino Street) N170 (Taft Avenue) Adriatico Street Mabini Street Del Pilar Street
South end	N120 / AH 26 (26) (Roxas Boulevard) in Malate
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Manila
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

President Elpidio Quirino Avenue, more commonly known as Quirino Avenue, is a 6-10 lane divided highway in Manila, Philippines. It runs for 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) in a northeast-southwest direction from Nagtahan Bridge (now Mabini Bridge) across from Santa Mesa in the north to Roxas Boulevard in Malate in the south. It passes through Paco and Pandacan districts where it also serves as a truck route between Port Area and South Luzon Expressway. North of Nagtahan Bridge, the road continues as Nagtahan Street. It is designated as part of Circumferential Road 2.

Route description

Nagtahan Bridge to Paco-Santa Mesa Road section

The northern end of Quirino Avenue is at the intersection of Paz Mendoza Guazon (Otis) and Jesus Streets in Paco, at the foot of the Nagtahan Bridge as a continuation of Nagtahan. Jesus Street leads to the former Pandacan oil depot to the east while Paz Mendoza Guazon Street leads to Malacañang Park and Robinsons Otis to the west. Heading south, it enters Pandacan district moving past primarily residential areas on both sides, with Zamora Market on the west side. The avenue then curves southwest following the alignment of the Philippine National Railways line, where it merges with traffic from Paco-Santa Mesa Road (Tomas Claudio Street).

Paco-Santa Mesa Road to Osmeña Highway section

Quirino Avenue in Paco near Paco railway station, taken prior to the construction of Skyway Stage 3.

South of the junction with Tomas Claudio, the avenue traverses the district of Paco where the Old Paco station and Plaza Dilao are located. Also located along this stretch are the Philippine Columbian Association complex on Plaza Dilao and the new Paco railway station near the intersection with Pedro Gil Street. It follows a straight path south towards the border with Malate where it is joined by Osmeña Highway (South Luzon Expressway).

Osmeña Highway to Roxas Boulevard section

The Malate section of Quirino Avenue is primarily residential and commercial. The Singalong area lies directly south of the Osmeña Highway junction just before it intersects with Taft Avenue, where the elevated Quirino LRT Station is located. South of Taft Avenue, Quirino provides access to the tourism center of Malate where the Remedios Circle, Manila Zoo, Baywalk, San Andres Sports Complex, Plaza Rajah Sulayman and Malate Church are located. It curves westwards past Adriatico Street until it meets its southern terminus at Roxas Boulevard near Manila Yacht Club and Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center.

Quirino Avenue Extension

Quirino Avenue Extension
Location	Manila

Quirino Avenue extension looking south towards Plaza Dilao.

Quirino Avenue extends to the industrial area of Paco (Otis) and United Nations Avenue from a loop road around Plaza Dilao just off the main highway on the north side of its short Paco segment. This is the main truck route going in and out of Port Area from South Luzon Expressway.

History

Its construction dates back to the early 19th century under Spanish rule when Quirino Avenue Extension was first laid out as Calle Canonigo in Paco. The road leading to Nagtahan Bridge then was a narrow street called Calle Luengo in Pandacan.

By the late 1920s, under the United States' Insular Government, the road from Plaza Dilao to the Pasig River across from Santa Mesa was constructed which was later named Tomás Claudio Street (also Paco–Santa Mesa Road) after the Filipino World War I hero, Tomas Mateo Claudio. Following the Burnham Plan for Manila, the road was further extended south to meet Harrison Boulevard that ran southwest from Calle Herrán (now Pedro Gil Street) up to Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard). The whole length of the highway that forms part of Circumferential Road 2 was later named in honor of the sixth President of the Philippines, Elpidio Quirino.

Landmarks

Manila Zoo

Old Paco station on Quirino Avenue

• Aloha Hotel
• Asociacion de Damas de Filipinas
• Bureau of Plant Industry
• Jacinto Zamora Elementary School
• Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden
• Old Paco railway station
• Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
• Malacañang Hospital
• Manuel Roxas High School
• Paraiso ng Batang Maynila Park
• Philippine Columbian Association
• Plaza Dilao
• President Elpidio Quirino Monument
• Saint Peter the Apostle School
• San Andres Market
• Zamora Market

Intersections

Quirino Avenue

The entire route is located in Manila. 

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
		N140 (Nagtahan Bridge), Paz Mendoza Guazon Street, Jesus Street	Northern terminus. Continues north as N140 (Nagtahan Bridge). Access to Ermita district and Otis to the west; Pandacan and Santa Ana districts to the east.
		Gonzales Street	Southbound only.
		P. Quirino Bridge
		East Zamora Street	Traffic light intersection.
		Paradise Street	Northbound only.
		Obisis Street	Southbound only.
		Carlos Street Extension	Northbound only.
		West Zamora Street	Traffic light intersection.
		San Jose Street	Northbound only.
		Skyway – Alabang	Skyway-Nagtahan Exit. Future southbound exit and northbound entrance towards Skyway Stage 3.
		E. Carlos Street	Northbound only.
		N141 (Tomas Claudio Street)	Northbound only. Access from southbound side via U-Turn slot.
		Concordia Bridge
		Skyway – Alabang	Skyway-Plaza Dilao Exit. Future southbound exit. Partially opened as of July 22, 2019, it currently serves as both southbound exit and northbound entrance.
		N156 (Plaza Dilao Road)	Northbound exit, southbound exit, and southbound entrance only. Access to Quirino Avenue Extension, United Nations Avenue, and Paz Mendoza-Guazon Street.
		Santo Sepulcro Street	Southbound only.
		Figueroa Street	One-way. No entry from Quirino Avenue.
		Pedro Gil Street	Traffic light intersection. No right turn allowed from southbound and no left turn allowed from northbound.
		Sagat Street	One-way. Southbound only.
		N145 (Osmeña Highway)	Traffic light intersection. Access to E2 / AH 26 (26) (Skyway), N1 / AH 26 (26) (EDSA) and E2 / AH 26 (26) (South Luzon Expressway)
		Union Street, Lanuza Street	Southbound only; Union Street is one-way
		Paz Street	Southbound only.
		P. Quirino Bridge
		Skyway – Balintawak	Skyway-Quirino Exit. Future northbound exit towards Skyway Stage 3. Future access to E1 / AH 26 (26) (North Luzon Expressway).
		Anak Bayan Street, Julio Nakpil Street, Mataas na Lupa Street	Traffic light intersection.
		Campillo Street	Northbound only
		Angel Linao Street	Traffic light intersection. One-way road.
		Pintong Bato Street	Southbound only.
		Smith Street	Northbound only
		Singalong Street	Traffic light intersection. One-way road.
		San Bartolome Street	Limited access road. Southbound only.
		F. Benitez Street	One-way road. Both segments accessible thru nearby intersections.
		Modesto Street	Both segments accessible thru nearby intersections.
		N181 (San Marcelino Street)	Traffic light intersection. One-way road.
		San Pascual Street, Agoncillo Street	Both segments accessible thru nearby intersections.
		San Antonio Street	Northbound only.
		Leon Guinto Street	Traffic light intersection
		San Andres Street	One-way road going in opposite directions. Bisected by Taft Avenue.
		N170 (Taft Avenue)	Traffic light intersection.
		Fidel A. Reyes Street, Maginhawa Street, Bagong Lipunan Street	Northbound only.
		Leveriza Street	Traffic light intersection.
		Camia Street, Asuncion Street	Northbound only.
		Adriatico Street	Traffic light intersection
		Madre Ignacia Street	Unsignaled intersection
		Apolinario Mabini Street	Traffic light intersection. Northern segment is one-way only.
		N120 / AH 26 (26) (Roxas Boulevard)	Southern terminus. Access to Pasay, Parañaque, Cavite to the south; Port Area, Intramuros and Tondo districts to the north.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Unopened

Quirino Avenue Extension

The entire route is located in Manila. 

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
		N156 (Plaza Dilao Road)	Southern terminus
		San Antonio Street	One-way entrance only
		San Gregorio Street	Southbound only
		Peñafrancia Street, Zamora Street	Traffic light intersection
		Peñafrancia Extension	Northbound only
		Zulueta Street	Southbound only
		Paz Street	Unsignalled intersection
		Cristobal Street	Southbound entrance only
		N156 (United Nations Avenue), Paz Mendoza Guazon Street	Northern terminus. Traffic light intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

• Major roads in Manila