Samson Road
_sign.svg) C-4 | |
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| Circumferential Road 4 | |
 Samson Road, looking east from New Abbey Road near the University of the East Caloocan | |
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| Namesake | Apolonio Samson |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Location | Caloocan |
| East end |   N1 (MacArthur Highway) / N150 (Rizal Avenue Extension) at Monumento |
| West end | A. Mabini Street / Marcelo H. Del Pilar Street |
Samson Road is a major east–west street in Caloocan, northern Metro Manila, Philippines. The road is a continuation of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), linked to it via the [Bonifacio Monument]] Roundabout (Monumento) to form a single through route. These roads form part of Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) of the Metro Manila Road Network.
Samson Road is named for Apolonio Samson, a Katipunan barrio lieutenant from Sitio Kangkong, Balintawak, Caloocan (now part of Quezon City) who fought alongside Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution.[1][2]
Route
Samson Road, the main road in South Caloocan, officially begins at the Bonifacio Monument Roundabout (Monumento) and ends in Malabon at the junction with Paterio Aquino Avenue. At its eastern terminus, it runs between Araneta Square mall and Puregold (on the northwest corner of Rizal Avenue and Samson Road), and SM Hypermarket (on the southwest corner of MacArthur Highway and Samson) in Monumento. For much of its length, the road is generally commercial, with a mix of high-density residential zones as well as a few schools. A notable site along the road is the University of the East Caloocan (formerly UE Tech), SM Center Sangandaan, and the Caloocan railway station. It is also the home of the University of Caloocan City and the Philippine National Railways Hospital (Col. Salvador T. Villa Memorial Hospital). The road ends at its junction with A. Mabini and Marcelo H. Del Pilar Streets,[3] where it continues west as Gen. San Miguel Street.
References
- ^ Talambuhay ni Apolonio Samson published by Tagaloglang.com; accessed 2013-11-03.
- ^ QC: A Saga of Continuing Progress Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine published by Quezon City Public Library; accessed 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Metro Manila Infrastructure Development" (PDF). University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
