| Doña Julia Vargas Avenue | |
 Intersection of Julia Vargas Avenue, ADB Avenue, and San Miguel Avenue | |
| Namesake | Doña Julia Vargas de Ortigas |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| West end |  AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Mandaluyong |
| Major junctions | ADB Avenue / San Miguel Avenue Meralco Avenue |
| East end |  N11 (Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) in Pasig |
Julia Vargas Avenue is a central east–west arterial road that passes through Ortigas Center in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a four-lane divided road with one-way protected bike lanes that run parallel to Ortigas Avenue to the north and Shaw Boulevard to the south. The avenue stretches 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi) from Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 Road) in Ugong, Pasig in the east to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Wack-Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong in the west.
It was named for philanthropist Doña Julia Vargas de Ortigas, wife of Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership founder Don Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas, who owned the Hacienda de Mandaloyon estate on which Ortigas Center was built.[1][2]
- ^ About OCLP published by Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership; accessed October 15, 2013.
- ^ Tableau: encyclopedia of distinguished personalities in the Philippines Archived October 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine published by Ortigas Foundation Library; accessed October 15, 2013.