Taft Avenue

Taft Avenue

R-2
Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila
Former name(s)Calle Rizal
Manila Road
Ermita-Pasay Boulevard
Daitoa Avenue
Manila South Road / Mexico Road (extension only)
Part of
  • R-2 R-2
  • N170 from Padre Burgos Avenue to EDSA
NamesakeWilliam Howard Taft
Maintained bythe Department of Public Works and Highways[1]
Length7 km (4.3 mi)[2]
Approximate length
North end N150 (Padre Burgos Avenue) in Manila
Major
junctions
South endRedemptorist Road, Elpidio Quirino Avenue, and Harrison Street in Parañaque
Construction
Completion1899

Taft Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Taft; Spanish: Avenida Taft) is a major road in southern Metro Manila. It passes through three cities in the metropolis: Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque. The road was named after the former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. President William Howard Taft; the Philippines was a former commonwealth territory of the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The avenue is a component of National Route 170 (N170), a secondary road in the Philippine highway network and Radial Road 2 (R-2) of the Manila arterial road network.[3]

  1. ^ "South Manila". Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference dashboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Latest alignment of all radial and circumferential roads in Metro Manila". Freedom of Information Philippines. Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 3, 2024.