Manila East Road

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Manila East Road
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Manila East Road in Cardona
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length100.104 km[1] (62.202 mi)
Component
highways
  • R-5 R-5
  • N60 in Pasig and Cainta
  • N601 from Cainta to Famy
  • N602 from Famy to Pagsanjan
Major junctions
North end N60 (Ortigas Avenue) / Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue in Pasig
Major intersections
South end N66 (Calamba–Pagsanjan Road) / N603 (Pagsanjan–Lucban Road) in Pagsanjan, Laguna
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesRizal and Laguna
Major citiesPasig
TownsCainta, Taytay, Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Mabitac, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, Pagsanjan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

The Manila East Road, also known as National Road and National Highway, is a two-to-four lane primary and secondary highway connecting Metro Manila to the provinces of Rizal and Laguna in the Philippines.[1][2][3][4][5]

Since 2014, the entire road is a part of the series of national highways by the Department of Public Works and Highways. It is a component of National Route 60 from Pasig to Cainta, National Route 601 (N601) from Cainta to Famy, while the segment from Famy to Pagsanjan is a component of National Route 602 (N602).

Route description[edit]

See also: Ortigas Avenue

Manila East Road starts in barangay Rosario, Pasig as Ortigas Avenue at its intersection with Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue. It then enters the province of Rizal at Cainta, where it turns south at Cainta Junction towards the poblacion. It enters Taytay, where it meets Taytay Diversion Road near the marketplace. It will then follow a route that circumscribes Laguna de Bay, passing through the municipalities of Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Baras, Tanay, and Pililla in Rizal and Mabitac, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, and Pagsanjan in Laguna.[1]

Alternative names[edit]

Manila East Road is also known as National Road or National Highway. Its section from Rosario, Pasig to Cainta Junction is also known as Rosario–Cainta Road and a part of Ortigas Avenue Extension, while its section from Tanay to Pililla is also known as Tanay–Pililla Road.[6] Its section designated as N602, from Famy to Pagsanjan, forms part of Calamba–Santa Cruz–Famy Junction Road.

The highway is also locally known as the following within respective poblacions:[1]

  • Bonifacio Avenue in Cainta
  • Rizal Avenue in Taytay
  • M.L. Quezon Avenue in Angono
  • Baltazar Street and J.P. Rizal Avenue in Binangonan
  • San Pedro Street and Rizal Street in Cardona
  • T. Claudio Street in Baras
  • J.P. Rizal Street in Baras and Pililla
  • M.H. Del Pilar Street and F.T. Catapusan Street in Tanay
  • G. Paz Street, M.L. Quezon Street, and M.A. Roxas Street in Pililla
  • Gen. Taino Street in Pagsanjan

History[edit]

The highway used to start in or near Manila and took the present-day alignment of J.P. Rizal Avenue in Makati (formerly part of Rizal), branching off from Santa Ana, Manila,[7][8] and later the present-day alignments of P. Sanchez Street in Santa Mesa and Shaw Boulevard.[9] It was also designated as part of Highway 21 that linked the city of Manila with the provinces of Rizal and Laguna to the east, especially during the American colonial era.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Metro Manila 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Laguna 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rizal 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rizal 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Google (October 20, 2021). "Tanay-Pililla Rd" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Pante, Michael (July 4, 2020). "Settlements and the Heritage Dilemma in Manila". City & Society. 32 (2): 229–474. doi:10.1111/ciso.12292. S2CID 225550309.
  8. ^ Complete YMCA 1934 Manila map (Map). 1934. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Executive Order No. 113 (May 2, 1955), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved September 28, 2021
  10. ^ Southern Luzon Western Sheet (Map). 1:200000. Washington D.C.: US Geodetic Survey. 1941. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  11. ^ 1944 Army Map Service Road Map of Northern Luzon, Philippines (Map). 1:1000000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service. 1944. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

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