Quezon Boulevard
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Not to be confused with Quezon Avenue.
Quezon Boulevard is a short stretch of highway in Manila, Philippines running north–south through the district of Quiapo. It is a six- to ten-lane 1.1-kilometer-long (0.68 mi) divided boulevard designated as a component of National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network, except for its service roads,[2] and Radial Road 8 (R-8) of Manila's arterial road network which links the center of Manila to North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City in the north. The boulevard is the main access to the popular Quiapo Church and is one of the main thoroughfares of the University Belt area.
This article is about the road in the City of Manila. For the road of the same name in Davao City, see N916 highway (Philippines). For the road of the same name in Kidapawan, see Davao–Cotabato Road.
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R-8 | |
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Part of | From Lerma to Quezon Bridge: |
Namesake | Manuel L. Quezon |
Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways - North Manila Engineering District Office[1] |
Length | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
Location | Manila |
North end | N170 (Lerma Street) / Alfonso Mendoza Street in Sampaloc and Santa Cruz |
Major junctions | N145 (Recto Avenue) |
South end | Carlos Palanca Sr. Street in Quiapo |
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