East Avenue, Quezon City

East Avenue
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length	2 km (1 mi)
Major junctions
South end	N1 / AH26 (EDSA) / N171 (Timog Avenue) in Pinyahan
	Magalang Street NIA Road V. Luna Avenue Matapang Street BIR Road Matalino Street Makatarungan Street Mayaman Street
North end	N170 (Elliptical Road) in East Triangle
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List ← N173 N175 →

East Avenue is a street located in Quezon City within the Diliman area of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs north-south through the eastern edge of the barangay of East Triangle. The street is located in Quezon City's government area, known for different national and local government institutions, offices, and hospitals.^[1] It is also home to the Quezon City Hall Complex located on the avenue's junction with Elliptical Road. The street is designated as a national road, numbered N174.

History

The avenue forms the western boundary of the formerly proposed 400-hectare (990-acre) Diliman Quadrangle within the former Diliman Estate also known as Hacienda de Tuason, purchased by the Philippine Commonwealth government in 1939 as the new capital to replace Manila.^[2] It was originally planned as the new city's Central Park housing the new national government buildings (the new Presidential palace, Capitol Building, and Supreme Court complex) within the 25-hectare (62-acre) elliptical site now known as the Quezon Memorial Circle. The quadrangle is bordered on the north by North Avenue, on the east by East Avenue, on the south by Timog (South) Avenue, and on the west by West Avenue. Designed by American city planner William E. Parsons and Harry Frost, in collaboration with engineer AD Williams and architects Juan Arellano and Louis Croft, the site was also to contain the 15-hectare (37-acre) national exposition grounds opposite the corner of North Avenue and EDSA (now occupied by SM City North Edsa shopping mall).^[2] The Diliman Quadrangle had been largely undeveloped for decades due to lack of funding. After several revisions, the government planners moved the city center to Novaliches due to its higher elevation.^[3] By 1976, the country's capital had been transferred back to Manila with only the Quezon Memorial built in the former capital site.

Description

East Avenue is a six-lane road located at the heart of Quezon City's government district. It begins at its junction with EDSA east of Timog Avenue by East Triangle's border with the central Diliman village of Pinyahan. It heads north from this junction to cross Magalang Street, NIA Road, V. Luna Avenue, Matapang Street, BIR Road, Matalino, Makatarungan Street, and Mayaman Street towards the Quezon Memorial Circle. Located on or near this southern section of East are the Kamuning MRT Station, LTO Central Office, LTFRB Central Office, DPWH Region IV-A Offices, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Office, Land Registration Authority Office, Philippine Statistics Authority main office and the Social Security Systems Main Office. After crossing the BIR Road, the western section is dominated by more government establishments particularly medical institutions, including East Avenue Medical Center, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas QC Complex, Philippine Heart Center, Laguna Lake Development Authority QC Building, National Kidney Transplant Institute, and the Quezon City Hall Complex. The avenue terminates at the junction with Elliptical Road.

Intersections

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Quezon City				N1 (EDSA), N172 (Timog Avenue)	Traffic light intersection. Southern terminus.
				Magalang Street	Northbound only.
				NIA Road	Southbound only.
				V. Luna Avenue	Traffic light intersection. Access to Kamias Road and Cubao district via Kalayaan Avenue.
				Matapang Street	Northbound only.
				BIR Road	Traffic light intersection. Access to North and Quezon Avenues.
				Matalino Street	Traffic light intersection. Access to Kalayaan Avenue.
				Makatarungan Street	Northbound only.
				Mayaman Street	Northbound only. Quezon City Hall Gate 3.
				N170 (Elliptical Road/Commonwealth Avenue/Quezon Avenue), N173 (North Avenue), Visayas Avenue, Kalayaan Avenue, Maharlika Street	Northern terminus.
		1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

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