Mindanao Avenue

C-5 Mindanao Avenue
Looking south towards Tandang Sora Avenue
Route information
Component highways	C-5 C-5 (from NLEX to Congressional Avenue) N128
Major junctions
North end	MGM Road in Kaybiga, Caloocan
	E5 (NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link) in Valenzuela N127 (Quirino Highway) in Sauyo, Quezon City Tandang Sora Avenue in Tandang Sora, Quezon City N129 (Congressional Avenue) in Bahay Toro, Quezon City N173 (North Avenue) in Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
South end	N1 (EDSA) / AH26 in Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List ← N127 N129 →

Mindanao Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Mindanao) is an 8–10 lane divided avenue connecting EDSA and NLEX and is a part of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the three parallel roads that connects Tandang Sora and Congressional Avenues (Visayas Avenue and Luzon Avenue were the others); that is why it was named after the southernmost mainland of the Philippines, Mindanao. It used to be a 2 km highway connecting North Avenue and Congressional Avenue, but as a part of the C-5 projects, Mindanao Avenue was extended to EDSA in the south and to Quirino Highway to the north. The new roads opened in 2000.

Another road also named Mindanao Avenue starts at Commonwealth Avenue and terminates at a dead end at School of Saint Anthony, Novaliches, Quezon City. That road is not in any way connected to the original Mindanao Avenue but was planned to be the one and the same road in the original plan for Quezon City.

Mindanao Avenue replaced some segments of Tandang Sora Avenue belonging to C-5. (Tandang Sora has no access to NLEX)^[1] The Mindanao Avenue-NLEX road began construction afterwards. This segment became an expressway after its construction finished.

In 2017, DPWH has resumed construction of the 3.2-kilometer Mindanao Avenue Extension Project, after being halted for years due to road right-of-way issues. A total of 1.4 kilometer portion of the road was earlier completed and opened since 2014. In June 2018, DPWH has opened additional 700-meter portion from P. Dela Cruz Street to the current end at MGM Road^[2] The road will be extended further until it meets General Luis Street to cater motorists coming from Valenzuela, Novaliches and North Caloocan.

Intersections

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Quezon City				N1 (EDSA)	Southern terminus. Access to Trinoma. Accessible from EDSA via northbound lane only.
				N173 (North Avenue)	Traffic light intersection. Access to Veterans Memorial Medical Center, SM North EDSA, Quezon Memorial Circle. Former terminus before extension to EDSA.
				Road 1	Southbound only.
				Alley 14	Southbound only.
				Alley 15	Southbound only.
				Road 8, Road 1	Both roads accessible on either side via U-Turn slots. Road 8 provides access to Bago Bantay, SM North EDSA; Road 1 provides access to Visayas Avenue.
				Road 3, Road 16	Both roads accessible on either side via U-Turn slots.
				Cattleya Street	Both segments accessible via U-Turn slots.
				Bongavilla Street	Northbound only.
				N129 (Congressional Avenue)	Traffic light intersection. C-5 segment of Mindanao Avenue starts here. Westbound goes to EDSA, Eastbound goes to Visayas, Tandang Sora and Luzon Avenues.
				Calla Lily Street	Northbound only.
				Road 20	Both segments accessible via U-Turn slots.
				Tandang Sora Avenue	Both segments accessible via U-Turn slots. Westbound goes to Quirino Highway; Eastbound goes to Visayas, Congressional, Commonwealth and Katipunan Avenues.
				Rosal Street	Northbound only.
				Ruby Street	Southbound only.
				Longines Street	Northbound only.
				Saint Charbel Street	Southbound only.
				Don Jose Street	Northbound only.
				Rosal Street	Southbound only.
				Don Vicente Street	Northbound only.
				Science Road	Northbound only.
				Old Sauyo Road	Both segments accessible via U-Turn slots. Eastbound segment provides access to Brgys. Sauyo, Bagbag, Fairview and Commonwealth.
				Champaca Street	Both segments accessible via U-Turn slots.
				N127 (Quirino Highway)	Former terminus. Westbound goes to Baesa, Balintawak; eastbound goes to Novaliches Proper.
				Palmera Street	Northbound only. Serves as alternate route to Novaliches Proper and San Bartolome (SB Diversion Road) through various subdivisions.
				Oliva Road, Magnolia Street, Sabila Street, Socorro Street	Southbound only.
				Biglang-Awa Street	Northbound only.
Valenzuela				Maya Street	Southbound only.
				E5 (NLEX Karuhatan Link)	Traffic light intersection. End of C-5 system.
				Darlucio Street, B. Juan Street	Both roads accessible via U-Turn slots.
				Lazaro Street	Southbound only.
				Tatalon Street	Southbound only.
				P. Dela Cruz Street	Northbound only.
				Sto. Rosario Street	Southbound only.
Caloocan				MGM Road	Current terminus. Eastbound to Novaliches, Caloocan, Valenzuela via P. Dela Cruz Street.
				General Luis Street	Future terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Tolled       Route transition       Unopened

See also

• Epifanio De los Santos Avenue
• Circumferential Road 5
• North Luzon Expressway
• Regalado Avenue
• Greater Fairview

References

Coordinates: 14°40′19″N 121°1′55″E / 14.67194°N 121.03194°E / 14.67194; 121.03194