Magsaysay Boulevard

Magsaysay Boulevard
Santa Mesa Boulevard
The route of Magsaysay Boulevard in Metro Manila. Magsaysay Boulevard is highlighted in red.
On the eastbound lanes of Magsaysay Boulevard near Pureza Station
Route information
Length	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Component highways	R-6 R-6
Major junctions
West end	Lacson Avenue and Legarda Street
	Pureza Street Old Santa Mesa Street Victorino Mapa Street
East end	Gregorio Araneta Avenue and Aurora Boulevard
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

President Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, simply known Magsaysay Boulevard, is the principal artery of Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. It is a six-lane divided roadway that travels east-west from Gregorio Araneta Avenue near the city's border with Quezon City and San Juan to Lacson Avenue and the Nagtahan Interchange, close to the district of San Miguel. The entire length of the boulevard serves as the boundary between Sampaloc in the north and Santa Mesa in the south with the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 running along its median. East of Gregorio Araneta, the road continues as Aurora Boulevard while west of Lacson, it extends as Legarda Street via a flyover into San Miguel and Quiapo.

The Manila LRT Line 2 has two stations along Magsaysay, namely Pureza and V. Mapa. It is also served by the Santa Mesa railway station near the Polytechnic University of the Philippines campus on Hipodromo and Anonas Streets.

The boulevard was named after the seventh president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. It was formerly called Santa Mesa Boulevard.^[1]

Route

Magsaysay Boulevard at the Pureza Street intersection

SM City Santa Mesa, at the end of the boulevard at the Gregorio Araneta Avenue intersection

Magsaysay Boulevard is an all-divided road that starts as a continuation of Legarda Street past A.H. Lacson Avenue. The LRT Line 2 follows wholly the length of the road, with two stations, built above. The road has numerous traffic light intersections and side streets throughout its length. Various major establishments, like the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sogo Grand Hotel, and SM City Santa Mesa (formerly named SM Centerpoint), lie around or near the road.

Intersections

Province	City/Municipality	km[2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Manila		4.205	2.613	N140 (A.H. Lacson Avenue)	Traffic light intersection. Continues westward as Legarda Street
				East end of Nagtahan Interchange
				M. Francisco Street	Westbound only
				Valencia Street	Eastbound only
				M. Dela Rosa Street	Westbound only
				Marzan Street	Westbound only
				Vicente Cruz Street	Westbound only
				De Dios Street	Eastbound only
				D. Ampil Street	Eastbound only
				Pureza Street	Traffic light intersection. Access to Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
				Maganda Street	Westbound only
				Algeria Street	Westbound only
				Fortuna Street	Eastbound only
				Hipodromo Street	Eastbound only
				Paltok Street	Westbound only
Philippine National Railways		4.935– 5.135	3.066– 3.191	PNR Metro South Commuter Line Overpass
Manila				D. Santiago Street	Westbound only
				Altura Street	Unsignaled intersection. Access to PNR Santa Mesa Station
				N141 (Old Santa Mesa Street)	Traffic light intersection.
				Santol Street	Traffic light intersection.
				Guadalcanal Street	Eastbound only
		5.818	3.615	N183 (Victorino Mapa Street)	Traffic light intersection.
				Hotel Sogo Santa Mesa Access Road	Eastbound only. Access to Hotel Sogo Santa Mesa.
				Sociego Street	Westbound only
				Baldovino Street	Eastbound only
Manila-Quezon City boundary				North Manila-Quezon City 2nd boundary
Quezon City				SM City Santa Mesa Access Road	Eastbound only. Access to SM City Santa Mesa.
		6.306	3.918	N130 (Gregorio Araneta Avenue)	Traffic light intersection. Continues eastward to Cubao as Aurora Boulevard
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

• Major roads in Manila

References

Coordinates: 14°36′7″N 121°0′31″E / 14.60194°N 121.00861°E / 14.60194; 121.00861