Samson Road

Samson Road is a major east–west street in Caloocan, northern Metro Manila, Philippines. The road is a continuation of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), linked to it via the Monumento Roundabout to form a single through route. These roads form part of Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) of the Metro Manila Road Network.


C-4

Samson Road
Circumferential Road 4
Samson Road, looking east from New Abbey Road near the University of the East Caloocan
Route information
Auxiliary route of AH26
Length2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Component
highways
  • C-4 C-4
  • N120 / AH26
Major junctions
East end N1 (MacArthur Highway) / N150 (Rizal Avenue Extension) at Monumento
West endA. Mabini Street / Marcelo H. Del Pilar Street
Location
Major citiesCaloocan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

Samson Road is named for Apolonio Samson, a Katipunan barrio lieutenant from Sitio Kangkong, Balintawak, Caloocan (now Quezon City) who fought alongside Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution.[1][2]

Route
SM Center Sangandaan on Samson Road and M.H. del Pilar Street

Samson Road, the main road in South Caloocan, officially begins at the Bonifacio Monument Roundabout (Monumento) and ends in Malabon at the junction with Paterio Aquino Avenue. At its eastern terminus, it runs between Araneta Square mall and Puregold (on the northwest corner of Rizal Avenue and Samson Road), and SM Hypermarket (on the southwest corner of MacArthur Highway and Samson) in Monumento. For much of its length, the road is generally commercial, with a mix of high-density residential zones as well as a few schools. A notable site along the road is the University of the East Caloocan (formerly UE Tech), SM Center Sangandaan, and the Caloocan railway station. It is also the home of the University of Caloocan City and the Philippine National Railways Hospital (Col. Salvador T. Villa Memorial Hospital). The road ends at its junction with A. Mabini and Marcelo H. Del Pilar Streets,[3] where it continues west as Gen. San Miguel Street.

References
  1. Talambuhay ni Apolonio Samson published by Tagaloglang.com; accessed 2013-11-03.
  2. QC: A Saga of Continuing Progress Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine published by Quezon City Public Library; accessed 2013-11-03.
  3. "Metro Manila Infrastructure Development" (PDF). University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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