South Avenue

South Avenue is a short extension of Ayala Avenue north of Metropolitan Avenue in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It forms the border between the Manila South Cemetery to the east and Barangay Santa Cruz to the west, running several hundred meters in a southwest-northeast direction from its southern terminus in Barangay San Antonio until Barangay Olympia at the intersection with Hippodromo Street fronting Circuit Makati, formerly the Santa Ana Race Track.[1][2] The origin of the name of the avenue is unclear, but it may be derived from the cemetery through which it passes. South Avenue is also the location of the Ecoville Townhouses and F. Benitez Elementary School. Its segment from J.P. Rizal Avenue to Hippodromo is formerly called as Taliba Street. Since 2017, it is currently a one-way street in the northbound direction in an effort to decongest traffic in and out of Makati CBD.[3]

This article is about the street in Makati. For the street also known as South Avenue in Quezon City, see Timog Avenue. For the road also named as South Avenue in Syracuse, NY, USA, see New York State Route 175.
South Avenue
The Manila South Cemetery on South Avenue
Route information
Length0.9 km (0.6 mi)
Component
highways
Major junctions
North endHippodromo Street
 J.P. Rizal Avenue
Kalayaan Avenue
Pablo Ocampo Street Extension
South endMetropolitan Avenue
Location
Major citiesMakati
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines


See also

References
  1. News - Makati Archived 2014-03-03 at the Wayback Machine published by MakeItMakati.com; accessed 2013-10-29.
  2. Ayala transforms race track into Broadway, football hub published by Rappler; accessed 2013-10-29.
  3. Zurbano, Joel (June 22, 2017). "Makati changes CBD traffic route". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

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