Tomas Claudio Street
Tomas Claudio Street, also called Tomas Claudio Boulevard and Paco–Santa Mesa Road, is a thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines, that passes through the district of Pandacan. It connects Valenzuela Street in Santa Mesa to the north and Quirino Avenue (C-2) in Paco to the south. It crosses the Pasig River via Pandacan Bridge (or Padre Zamora Bridge).[2] It was constructed in the late 1920s, under the United States' Insular Government, and is named after the Filipino World War I hero, Tomas Mateo Claudio.[3]
Paco–Santa Mesa Road | ||||
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Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1] and Metro Manila Development Authority | ||||
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North end | Valenzuela Street in Santa Mesa, Manila | |||
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A major landmark along the road is the Pandacan railway station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
See also
References
- "South Manila". Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- Metro Manila Citiatlas. Asiatype, Inc. 2006. p. 70. ISBN 971-9171-96-0.
- Briones, A.G. (1955). AB Commercial Directory of the Philippines. University of California. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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