J. P. Rizal Avenue
J. P. Rizal Avenue, also known as J. P. Rizal Street, is a major local avenue in Makati and Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a contour collector road on the south bank of the Pasig River that runs east–west from Pateros Bridge at the Taguig–Pateros boundary to its intersection with Zobel Roxas, Delpan, and Tejeron Streets at the Makati–Manila boundary. It is a component of Radial Road 4 (R-4). The avenue was named after the Philippines' national hero, Dr. José P. Rizal.
| R-4 | |
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| J. P. Rizal Street | |
J.P. Rizal looking east in Poblacion, Makati | |
| Former name(s) | Guadalupe–Pateros Road (from EDSA to Pateros Bridge) Manila East Road |
| Namesake | José P. Rizal |
| Type | National Road |
| Length | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
| Location | Makati and Taguig |
| West end | Zobel Roxas Street, Delpan Street, and Tejeron Street at Makati–Manila boundary |
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| East end | Pateros Bridge at Taguig–Pateros boundary |
J. P. Rizal extends past beneath Circumferential Road 5 into East Rembo, Comembo, and the municipality of Pateros as J. P. Rizal Avenue Extension. West of Zobel Roxas, it continues as Tejeron Street, ending at Pedro Gil Street. The eastern section and extension between Guadalupe Nuevo and Pateros was formerly called Guadalupe–Pateros Road and its section from Lawton Avenue eastwards forms part of McKinley–Pateros Road.