Julia Vargas Avenue
Julia Vargas Avenue is a central east–west arterial road that passes through Ortigas Center in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a four-lane divided road with one-way protected bike lanes that runs parallel to Ortigas Avenue to the north and Shaw Boulevard to the south. The avenue stretches 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi) from Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 Road) in Ugong, Pasig in the east to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Wack-Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong in the west.
| Doña Julia Vargas Avenue | |
Early afternoon traffic at Julia Vargas Avenue | |
| Namesake | Doña Julia Vargas de Ortigas |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| West end | AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Mandaluyong |
| Major junctions | ADB Avenue / San Miguel Avenue Meralco Avenue |
| East end | N11 (Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) in Pasig |
It was named for philanthropist Doña Julia Vargas de Ortigas, wife of Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership founder Don Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas who owned the Hacienda de Mandaloyon estate on which Ortigas Center was built.
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