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Taft Avenue
Major street in Metro Manila, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taft Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Taft; Spanish: Avenida Taft) is a major road in the south of Metro Manila. It passes through three cities in the metropolis: Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque. The road was named after the former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. President, William Howard Taft; the Philippines was a former commonwealth territory of the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The avenue is a component of National Route 170 (N170), a secondary road in the Philippine highway network and the entirety R-2 of the Manila arterial road network.[3]
Quick Facts R-2, Former name(s) ...
![]() R-2 | |
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![]() Taft Avenue below LRT-1 Quirino station | |
Former name(s) | Calle Rizal Manila Road Ermita-Pasay Boulevard Daitoa Avenue Manila South Road / Mexico Road (extension only) |
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Namesake | William Howard Taft |
Maintained by | the Department of Public Works and Highways[1] |
Length | 7 km (4.3 mi)[2] Approximate length |
North end | ![]() |
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South end | Redemptorist Road, Elpidio Quirino Avenue, and Harrison Avenue in Parañaque |
Construction | |
Completion | 1899 |
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