Roxas Boulevard

Roxas Boulevard is one of the distinguished roads in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is a boulevard, or a wide road, that runs along the shores of Manila Bay. It is famous for its sunsets and stretch (or line) of coconut trees. It is now a trademark of tourism. It is also famous for its yacht club, hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings, and parks.

Roxas Boulevard
Map of Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila
Roxas Boulevard along the Manila Bay
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways[1][2]
Length	7.6 km (4.7 mi) from Google Earth
Existed	1910s–present
Component highways	R-1 R-1 AH26 / N120 (Padre Burgos Ave. to EDSA) N61 (EDSA to NAIA Rd.)
Restrictions	No trucks, trailers, and buses from Padre Burgos Avenue/Katigbak Parkway to Gil Puyat Avenue.
Major junctions
North end	Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita[3][4]
Major intersections	N155 (Kalaw Avenue) N156 (United Nations Avenue) Padre Faura Street Pedro Gil Street Remedios Street N140 (Quirino Avenue) Pablo Ocampo Street N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue) Arnaiz Avenue AH26 / N1 (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) Airport Road
South end	E3 (Coastal Road) and N194 (NAIA Road) in Parañaque
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Manila, Pasay, Parañaque
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

History of the name

View of Roxas Boulevard from the road itself.

The old name of the road is Cavite Boulevard.^[5] It was then changed to Dewey Boulevard after the American Admiral George Dewey. Dewey's men defeated the Spanish navy in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

The name was changed to "Heiwa Boulevard" in 1941 during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. It was changed again to Roxas Boulevard in the 1960s after Manuel Roxas, the former president of the Philippines.

Related pages

• List of roads in Metro Manila