South Avenue
C-3
The Manila South Cemetery on South Avenue
Part ofC-3 C-3
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways - Metro Manila 2nd District Engineering Office
Length805 m (2,641 ft)[1]
LocationMakati
North endJ.P. Rizal Avenue
Major
junctions
South endMetropolitan Avenue

South Avenue is a short extension of Ayala Avenue north of Metropolitan Avenue in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It forms the border between the Manila South Cemetery to the east and Barangay Santa Cruz to the west, running for 805 meters (2,641 ft) in a southwest–northeast direction from its southern terminus at Metropolitan Avenue to its intersection with J.P. Rizal Avenue in Barangay Olympia.[1] Since 2017, it carries one-way northbound traffic, implemented as an effort to decongest traffic in and out of the Makati Central Business District.[2] It has a short extension into Barangay Olympia and Circuit Makati (formerly the Santa Ana Race Track) as Taliba Street.[3][4] It is also the location of the Ecoville Townhouses and F. Benitez Elementary School.

The avenue originated from an old road linking J.P. Rizal, Makati's main road, to the Manila South Cemetery and eventually to McKinley–Pasay Road near the Nielson Field (now occupied by the Makati Central Business District).[5][6][7] The origin of the name of the avenue is unclear, but it may be derived from the cemetery through which it passes.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Zurbano, Joel (June 22, 2017). "Makati changes CBD traffic route". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ News - Makati Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine published by MakeItMakati.com; accessed October 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ Lowe, Aya (January 11, 2013). "Ayala transforms race track into Broadway, football hub". Rappler. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Vertical view of Nielson Field in Makati area of southern Manila". PacificWrecks. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ Manila City Plan (Map). 1943. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Map of Manila and Suburbs (Map). 1:20,000. The Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. 1943. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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