Elliptical Road
Elliptical Road | |
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Location | |
Quezon City, Metro Manila | |
Coordinates | 14°39′05″N 121°02′58″E / 14.651489°N 121.049309°E |
Roads at junction | N170 (Commonwealth Avenue) Visayas Avenue N173 (North Avenue) N170 (Quezon Avenue) N174 (East Avenue) Kalayaan Avenue Maharlika Street |
Construction | |
Type | Roundabout |
Lanes | 8 |
Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office[1] |
The Elliptical Road is a 1.98-kilometer (1.23 mi) roundabout[1] in Quezon City which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, a large park. It was named after its elliptical shape. The spinning in this roundabout is in a counterclockwise direction. The road is divided into 8 lanes, wherein 3 are the main lanes, 4 lanes are for exiting vehicles with one lane for bicycles and pedicabs.[2]
This area of Quezon City is called "PHILCOA", after the Philippine Coconut Authority or PHILCOA, one of the government agencies headquartered there.
Junctions[]
The entire route will be located in Quezon City.
km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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N170 (Commonwealth Avenue) | |||||
Visayas Avenue | |||||
N173 (North Avenue) | |||||
N170 (Quezon Avenue) | |||||
N174 (East Avenue) | |||||
Kalayaan Avenue | |||||
Maharlika Street | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Landmarks[]
Starting from Visayas Avenue, counterclockwise:
- Department of Agriculture
- Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
- Quezon Memorial Shrine
- Lung Center of the Philippines
- National Kidney and Transplant Institute
- Quezon City Hall
- National Housing Authority (Philippines)
- Presidential Car Museum
- Philippine Coconut Authority
- Department of Agrarian Reform
See also[]
- Triangle Park
- Major roads in Metro Manila
- Quezon Memorial Circle
External links[]
- Media related to Elliptical Road, Quezon City at Wikimedia Commons
References[]
- ^ a b "Quezon City 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Quezon City 1st". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
Coordinates: 14°38′59″N 121°2′50″E / 14.64972°N 121.04722°E
Categories:
- Streets in Quezon City
- Roundabouts and traffic circles in the Philippines