Elliptical Road

Elliptical Road
The Elliptical Road in 2016
Location
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Coordinates	14°39′05″N 121°02′58″E / 14.651489°N 121.049309°E / 14.651489; 121.049309
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
		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[]

Coordinates: 14°38′59″N 121°2′50″E / 14.64972°N 121.04722°E / 14.64972; 121.04722