Meralco Avenue
 Meralco Avenue north of Shaw Boulevard | |||
| Namesake | Meralco | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1.6 km (1.0 mi) | ||
| Location | Pasig | ||
| North end |
 N60 (Ortigas Avenue) | ||
| Major junctions |
Julia Vargas Avenue St. Paul Road Capt. Henry Javier Street | ||
| South end |
 (Shaw Boulevard) | ||
Meralco Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare located in Ortigas Center in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It links Ortigas Avenue in the north and Shaw Boulevard in the south and borders the western edge of Valle Verde in Ugong. It is named for the Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco, which is headquartered on the avenue's junction with Ortigas Avenue. Other notable businesses on Meralco Avenue include UnionBank Plaza, Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, Ayala Malls The 30th, Metrowalk, and the mixed-use development called Capitol Commons at the former Rizal Provincial Capitol lot on Meralco and Shaw Boulevard.[1]
Intersections[]
| Province | City/Municipality | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasig City |  N60 (Ortigas Avenue) / N184 | Northern terminus. Traffic light intersection. | |||
| North Drive | Northbound access only. Part of Metrowalk Commercial Complex. | ||||
| South Drive | Northbound access only. Part of Metrowalk Commercial Complex. | ||||
| Onyx Road | Southbound access only. | ||||
| North end of Julia Vargas-Meralco Avenue Flyover | |||||
| Julia Vargas Avenue | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
| South end of Julia Vargas-Meralco Avenue Flyover | |||||
| Saint Paul Street | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
| General Lim Street / Captain Henry P. Javier Street | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
| Saint Paul Street | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
| Anda Road | Part of Capitol Commons. | ||||
| General Segundo Road | Southbound access only. Access for San Antonio Village. | ||||
| Capitol Commons Service Road | Part of Capitol Commons. | ||||
| Commons Drive | Part of Capitol Commons. | ||||
| General Araneta Road | Southbound access only. Access for San Antonio Village. | ||||
| (Shaw Boulevard) | Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Route description[]
Spanning 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi), the avenue begins at Shaw Boulevard in barangays Oranbo and Kapitolyo in Pasig. It runs between the Capitol Commons development on the east side and a residential village and townhouses of San Antonio to the west. It curves slightly north and intersects with Capt. Henry Javier Street towards the Department of Education complex and PhilSports Complex. A few hundred meters north, the avenue crosses Julia Vargas Avenue via a flyover then passes through the busy Ortigas Center business district on the west side and Ayala Malls The 30th, Metrowalk, and several other retail establishments on the east. The avenue ends at Ortigas Avenue with the Meralco Building as a terminating vista.
Landmarks[]
- Ayala Malls The 30th
- Capitol Commons
- Department of Education complex
- Estancia Mall
- Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
- Megatent Events Venue
- Meralco Center
- Meralco Theater
- Metrowalk
- One Corporate Centre
- PhilSports Complex
- St. Paul College Pasig
- The Exchange Regency Residence Hotel
- UnionBank Plaza
References[]
- ^ "Capitol Commons". Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
Coordinates: 14°34′54″N 121°3′49″E / 14.58167°N 121.06361°E
- Streets in Metro Manila