Gregorio Araneta Avenue is a suburban arterial road in the Santa Mesa Heights area of Quezon City, northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. Constructed in 1985,[1] it is a six-to-eight-lane divided avenue designated as part of Circumferential Road 3 (C-3) and a physical continuation of Sergeant Rivera Street, which travels from Santo Domingo Avenue at its north end near Balintawak in Quezon City and meets N. Domingo Street in the south in San Juan near the border with Santa Mesa, Manila. En route, it intersects with Del Monte Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue and Magsaysay-Aurora Boulevard, passing through barangays Balingasa, Manresa, Masambong, Sienna, Santo Domingo, Talayan, Tatalon, Santol, and Doña Imelda in Quezon City and Progreso in San Juan.
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 Gregorio Araneta Avenue in April 2023 | |
| Namesake | Gregorio S. Araneta |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Length | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Component highways | |
| Location | Quezon City and San Juan |
| North end | Santo Domingo Avenue in Quezon City |
| Major junctions |
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| South end | N. Domingo Street in San Juan |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1985[1] |
The avenue lies in a flood-prone zone near San Francisco del Monte and the San Juan River. It was named after lawyer and landowner Gregorio S. Araneta, who owned the Santa Mesa Heights Subdivision on which it was built.[2]
Between Del Monte Avenue and Quezon Avenue, Gregorio Araneta Avenue runs alongside Talayan Creek, serving as the waterway median of the avenue. As a result of the Skyway Stage 3 project, parts of the waterway median were converted into a closed culvert for access to and from the Skyway.
The Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 covers almost the entire road, starting from Sergeant Rivera Avenue and ending at the San Juan River.
Funeral row
editGregorio Araneta Avenue is best known as the location of some of the biggest funeral parlors in the metropolis. These are the Arlington Memorial Chapels, La Funeraria Paz, Ascension Columbary, Cosmopolitan, Nacional Memorial Homes, and the Sanctuarium (formerly Capitol Memorial). The oldest is Funeraria Nacional, which moved to Gregorio Araneta from its old address in downtown Avenida Rizal in 1968 and is now affiliated with Heritage Park after an extensive renovation. It was followed by La Funeraria Paz in the 1970s and Arlington, which converted the old Thomas Jefferson Library on the avenue into a funeral facility in 1985.[3]
Automated Trash Rake
editIn 2014, the Department of Science and Technology built an automated garbage rake at the intersection of Araneta Avenue and Mauban Street, functioning as a river cleaning facility, in response to the perennial flooding and garbage problems in the area. Garbage trucks regularly collected garbage captured from the river and those dumped nearby.[4] It is currently under repairs and refurbishment.
Intersections
edit| Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quezon City | 9 | 5.6 | Sto. Domingo Avenue | Northern terminus. Continues west as  N130 (Sergeant Rivera Avenue) | |
| Balingasa Creek | |||||
| Quezon City | Valentin Ventura Street | Northbound only | |||
| Mauban Street | |||||
| Wayan Street | Northbound access for pedestrians only. Fenced off entry. | ||||
| G. Roxas Street | Southbound only | ||||
| Northern terminus of Talayan Creek median section | |||||
| 8.5 | 5.3 | Del Monte Avenue | Traffic light intersection. Access to Siena College, San Francisco del Monte district, and A. Bonifacio Avenue. | ||
| 8 | 5.0 | Norberto S. Amoranto Sr. (Retiro) Avenue | Traffic light intersection. Access to La Loma district and the districts of Sampaloc and Santa Cruz in Manila. | ||
| Calamba Street | Opposite segments accessible through nearby roads. | ||||
| Skyway | Skyway-Maria Clara off-ramp. Northbound entrance.[5] | ||||
| Skyway | Skyway-Quezon Avenue Exit. Southbound entrance.[6] | ||||
| Maria Clara Street | Traffic light intersection. Newly installed since June 2023. Access to La Loma district and the districts of Sampaloc and Santa Cruz in Manila. | ||||
| Southern terminus of Talayan Creek median section | |||||
| Skyway | Skyway-Quezon Avenue Exit. Northbound exit.[6] | ||||
| P. Florentino Street | Opposite segments accessible through nearby roads. | ||||
| 7 | 4.3 |  N170 (Quezon Avenue) | Traffic light intersection. Quezon Avenue-Araneta Avenue Underpass. | ||
| Agno Street Extension | Opposite segments accessible through nearby roads. | ||||
| ROTC Hunters Street | Northbound only | ||||
| Skyway | Skyway-Quezon Avenue Exit. Southbound exit and northbound entrance.[6] | ||||
| Kaliraya Road | Unsignaled intersection | ||||
| Victory Avenue | Unsignaled intersection | ||||
| Kitanlad Street | Southbound only | ||||
| 7 | 4.3 | E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue | Traffic light intersection, No left turns and no U-turns; U-Turn slot located ahead. | ||
| Kapiligan Street | Northbound only | ||||
| Skyway | Skyway-G. Araneta (formerly E. Rodriguez) off-ramp. Southbound entrance.[7] | ||||
| Tomas Arguelles Street | Southbound only | ||||
| Bayani Street | Traffic light intersection | ||||
| Baloy Street | Unsignaled intersection | ||||
| 9 | 5.6 | Landargun Street | Unsignaled intersection | ||
| Tamar Street | Southbound only. Fenced-off entry. | ||||
| Skyway | Skyway-G. Araneta on-ramp. Northbound exit.[8] | ||||
| Palanza Street | Traffic light intersection | ||||
| 6 | 3.7 |  N180 (Magsaysay Boulevard/Aurora Boulevard) | Southern terminus of N130; change to unnumbered route.[9] | ||
| Quezon City–San Juan boundary | San Juan-Santa Mesa Bridge over San Juan River | ||||
| San Juan | 6 | 3.7 | Skyway | Skyway-Aurora Boulevard on-ramp. Future northbound exit[10] | |
| N. Domingo Street | Southern terminus. Access to Santa Mesa in Manila, New Manila and Cubao in Quezon City, and Kalentong in Mandaluyong. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ History and Important Events of Sta. Teresita Parish Archived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine published by the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Quezon City. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ QC's Araneta Avenue: Showcase strip for the Filipino 'burol' published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Coming soon: two less Skyway bottlenecks". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 28, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c Grecia, Leandre (December 29, 2020). "Here are all the entry and exit points of the partially opened Skyway Stage 3". TopGear Philippines.
- ^ "San Miguel opens 2 new ramps of Skyway 3". ABS-CBN News. February 11, 2021.
- ^ De Guzman, Marcus (September 29, 2021). "SMC to open three new Skyway 3 on-ramps this Friday". AutoIndustriya.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "NCR". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Pornelos, Vince (September 5, 2019). "Here's your first look at the Quezon City segment of Skyway Stage 3". Autoindustriya.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
External links
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