The Manila East Road, also known as National Road and National Highway, is a two-to-four lane primary and secondary highway connecting Metro Manila to the provinces of Rizal and Laguna in the Philippines.[1][2][3][4][5]


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Manila East Road
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Manila East Road in Cardona
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length100.104 km[1] (62.202 mi)
Component
highways
  • R-5 R-5
  • N60 in Pasig and Cainta
  • N601 from Cainta to Famy
  • N602 from Famy to Pagsanjan
Major junctions
North end N60 (Ortigas Avenue) / Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue in Pasig
Major intersections
South end N66 (Calamba–Pagsanjan Road) / N603 (Pagsanjan–Lucban Road) in Pagsanjan, Laguna
Location
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesRizal and Laguna
Major citiesPasig
TownsCainta, Taytay, Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Mabitac, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, Pagsanjan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

Since 2014, the entire road is a part of the series of national highways by the Department of Public Works and Highways. It is a component of National Route 60 from Pasig to Cainta, National Route 601 (N601) from Cainta to Famy, while the segment from Famy to Pagsanjan is a component of National Route 602 (N602).

Route description

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Manila East Road starts in barangay Rosario, Pasig as Ortigas Avenue at its intersection with Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue. It then enters the province of Rizal at Cainta, where it turns south at Cainta Junction towards the poblacion. It enters Taytay, where it meets Taytay Diversion Road near the marketplace. It will then follow a route that circumscribes Laguna de Bay, passing through the municipalities of Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Baras, Tanay, and Pililla in Rizal and Mabitac, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, and Pagsanjan in Laguna.[1]

Alternative names

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Manila East Road is also known as National Road or National Highway. Its section from Rosario, Pasig to Cainta Junction is also known as Rosario–Cainta Road and a part of Ortigas Avenue Extension, while its section from Tanay to Pililla is also known as Tanay–Pililla Road.[6] Its section designated as N602, from Famy to Pagsanjan, forms part of Calamba–Santa Cruz–Famy Junction Road.

The highway is also locally known as the following within respective poblacions:[1]

  • Bonifacio Avenue in Cainta
  • Rizal Avenue in Taytay
  • M.L. Quezon Avenue in Angono
  • Baltazar Street and J.P. Rizal Avenue in Binangonan
  • San Pedro Street and Rizal Street in Cardona
  • T. Claudio Street in Baras
  • J.P. Rizal Street in Baras and Pililla
  • M.H. Del Pilar Street and F.T. Catapusan Street in Tanay
  • G. Paz Street, M.L. Quezon Street, and M.A. Roxas Street in Pililla
  • Gen. Taino Street in Pagsanjan

History

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The highway used to start in or near Manila and took the present-day alignment of J.P. Rizal Avenue in Makati (formerly part of Rizal), branching off from Santa Ana, Manila,[7][8] and later the present-day alignments of P. Sanchez Street in Santa Mesa and Shaw Boulevard.[9] It was also designated as part of Highway 21 that linked the city of Manila with the provinces of Rizal and Laguna to the east, especially during the American colonial era.[10][11]

Intersections

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ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Pasig  N60 (Ortigas Avenue) / Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue / ROTC Street — Mandaluyong, Quezon City, San JuanTerminus. Continues westward as   N60 (Ortigas Avenue).
Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Avenue — Manggahan, Circulo Verde, SantolanRight-in, right out. Left turns via U-turn slots. Alternate access to   N59 (Marikina-Infanta Highway).
Cipriano Raymundo Avenue — Maybunga, Bagong IlogEastbound side only.
RizalCainta  N60 (Ortigas Avenue Extension) / Felix Avenue – Taytay, Marikina, AntipoloCainta Crossing. Traffic light intersection. Alternate access to   N59 (Marikina-Infanta Highway). Road designation changes to N601 and follows Bonifacio Avenue into Taytay.
TaytayGen. Artemio Ricarte Street / Rizal AvenueAccess to Ortigas Avenue Extension.
Pulumbarit StreetAccess to Kaytikling Junction via Leonard Wood Street.
P. Ocampo StreetAccess to Highway 2000 leading to Taguig & Pasig.
Taytay Market Road — Taguig, PasigTwo one-way roads around the New Taytay Public Market. Access to Taguig & Pasig via Highway 2000 & Circumferential Road 6.
Taytay Diversion Road — AntipoloSouth end of diversion road.
AngonoAngono Diversion Road / Don Mariano Santos Avenue (DOMSA)Northern end of diversion road. Access to Mahabang Parang in Angono and alternate access to Antipolo via DOMSA.
Don Mariano Santos Avenue
Colonel Guido StreetAccess to Mahabang Parang & Angono poblacion.
Angono Diversion RoadSouthern end of diversion road.
BinangonanQuarry RoadInternal road leading to Barangays Pantok & Palangoy and Mahabang Parang in Angono.
Binangonan–Angono–Taytay Coastal RoadUnder construction.
Binangonan Diversion RoadWestern end of diversion road.
Osmeña Street / Baltazar StreetContinues through the town as Baltazar Street.
J.P. Rizal Avenue
Binangonan Diversion RoadEastern end of diversion road.
CardonaCardona Diversion RoadSouth end of the diversion road.
Rizal Street / San Pedro Street / Pasay StreetCardona poblacion. All roads are one-way segments due to the width of the road.
Cardona Diversion RoadNorth end of the diversion road.
MorongCorazon C. Aquino Avenue — Antipolo, TeresaEastern end of Corazon Aquino Avenue.
Sagbat–Pililla Diversion Road — Baras, Tanay, PilillaWestern end of diversion road. Road continues as T. Claudio Street.
H. Raymundo StreetBrgy. Lagundi internal road leading to Pinugay in Baras. Road continues into Baras poblacion as J.P. Rizal Avenue.
BarasBayani–Ferrera Road (Alejo Street)Internal road leading to Brgy. Pinugay in Baras.
TanayTanay–Sampaloc Road — Tanay, Santa MariaTanay poblacion. Access to   N59 (Marikina-Infanta Highway).
PilillaSagbat–Pililla Diversion Road — Tanay, PilillaPililla poblacion. Eastern end of diversion road.
Pililla–Jala-Jala–Pakil RoadAccess to the municipalities of Jalajala and Pakil.
LagunaMabitacJ.P. Rizal Street — Mabitac, Santa MariaNorthbound leads to Santa Maria poblacion; southbound to Mabitac poblacion.
Santa Maria Diversion Road — Real, InfantaAccess to   N59 (Marikina-Infanta Highway).
Famy  N601 (Famy–Real–Infanta Road) – Siniloan, Real, InfantaRoad designation changes to N602.
SiniloanQ. Dela Rosa StreetAccess to Siniloan poblacion.
PakilPakil–Pangil–Mabitac Road — Siniloan, Pakil
Tavera Street — Pakil, Paete
PaeteJ.V. Quesada StreetPaete poblacion internal road.
J.P. Rizal Street
KalayaanLongos–San Antonio RoadInternal road leading to Brgy. San Antonio in Kalayaan.
Kalayaan Poblacion RoadRoad to Brgy. San Juan (Kalayaan poblacion).
LumbanLagumbay RoadInternal road to Lumban poblacion.
Lumban–Caliraya–Cavinti Road — Lake Caliraya, Lumot Lake, Cavinti
Pagsanjan   N66 (Calamba–Pagsanjan Road) / N603 (Pagsanjan–Lucban Road) – Calamba, Batangas, QuezonTerminus. Pagsanjan segment locally known as General Taino Street.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Metro Manila 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Laguna 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rizal 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rizal 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tanay-Pililla Rd" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Pante, Michael (July 4, 2020). "Settlements and the Heritage Dilemma in Manila". City & Society. 32 (2): 229–474. doi:10.1111/ciso.12292. S2CID 225550309.
  8. ^ Complete YMCA 1934 Manila map (Map). 1934. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Executive Order No. 113 (May 2, 1955), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved September 28, 2021
  10. ^ Southern Luzon Western Sheet (Map). 1:200000. Washington D.C.: US Geodetic Survey. 1941. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  11. ^ 1944 Army Map Service Road Map of Northern Luzon, Philippines (Map). 1:1000000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service. 1944. Retrieved July 25, 2021.