Colonel Bonny Serrano Avenue (also spelled Boni Serrano Avenue; formerly named and still colloquially referred to as Santolan Road) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Eastern Manila District of Metro Manila, Philippines, between San Juan and Quezon City. It was named after the decorated Korean War hero Venancio "Bonny" Serrano.[3]
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| Santolan Road | |
 Bonny Serrano Avenue looking east from 8th Avenue in Cubao | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways | |
| Length | 4.418 km[1] (2.745 mi) |
| Component highways | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | P. Guevarra Street / Pinaglabanan Street in San Juan |
| East end |  N11 (Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) / FVR Road in Quezon City |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Major cities | Quezon City and San Juan |
| Highway system | |
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It forms the northern limit of San Juan and the southern limit of Quezon City's New Manila district. It also links the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame with the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo. The avenue runs from the border of barangays Corazón de Jesús, St. Joseph (Halo-Halo), Pasadena, and Little Baguio in San Juan to barangays Libís and Blue Ridge B near the Quezon City-Marikina border in the east. The avenue is a problematic major road that has frequent traffic jams.
Route description
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The four-lane avenue begins as a continuation of Pinaglabanan Street at P. Guevarra Street in the Corazon De Jesus area of San Juan. It proceeds due east and runs through the boundary between barangays Bagong Lipunan ng Crame in Quezon City and West Crame in San Juan, passing through the San Juan Municipal Cemetery before arriving at the northern side of Camp Crame. East of the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue junction, the avenue runs the northern boundary of Camp Aguinaldo with the barangays Socorro, San Roque, and Bayanihan, intersecting with 15th Avenue at Camp Aguinaldo Gate 1. It then intersects with Katipunan Avenue (C-5) via an overpass, passing through barangays Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge B, and Saint Ignatius before terminating at Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5) in Libis near Camp Atienza where it continues as FVR Road to the Marikina–Infanta Highway in Calumpang, Marikina and Santolan, Pasig. This section of the avenue connecting Katipunan and Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenues is designated as a component of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) and National Route 11 (N11), while its section from EDSA to Katipunan Avenue is designated as National Route 185 (N185).
History
editBonny Serrano Avenue was formerly called the Carretera de Santolan (Santolan Road), which ran from the Santolan pumping station on the Mariquina River to the El Deposito water reservoir in San Juan del Monte, the main source of water for Manila residents during the Spanish colonial period. It was built around 1901, during the early years of the American colonial period, costing $150 (2643 PHP).[4] In 1935, the road, also known as the San Juan–Santolan Road and San Juan–Santolan Pumping Station Road,[5] became the location of Camp Murphy, home of the United States Army Philippine Department, and eventually the Philippine Commonwealth Army, which was named after then Governor-General Frank Murphy. The military camp eventually became Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame when the Philippines gained independence after World War II. The road was renamed after Colonel Bonny Merioles Serrano in 1970, three months after the war hero's death.[6]
Intersections
edit| Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| San Juan | Pinaglabanan Street, P. Guevarra Street | Western terminus. Continues westward as Pinaglabanan Street. Only Santolan Road is used as name for this segment. | |||
| Jose Abad Santos Street | Exit to Santolan Road only | ||||
| M. Paterno Street, Pasadena Drive | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | Don Gonzalo Street | Gated community road | |||
 N184 (Granada Street/Ortigas Avenue) | Traffic light intersection. Access to  N180 (Aurora Boulevard) & New Manila via Granada Street,  AH 26 (N1) (EDSA), Greenhills, Pasig & Antipolo via Ortigas Avenue. Both names of the road are in use beginning this intersection. | ||||
| Main Horseshoe Drive | One-way from Horseshoe Drive | ||||
| C. Benitez Street | Access to Cubao via P. Tuazon & N. Domingo | ||||
| Sunrise Drive | Loops back to road | ||||
| Tyler Street | North Greenhills community road | ||||
| 5th West Crame | |||||
| 4th West Crame | |||||
| 3rd West Crame | |||||
| 2nd West Crame | |||||
| 1st West Crame | |||||
| Quezon City | General Castañeda Street | Camp Crame Gate 3 | |||
| 1st Street | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue. Only Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue is the name used beginning this segment of the road. | ||||
| 2nd Street | One-way exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| 3rd Street | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| Gen. J. Delos Reyes Street | Camp Crame Gate 2 | ||||
| 4th Avenue | One-way, westbound only exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) | Traffic light intersection. Northbound goes to Cubao & Balintawak, southbound goes to Mandaluyong & Makati. Beginning of N185 designation. | ||||
| 5th Avenue | |||||
| 6th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| 7th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| 8th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| 9th Avenue | One-way exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue. Access to Araneta Center. | ||||
| 10th Avenue | |||||
| 11th Avenue | |||||
| 12th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| 13th Avenue | One-way exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue. Access to Araneta Center. | ||||
| 14th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue | ||||
| 15th Avenue/Delos Reyes Avenue | Traffic light intersection. No entry to 15th Avenue. Camp Aguinaldo Gate 1. | ||||
| 5th Camarilla | |||||
| 6th Camarilla | |||||
| 18th Avenue | |||||
| 19th Avenue | |||||
| 20th Avenue | Traffic light intersection. Access to Projects 2, 3 & 4 | ||||
| Arturo Enrile Avenue | Camp Aguinaldo Gate 6 | ||||
| Pedro Martinez Street (P. Pelaez St. Extension) | Access to pedestrians only | ||||
| N11 (Katipunan Avenue) | Traffic light intersection. Northbound goes to Commonwealth & Tandang Sora Avenues, Cubao & Marikina via Aurora Boulevard; southbound goes to Pasig, White Plains & Greenmeadows. Route changes from N185 to N11. C-5 segment of Bonny Serrano Avenue starts here. | ||||
| Highland Drive | Westbound service road only | ||||
| Riviera Street | Saint Ignatius Village community road. No entry allowed. | ||||
| N11 (Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) | No left turn from E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue. Eastern terminus. Continues eastward as FVR Road. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ "NCR". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Bikol awardees give back to their birthplaces". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Public laws and resolutions passed by the United States Philippine Commission, during the quarter". United States Philippine Commission. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Republic Act No. 311 (December 17, 1940), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved November 6, 2021
- ^ "Introducing Mrs. Bonny Serrano". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 16, 2015.