C-3 | |
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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] |
Gregorio Araneta Avenue is a suburban arterial road in the Santa Mesa Heights area of Quezon City, northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. Built in 1985, [1] it is a 6- to 8-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.
The avenue lies in a flood-prone zone in close proximity to the San Francisco del Monte and San Juan Rivers. It was named after lawyer and landowner Gregorio S. Araneta, who owned the Santa Mesa Heights Subdivision on which the avenue was built. [2]
Between Del Monte Avenue and Quezon Avenue, Gregorio Araneta Avenue runs alongside the 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 traverses almost the entire length of the road, starting from Sergeant Rivera Avenue down to the San Juan River.
Gregorio 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 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]
In 2014, the Department of Science and Technology built an automated garbage rake in the intersection of Araneta Avenue and Mauban Street, functioning as a cleaning facility for the river, in response to the perennial flooding and garbage problems in the area. Garbage trucks regularly collected garbages that were captured from the river, as well as those dumped nearby. [4] It is currently under repairs and refurbishment.
Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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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 | Northbound entrance under construction. [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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