Gregorio Araneta Avenue

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Gregorio Araneta Avenue
N130 (Philippines).svg
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Gregorio Araneta Avenue sign.svg
G. Araneta Avenue in July 2023.jpg
Gregorio Araneta Avenue in July 2023
Namesake Gregorio S. Araneta
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length5.3 km (3.3 mi)
Component
highways
Location Quezon City and San Juan
North endSanto Domingo Avenue in Quezon City
Major
junctions
South endN. Domingo Street in San Juan
Construction
Completion1985 [1]
Gregorio Araneta Avenue near the Calamba Street intersection, before the construction of the Skyway Stage 3. Gregorio Araneta Avenue.jpg
Gregorio Araneta Avenue near the Calamba Street intersection, before the construction of the Skyway Stage 3.

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.

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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.

Funeral row

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]

Automated Trash Rake

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.

Intersections

ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Quezon City 95.6Sto. Domingo AvenueNorthern terminus. Continues west as N130 (Philippines).svg N130 (Sergeant Rivera Avenue)
Balingasa Creek
Quezon City Valentin Ventura StreetNorthbound only
Mauban Street
Wayan StreetNorthbound access for pedestrians only. Fenced off entry.
G. Roxas StreetSouthbound only
Northern terminus of Talayan Creek median section
8.55.3Del Monte AvenueTraffic light intersection. Access to Siena College, San Francisco del Monte district, and A. Bonifacio Avenue.
85.0Norberto S. Amoranto Sr. (Retiro) AvenueTraffic light intersection. Access to La Loma district and the districts of Sampaloc and Santa Cruz in Manila.
Calamba StreetOpposite segments accessible through nearby roads.
Skyway Northbound entrance under construction. [5]
Skyway Skyway-Quezon Avenue Exit. Southbound entrance. [6]
Maria Clara StreetTraffic 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 StreetOpposite segments accessible through nearby roads.
74.3N170 (Philippines).svg N170 (Quezon Avenue)Traffic light intersection. Quezon Avenue-Araneta Avenue Underpass.
Agno Street ExtensionOpposite segments accessible through nearby roads.
ROTC Hunters StreetNorthbound only
Skyway Skyway-Quezon Avenue Exit. Southbound exit and northbound entrance. [6]
Kaliraya RoadUnsignaled intersection
Victory AvenueUnsignaled intersection
Kitanlad StreetSouthbound only
74.3E. Rodriguez Sr. AvenueTraffic light intersection, No left turns and no U-turns; U-Turn slot located ahead.
Kapiligan StreetNorthbound only
Skyway Skyway-G. Araneta (formerly E. Rodriguez) off-ramp. Southbound entrance. [7]
Tomas Arguelles StreetSouthbound only
Bayani StreetTraffic light intersection
Baloy StreetUnsignaled intersection
95.6Landargun StreetUnsignaled intersection
Tamar StreetSouthbound only. Fenced-off entry.
Skyway Skyway-G. Araneta on-ramp. Northbound exit. [8]
Palanza StreetTraffic light intersection
63.7N180 (Philippines).svg N180 (Magsaysay Boulevard/Aurora Boulevard)Southern terminus of N130; change to unnumbered route. [9]
Quezon CitySan Juan boundarySan Juan-Santa Mesa Bridge over San Juan River
San Juan 63.7 Skyway Skyway-Aurora Boulevard on-ramp. Future northbound exit [10]
N. Domingo StreetSouthern 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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