N129 highway

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Route 129
Congressional Avenue with N129 markerjwilz.jpg
Congressional Avenue with the route reassurance sign
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Major junctions
West endAH26 (N1) sign.svg AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) in Ramon Magsaysay, Quezon City
Major intersections
East endN11 (Philippines).svg N11 (Katipunan Avenue) / C.P. Garcia Avenue in U.P. Campus, Quezon City
Location
Country Philippines
Major cities Quezon City
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

National Route 129 (N129) or simply Route 129 is a secondary national route in Metro Manila that forms part of the Philippine highway network. [1] [2] [3] Entirely located within Quezon City, it comprises Congressional Avenue, Congressional Avenue Extension, portion of Luzon Avenue, portion of Tandang Sora Avenue, and portion of Katipunan Avenue; most of them are part of C-5 with the exception of EDSA–Mindanao Avenue segment.

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Route Description

Congressional Avenue

Route 129 starts at the junction between Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue (formerly Roosevelt Avenue) and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay and crosses Culiat Creek, into Barangay Bahay Toro and heads towards the junction with Mindanao Avenue, where it becomes part of the Circumferential Road 5 system. It then briefly passes Visayas Avenue and towards Tandang Sora Avenue into Barangay Culiat and Pasong Tamo, serving as its boundaries, and ends at the junction with Luzon Avenue.

Luzon Avenue

Route 129 turns southbound sharply at Luzon Avenue and towards the Luzon Flyover, crossing Commonwealth Avenue. The roads beside the bridge that provides access to Commonwealth Avenue also forms part of Route 129. At the other end of the bridge, it then curves gently and meets with the southern segment of Tandang Sora Avenue.

Tandang Sora Avenue

Route 129 continues with the southern segment of Tandang Sora Avenue in Matandang Balara, which was de-linked with its northern segment upon the construction of MRT Line 7 and the demolition of the Tandang Sora Flyover in nearby Commonwealth Avenue. It crosses the entrance to Capitol Hills and the former Broadcast City area, curving at the Balara Filters Park and the road terminates at the junction with Katipunan and Magsaysay Avenues, beside the MWSS-LWUA Compound and the University of the Philippines Diliman campus.

Katipunan Avenue

The road continues as Katipunan Avenue, skirting the edge of the University of the Philippines Diliman campus area and heads southward towards U.P. Town Center and the route terminates beside the National Science Complex at the junction between Katipunan and Carlos P. Garcia Avenues.

Intersections

The entire route is located in Quezon City.Kilometers are measured from Rizal Park, the Kilometer Zero. 

km [4] [5] miDestinationsNotes
AH26 (N1) sign.svg AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) / Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue  Balintawak, Monumento, Frisco Western Terminus.
Cagayan Street / S&R Service RoadTraffic light intersection
Shorthorn Street — Baesa, SangandaanAccessible from westbound lanes via U-turn slot at Hereford Street Intersection. Access to Project 8.
Spring Drive / Sta. Gertrudes StreetTraffic light intersection
N128 (Philippines).svg N128 (Mindanao Avenue) Novaliches, Baesa, North Triangle Traffic light intersection. C-5 segment of Congressional Avenue starts here.
Jupiter StreetTraffic light intersection
Visayas Avenue — Quezon Memorial Circle Traffic light intersection
Tandang Sora Avenue — Culiat, Talipapa, Santa QuiteriaIntersection closed; Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot.
N129 (Philippines).svg N129 (Luzon Avenue) – Fairview, Holy Spirit, SauyoEnd of Congressional Avenue segment. Route continues southward. Northbound goes to Fairview, Sauyo, and Holy Spirit areas.
N129 (Philippines).svg N129 (Luzon Flyover Service Road) Quezon Memorial Circle Provides access to and from N170 (Philippines).svg N170 (Commonwealth Avenue).
N129 (Philippines).svg N129 (Tandang Sora Avenue)Southern segment of Tandang Sora Avenue. N129 excludes the segment heading towards Commonwealth Avenue.
Vic Valley Street
University Valley Street
Capitol Hills Drive
N129 (Philippines).svg N129 (Katipunan Avenue) / Magsaysay StreetEnd of Tandang Sora Avenue segment. Access to the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus.
Shuster StreetSouthbound only. Gated access to University of the Philippines.
H. Ventura Street — Marikina, PansolNorthbound only. Access to Marikina via Tumana Bridge and future access to Batasan–San Mateo Road via Katipunan Avenue Extension.
Montalban StreetNorthbound only. Accessible to pedicabs and pedestrians only.
Quirino StreetSouthbound only. Gated access to University of the Philippines.
13.944–
15.1060
8.664–
9.3864
Carlos P. Garcia Avenue — Krus na Ligas, Marikina, Cubao Traffic light intersection. Route terminus. Route designation of Katipunan Road going southward changes from N129 to N11.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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