Radial Road 2

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R-2
Radial Road 2
R-2 Road
Taft Avenue - DLSU (Malate, Manila; 01-01-2020).jpg
Taft Avenue, a portion of R-2, in Malate, Manila
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority [a]
Length56.51 km (35.11 mi)
Component
highways
Major junctions
North endN150 (Philippines).svgN170 (Philippines).svg N150  / N170 (Padre Burgos Avenue) in Manila
South endN410 (Philippines).svgN421 (Philippines).svg N410 (Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway) / N421 (Tagaytay–Calamba Road) in Tagaytay
Location
Country Philippines
Provinces Cavite
Major cities Bacoor, Dasmariñas, Imus, Las Piñas, Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, and Tagaytay
Towns Silang
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

Radial Road 2 (R-2), informally known as the R-2 Road, is a network of roads and bridges which comprise the second arterial road of Metro Manila in the Philippines. [1] Spanning some 56.51 kilometers (35.11 mi), it connects the cities and municipalities of Bacoor, Dasmariñas, Imus, Las Piñas, Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, Silang, and Tagaytay in Cavite and Metro Manila.

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Route description

Taft Avenue

Between its northern terminus at the Lagusnilad underpass of Padre Burgos Avenue and Redemptorist Road in Pasay, R-2 is known as Taft Avenue. It serves the districts of Ermita and Malate, running underneath the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 (LRT-1) towards Parañaque via Pasay.

Elpidio Quirino Avenue

Taft Avenue Extension merges with Elpidio Quirino Avenue at the intersection with Redemptorist Road near the PasayParañaque border. This section of R-2 runs the entire length of Parañaque from Baclaran to San Dionisio.

Diego Cera Avenue

R-2 is known as Diego Cera Avenue in Las Piñas. It runs between the Parañaque–Las Piñas boundary and Alabang–Zapote Road.

Aguinaldo Highway

From Alabang–Zapote Road south to Tagaytay, R-2 is known as Aguinaldo Highway. It is the main north-south thoroughfare in the province of Cavite, linking Las Piñas in Metro Manila with Cavite, particularly the cities and municipalities of Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas, Silang, and Tagaytay. R-2 ends at the Tagaytay Rotunda, which provides the famous view of the Taal Lake.

Notes

  1. In Metro Manila only.

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References

  1. "Metro Manila Infrastructure Development" (PDF). University of the Philippines Diliman. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2021.