Congressional Avenue

Highway in Quezon City, Philippines

C-5

Congressional Avenue

The avenue in Bahay Toro, 2023

Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Quezon City 1st District Engineering Office[1]
Length| 6 km (3.7 mi)

Approximate length, including extension

Component
highways|

* C-5 C-5 from Mindanao Avenue to Luzon Avenue
* N129

Major junctions
West end|  AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue)
Major intersections|  N128 (Mindanao Avenue)
East end|  N129 (Luzon Avenue)
Location
Country| Philippines
Major cities| Quezon City
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Congressional Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Kongresyonal) is a 6-kilometer (3.7 mi) six-lane highway in Quezon City, Philippines. It is one of the secondary roads in Metro Manila. Part of it is designated as part of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) of the Manila arterial road system and National Route 129 (N129) of the Philippine highway system.

Congressional Avenue starts from the intersection between EDSA and Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue (formerly Roosevelt), passes through some of the Project areas, Tandang Sora, Culiat, and Pasong Tamo, and ends at Luzon Avenue at the boundary of Matandang Balara.

The avenue is one of the rising food destinations in Quezon City because many food establishments, such as food parks, have set up shop along Congressional Avenue Extension.

## Route description

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Congressional Avenue follows an L route from EDSA to Luzon Avenue. The main segment, west of the intersection with Visayas Avenue, is characterized by numerous intersections. Major intersections are enforced with signal lights, while minor intersections are either unsignaled or use improvised U-turn slots. The extension segment, east of the intersection with Visayas Avenue, is characterized by partial access control, where at-grade intersections are replaced by U-turn slots. The outermost lanes along the entire stretch of the avenue are designated as bicycle lanes.

## History

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According to the 1949 Plan of Quezon City, Congressional Avenue was supposed to connect to the National Government Center at Constitution Hills (present-day Batasan Hills),[2] which would house government offices, including the Congress, from which its name is apparently derived. However, this plan was partially materialized as the road did not reach that area.

In the early 2010s, the avenue was envisioned to be extended into Luzon Avenue to complement the completion of the Circumferential Road 5, which includes the widening of the C.P. Garcia (through U.P. Campus) and Luzon Avenues, the Extension of Congressional Avenue, and the construction of the Luzon Avenue Flyover, which aims to divert C-5 and traffic from the narrow Tandang Sora Avenue in going to the Project areas and Mindanao Avenue towards the C-5 segment of North Luzon Expressway.

## Intersections

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The entire route is located in Quezon City. This list includes the section of the avenue named Congressional Avenue Extension. Kilometers are measured from Rizal Park, the Kilometer Zero.

km[3][4]| mi| Destinations| Notes

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| |  AH 26 (N1) (EDSA)| Western Terminus. Continues south as Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue which can be accessed by using u-turn slots.
| | Cagayan Street / S&R Service Road| Traffic light intersection
| | Shorthorn Street| Accessible from westbound lanes via U-turn slot at Hereford Street Intersection. Access to Project 8.
| | Spring Drive / Sta. Gertrudes Street| Traffic light intersection
| |  N128 (Mindanao Avenue)| Traffic light intersection. C-5 segment of Congressional Avenue starts here.
| | Jupiter Street| Traffic light intersection
| | Visayas Avenue| Traffic light intersection
| | Tandang Sora Avenue| Intersection closed; Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot.
| |  N129 (Luzon Avenue)| Eastern terminus. No left turn allowed from eastbound.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

*       Concurrency terminus
*       Incomplete access

## Landmarks

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This is from west to east:

* Congressional Avenue Bridge (San Juan River)
* Jose Abad Santos Memorial School
* Circle C
* SM Hypermarket
* Congressional Avenue Extension Bridge (San Juan River)

## References

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1. ^ "Quezon City 1st". Retrieved May 22, 2020.
2. ^ Bueza, Michael (October 12, 2014). "What Quezon City could have looked like". Rappler. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
3. ^ "Quezon City 1st". 2016 DPWH Road Data. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
4. ^ "Quezon City 2nd". 2016 DPWH Road Data. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

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Major roads in Metro Manila

| Expressway routes|

* E1/AH26
* North Luzon Expressway
* E2
* South Luzon Expressway (AH26)
* Metro Manila Skyway (AH26)
* C-5 Southlink Expressway
* Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway
* E3
* Manila–Cavite Expressway
* E5
* North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link
* E6
* NAIA Expressway
* Unnumbered
* NLEX Connector

|

Highway routes|

| Primary roads|

* N1
* MacArthur Highway
* Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (AH26)
* Manila South Road
* N11
* Carlos P. Garcia Avenue
* Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue
* Bonny Serrano Avenue
* Katipunan Avenue
* N59
* Aurora Boulevard
* Marikina–Infanta Highway
* N60
* Ortigas Avenue
* N61
* Roxas Boulevard
* N62
* Elpidio Quirino Avenue
* Diego Cera Avenue
* N63
* Dr. A. Santos Avenue

|

Secondary roads|

* N118
* Maysan Road
* Paso de Blas Road
* Bagbaguin Road
* General Luis Street
* N120/AH26
* Samson Road
* General San Miguel Street
* C-4 Road
* Radial Road 10
* Mel Lopez Boulevard
* Bonifacio Drive
* Roxas Boulevard
* N127
* Quirino Highway
* N128
* Mindanao Avenue
* N129
* Congressional Avenue
* Luzon Avenue
* Tandang Sora Avenue
* Katipunan Avenue
* N130
* C-3 Road
* 5th Avenue
* Sergeant Rivera Street
* Gregorio Araneta Avenue
* N140
* C-2 Road
* Tayuman Street
* Lacson Avenue
* Nagtahan Street
* Quirino Avenue
* N141
* Tomas Claudio Street
* Valenzuela Street
* V. Mapa Street
* P. Sanchez Street
* Shaw Boulevard
* Pasig Boulevard
* Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue
* N142
* Pasig Boulevard Extension
* Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue
* A. Mabini Street
* A. Luna Street
* Ramon Jabson Street
* M. Almeda Street
* General Luna Street
* M.L. Quezon Street
* Montillano Street
* N143
* General Santos Avenue
* N144
* Segment 1: Meralco Road
* Segment 2: Parañaque–Sucat Road
* N145
* Segment 1: Recto Avenue
* Segment 2: Osmeña Highway
* N150
* Rizal Avenue
* Ronquillo Street
* Carriedo Street
* Plaza Santa Cruz
* Padre Burgos Avenue
* N151
* Abad Santos Avenue
* N155
* Kalaw Avenue
* N156
* Plaza Dilao Road
* Quirino Avenue Extension
* United Nations Avenue
* N157
* Padre Faura Street
* N160
* North Luzon Expressway
* A. Bonifacio Avenue
* Blumentritt Road
* N161
* Blumentritt Road
* N162
* Dimasalang Street
* N170
* Commonwealth Avenue
* Elliptical Road
* Quezon Avenue
* España Boulevard
* Lerma Street
* Quezon Boulevard
* Padre Burgos Avenue
* Taft Avenue
* N171
* Segment 1: West Avenue
* Segment 2: Aurora Boulevard
* N172
* Timog Avenue
* N173
* North Avenue
* N174
* East Avenue
* N175
* University Avenue
* N180
* Finance Road
* Ayala Boulevard
* P. Casal Street
* Nepomuceno Street
* Legarda Street
* Magsaysay Boulevard
* Aurora Boulevard
* N181
* San Marcelino Street
* N182
* Romualdez Street
* N183
* V. Mapa Street
* N184
* Gilmore Avenue
* Granada Street
* Ortigas Avenue
* N185
* Bonny Serrano Avenue
* N190
* Gil Puyat Avenue
* Kalayaan Avenue
* M. Concepcion Avenue
* N191
* Kalayaan Flyover
* N192
* Andrews Avenue
* N193
* Domestic Road
* N194
* NAIA Road
* N195
* Ninoy Aquino Avenue
* N411
* Alabang–Zapote Road

Arterial routes|

* C-1
* C-2
* C-3
* C-4
* C-5
* C-6
* R-1
* R-2
* R-3
* R-4
* R-5
* R-6
* R-7
* R-8
* R-9
* R-10

Major interchanges|

* Balintawak Interchange
* C-5–Kalayaan Interchange
* C-5–Ortigas Interchange
* Estrella Flyover
* Harbor Link Interchange
* Kalayaan Flyover
* Magallanes Interchange
* Nagtahan Interchange
* Ortigas Interchange
* Sales Interchange

Bridges|

* Ayala Bridge
* Binondo–Intramuros Bridge
* Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge
* Guadalupe Bridge
* Jones Bridge
* Mabini Bridge
* MacArthur Bridge
* Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge
* Marcos Bridge
* Nagtahan Link Bridge
* Otis Bridge
* Quezon Bridge
* San Juan River Bridge
* Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge
* Zapote Bridge

Roundabouts|

* 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda
* Agrifina Circle
* Anda Circle
* Burgos Circle
* Elliptical Road
* Monumento
* Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle
* Remedios Circle
* Welcome Rotonda

Planned|

* Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike
* North Luzon East Expressway
* North–South Harbor Bridge
* Pasig River Expressway
* R-7 Expressway
* Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

Under construction|

* CAVITEX C-5 Link

Other roads in Metro Manila

| Capital District|

* Abad Santos Avenue
* Adriatico Street
* Blumentritt Road
* Bonifacio Drive
* Del Pilar Street
* Escolta Street
* España Boulevard
* Hidalgo Street
* Jose Laurel Street
* Kalaw Avenue
* Lacson Avenue
* Legarda Street
* Magsaysay Boulevard
* Mel Lopez Boulevard
* Mendiola Street
* Osmeña Highway
* Pablo Ocampo Street
* Padre Burgos Avenue
* Padre Faura Street
* Pedro Gil Street
* Quezon Boulevard
* Quirino Avenue
* Recto Avenue
* Rizal Avenue
* Roxas Boulevard
* Taft Avenue
* Tayuman Street
* United Nations Avenue
* Victorino Mapa Street

|

Eastern Manila District|

* Andres Bonifacio Avenue (Quezon City)
* Aurora Boulevard
* Balete Drive
* Batasan Road
* Batasan–San Mateo Road
* Betty Go-Belmonte Street
* Boni Avenue
* Bonny Serrano Avenue
* Commonwealth Avenue
* Congressional Avenue
* East Avenue
* Elliptical Road
* Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue
* Gilmore Avenue
* Granada Street
* Gregorio Araneta Avenue
* Julia Vargas Avenue
* Katipunan Avenue
* Meralco Avenue
* Mindanao Avenue
* North Avenue
* Ortigas Avenue
* Pioneer Street
* Quezon Avenue
* Shaw Boulevard
* Sumulong Highway
* Tandang Sora Avenue
* Timog Avenue
* Tomas Morato Avenue
* West Avenue

Northern Manila District|

* 10th Avenue
* General Luis Street
* Governor Pascual Avenue
* Maysan Road
* North Bay Boulevard
* Paterio Aquino Avenue
* Samson Road

Southern Manila District|

* Alabang–Zapote Road
* Andrews Avenue
* Arnaiz Avenue
* Ayala Avenue
* Chino Roces Avenue
* Daang Hari
* Diego Cera Avenue
* Domestic Road
* Doña Soledad Avenue
* Dr. Santos Avenue
* Elpidio Quirino Avenue
* Gil Puyat Avenue
* Harrison Street
* J. P. Rizal Avenue
* José W. Diokno Boulevard
* Kalayaan Avenue
* Lawton Avenue
* Macapagal Boulevard
* Makati Avenue
* McKinley Road
* Nicanor Garcia Street
* Ninoy Aquino Avenue
* Paseo de Roxas
* South Avenue
* Tramo Street

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