Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City (original) (raw)

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Commonwealth Avenue, formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, is a 12.4-kilometer (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines, which spans from six to eighteen lanes and is the widest in the Philippines. It is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7) of the older Manila arterial road system and National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network. Commonwealth Avenue starts from Elliptical Road, which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, and it passes through the areas of Philcoa, Tandang Sora, Balara, Batasan Hills, Fairview, and ends at Quirino Highway in the Novaliches area. The avenue, being located on Quezon City, which is listed as one of several cities in Metro Manila with high incidence of road accidents, has a high rate of accidents, especially related to overspeeding, and has gained the nickname "Killer Highway". A 60-kilometer-per-hour (37 mph) speed limit is being enforced to reduce the high rate of accidents on the avenue. (en)

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North

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(en)
R-7 (en)

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Don Mariano Marcos Avenue (en)
Killer Highway (en)

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The list includes the section of the avenue named "Fairview Avenue". Kilometers are measured from Rizal Park, the Kilometer Zero. (en)

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PHL (en)

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South (en)

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North (en)

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1960.0 (dbd:second)

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Quezon City (en)

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(en)
Commonwealth Avenue northbound near (en)

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(en)

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Map of Commonwealth Avenue in Metro Manila (en)

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Commonwealth Avenue (en)

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yes (en)

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Traffic light intersection (en)
Northern terminus. (en)
Roundabout. Access to Don Jose Heights. Name change from Commonwealth Avenue to Fairview Avenue. Change from 18-lane road to 6-lane road. (en)
Accessible from northbound lanes via U-turn slot. Access to New Era University and Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Temple (en)
Roundabout. Continues to Manila as . (en)
Southern segment has access to Broadcast City (en)
Accessible from southbound lanes via U-turn slot. Access to Batasang Pambansa on both ends. Access to Payatas Road and the municipality of Rodriguez at the northern end. (en)
Traffic light intersection. No left turns from southbound lanes. Access to SM City Fairview. (en)
Accessible from southbound lanes via U-turn slot. Access to University of the Philippines Diliman. (en)
Right turns only. Flyover closed due to MRT Line 7 construction. (en)
Accessible from southbound lanes via U-turn slot. Access to U.P. Village, Teachers Village and Kalayaan Avenue. (en)
Holy Spirit Street intersection accessible from northbound lanes via U-turn slot. Capitol Homes Drive intersection accessible from southbound lanes via U-turn slot. Access to Ever Gotesco Commonwealth. (en)

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dbr:Batasan_Road
dbr:Tandang_Sora_Avenue
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Central Avenue (en)
Doña Carmen Street (en)
Holy Spirit Street, Capitol Homes Drive (en)
Masaya Street (en)
Mindanao Avenue (en)
Regalado Avenue (en)
Zuzuarregui Street (en)

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Commonwealth Avenue, formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, is a 12.4-kilometer (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines, which spans from six to eighteen lanes and is the widest in the Philippines. It is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7) of the older Manila arterial road system and National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network. (en)

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