Dimasalang Street
(Redirected from N162 highway (Philippines))
.svg) R-8 | ||||
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| Dimasalang Road | ||||
(2017-07-13).jpg) Dimasalang Street looking north towards the Dimasalang Bridge in 2017 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways – North Manila District Engineering Office[1] | ||||
| Length | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) | |||
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| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  N160 (Blumentritt Road) | |||
| South end |  N140 (Lacson Avenue) and Laon Laan Street | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Philippines | |||
| Major cities | Manila | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Dimasalang Street is a major road between the districts of Sampaloc and Santa Cruz in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. Running 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in a north–south direction, it connects Lacson Avenue and Laon Laan Street in the south to Blumentritt Road, near the city's border with Quezon City, in the north. It also crosses over the Philippine National Railway tracks and below the NLEX Connector at Dimasalang Bridge. It is named after Dimasalang, one of the pen names of the Philippine national hero José Rizal.[2]
The entire route is designated as National Route 162 (N162) of the Philippine highway network and a component of Radial Road 8 of the Metro Manila arterial road system.
Landmarks
[edit]- Dangwa Bus Terminal
- Dangwa Flower Market
- Hospital of the Infant Jesus
Intersections
[edit]The entire route is located in Manila.
| km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| N160 (Blumentritt Road) | Northern terminus. No entry from Blumentritt Road. | ||||
| Aurora Boulevard, Retiro Street | Traffic light intersection with one-way traffic scheme. | ||||
| Maceda Street | Traffic light intersection with Retiro Street and Aurora Boulevard. Alternative access to  N170 (España Boulevard). | ||||
| Tiago Street | Southbound only. | ||||
| Craig Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| Makiling Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| Kundiman Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| North end of Dimasalang Bridge | |||||
| Quintos Sr. Street | Northbound service road only. | ||||
| San Diego Street | Northbound service road only. | ||||
| South end of Dimasalang Bridge | |||||
| Balaguer Street | Southbound service road only. | ||||
| Cristobal Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| Becerra Street | Southbound only. | ||||
| Vicente G. Cruz Street, Simoun Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| J. Marzan Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| M. Dela Fuente Street, Aragon Street | Northbound one-way to and southbound one-way from Dimasalang Road, respectively. | ||||
| Don Quijote Street, Maria Clara Street | Traffic light intersection. | ||||
| Carola Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| Dos Castillas Street | Both segments accessible thru nearest crossings. | ||||
| N140 (Arsenio H. Lacson Avenue), Laon Laan Street | Southern terminus and traffic light intersection. Access to Quezon City, Welcome Rotonda and Quiapo via Laon Laan Street;  N150 (Rizal Avenue) and N170 (España Boulevard) via A.H. Lacson Avenue. | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "North Manila". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "History of Dimasalang". Dimasalang III International Artist Group. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
