Congressional Avenue | |
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Circumferential Road 5 | |
Congressional Avenue near EDSA.
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Route information | |
Length: | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
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West end: | EDSA, Quezon City |
East end: | Luzon Avenue, Quezon City |
Highway system | |
Roads in the Philippines |
Roads in the Philippines
Congressional Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Kongresyonal), is a 12.4 km (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines, which spans from 6 lanes. It is one of the secondary roads in Metro Manila and part of it is designated as part of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) of the Manila arterial road system and N129 of the Department of Public Works and Highways national highway system.
Congressional Avenue starts from the intersection between EDSA and Roosevelt Avenue , and it passes through some of the Project Areas, Tandang Sora and ends at Luzon Avenue in the Old Balara area.
The avenue, being located on Quezon City, is one of the rising food destinations in the city due to the fact that many food establishments such as foodparks set-up shop particularly along the Extension Area.
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, where major intersections are enforced with signal lights while minor intersections with either using an unsignaled intersection or improvised u-turn slots. The extension segment, east of the intersection with Visayas Avenue, is characterized by partial control of access, where at-grade intersections are replaced with U-turn slots.