National Route 61 (Philippines)

Roxas Boulevard
Roxas Boulevard along the Manila Bay
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways
Length:	7.6 km (4.7 mi) from Google Earth
Component highways:	R-1 R-1 AH26 / N120 (Padre Burgos Ave. to EDSA) N61 (EDSA to NAIA Rd.)
Restrictions:	No trucks, trailers, and buses from Padre Burgos Avenue/Katigbak Parkway to Gil Puyat Avenue.
Major junctions
North end:	Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita
	N155 (Kalaw Avenue) N156 (United Nations Avenue) Padre Faura Street Pedro Gil Street Remedios Street N140 (Quirino Avenue) Pablo Ocampo Street N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue) Arnaiz Avenue AH26 / N1 (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) Airport Road
South end:	E3 (Coastal Road) and N194 (NAIA Road) in Parañaque
Location
Major cities:	Manila, Pasay, Parañaque
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

Roads in the Philippines

Roxas Boulevard is a popular waterfront promenade in Manila in the Philippines. The boulevard, which runs along the shores of Manila Bay, is well known for its sunsets and stretch of coconut trees. The divided roadway has become a trademark of Philippine tourism, famed for its yacht club, hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings and parks. Originally called Cavite Boulevard, it was renamed Dewey Boulevard in honor of the American Admiral George Dewey, whose forces defeated the Spanish navy in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. The boulevard was again renamed to "Heiwa Boulevard" in late 1941 during Japanese Home Rule and Roxas Boulevard in the 1960s to honor President Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Republic of Philippines.