Roxas Boulevard

Roxas Boulevard
; ; Roxas Boulevard
	Map of Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila
	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
Existed	1910s–present
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
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Manila, Pasay, Parañaque
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

Roxas Boulevard is one of the distinguished roads in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is a boulevard, or a wide road, that runs along the shores of Manila Bay. It is famous for its sunsets and stretch (or line) of coconut trees. It is now a trademark of tourism. It is also famous for its yacht club, hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings, and parks.

History of the name[change | change source]

The old name of the road is Cavite Boulevard.^[5] It was then changed to Dewey Boulevard after the American Admiral George Dewey. Dewey's men defeated the Spanish navy in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

The name was changed to "Heiwa Boulevard" in 1941 during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. It was changed again to Roxas Boulevard in the 1960s after Manuel Roxas, the former president of the Philippines.

↑ "South Manila". DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
↑ "Metro Manila 2nd". DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
↑ "Manila map". University of Texas at Austin Library. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
↑ "Rizal Park-Manila Map". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
↑ "United States Congressional serial set, Issue 5280 - Act no. 1745, Section 2a", pg. 417. Government Printing Office, Washington.