Taft Avenue
| R-2 | |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Calle Rizal Manila Road Ermita-Pasay Boulevard Daitoa Avenue Manila South Road / Mexico Road (extension only) |
| Part of | |
| Namesake | William Howard Taft |
| Maintained by | the Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) Approximate length |
| North end | N150 (Padre Burgos Avenue) in Manila |
| Major junctions |
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| South end | Redemptorist Road, Elpidio Quirino Avenue, and Harrison Street in Parañaque |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1899 |
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Taft Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Taft; Spanish: Avenida Taft) is a major road in southern Metro Manila. It passes through three cities in the metropolis: Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque. The road was named after the former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. President William Howard Taft; the Philippines was a former commonwealth territory of the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The avenue is a component of National Route 170 (N170), a secondary road in the Philippine highway network and Radial Road 2 (R-2) of the Manila arterial road network.