Doña Julia Vargas Avenue | |
Namesake | Doña Julia Vargas de Ortigas |
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Length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
West end | AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Mandaluyong |
Major junctions | ADB Avenue / San Miguel Avenue Meralco Avenue |
East end | N11 (Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) in Pasig |
Julia Vargas Avenue is a central east–west arterial road that passes through Ortigas Center in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a four-lane divided road with one-way protected bike lanes that run parallel to Ortigas Avenue to the north and Shaw Boulevard to the south. The avenue stretches 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi) from Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 Road) in Ugong, Pasig in the east to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Wack-Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong in the west.
It was named for philanthropist Doña Julia Vargas de Ortigas, wife of Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership founder Don Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas, who owned the Hacienda de Mandaloyon estate on which Ortigas Center was built.[1][2]