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 Kalaw Avenue looking west from Mabini Street | |
| Former name(s) | T.M. Kalaw Street San Luis Street |
| Part of |  N155 from Taft Avenue to Roxas Boulevard |
| Namesake | Teodoro Kalaw |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[a] |
| Length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) Includes 0.3 km (0.19 mi) extension |
| Location | Manila |
| East end |  N181 (San Marcelino Street) |
| Major junctions |  N170 (Taft Avenue)Maria Orosa Avenue Bocobo Street Mabini Street Del Pilar Street |
| West end |  AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) |
Kalaw Avenue (formerly T.M. Kalaw Street) is a short stretch of road in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines. It forms the southern boundary of Rizal Park, running east–west from San Marcelino Street to Roxas Boulevard near the city center. It begins as a four-lane road at the intersection with San Marcelino, widening to an eight-lane divided roadway along the stretch of Rizal Park from Taft Avenue west to Roxas Boulevard. It has a short extension into the reclaimed area of Luneta and Quirino Grandstand as South Drive. The avenue's main section between Taft Avenue and Roxas Boulevard is assigned as National Route 155 (N155) of the Philippine highway network.[1]
The avenue was named after Teodoro Kalaw, a Filipino legislator and historian of the Philippine Commonwealth period who also served as Director of the National Library of the Philippines (whose post-war incarnation lies along the street). It was formerly known as San Luis Street (Spanish: Calle San Luis).[3]
- ^ a b "South Manila". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Remembrances and the streets of Manila Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-08.
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