Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, also known simply as Magsaysay Boulevard and formerly as Santa Mesa Boulevard, is the principal artery of

Santa Mesa Santa Mesa is a district in Manila, Philippines. It is surrounded by Pasig River on the southwestern side, and by the San Juan River on its southern and eastern side. Land borders include the districts of San Miguel to the west and Sampaloc t ...

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. It is a six-lane divided roadway that travels east–west from Gregorio Araneta Avenue near the city's border with

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and San Juan to Lacson Avenue and the Nagtahan Interchange, close to the district of San Miguel. The entire length of the boulevard serves as the boundary between Sampaloc in the north and Santa Mesa in the south with the

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running along its median. East of Gregorio Araneta, the road continues as

Aurora Boulevard Aurora Boulevard is a four-to-ten lane major thoroughfare in Quezon City and San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines. It was named after Doña Aurora Quezon, the consort of Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon. It is one of the major roads ...

while west of Lacson, it extends as

Legarda Street Legarda Street is a short street located in Sampaloc district in Manila, Philippines. It crosses through the eastern section of the University Belt area in a generally east–west orientation between the Nagtahan Interchange and the intersect ...

via Legarda Flyover into San Miguel and Quiapo. The LRT Line 2 has two stations along Magsaysay, namely Pureza and V. Mapa. It is also served by the

Santa Mesa railway station Santa Mesa station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It is one of two stations (the other is Pasay Road) in the line to have its own access road. The station is the fourth station southbou ...

near the

Polytechnic University of the Philippines , mottoeng = ''Light of the Nation'' , type = Public coeducational research higher education institution , established = October 19, 1904 , closed = , religious_affiliation = ...

campus on Hipodromo and Anonas Streets. The boulevard was named after the seventh

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of the Philippines,

Ramon Magsaysay Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh president of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An automo ...

. It was formerly called Santa Mesa Boulevard, which in turn was formerly called ''Calle Santa Mesa''. It also formed part of ''Highway 53''. The road now known as Old Santa Mesa Street was part of the original Calle Santa Mesa, up to the San Juan Bridge, wherein what is now the current alignment of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard was later extended from Santol Street to Quezon City. Its present-day section between Nagtahan and Old Santa Mesa Road was also the former right-of-way of tranvia until 1945.

Route description

Magsaysay Boulevard is an all-divided road that starts as a continuation of

past Lacson Avenue. The

follows wholly the length of the road, with two stations, built above. The road has numerous traffic light intersections and side streets throughout its length. Various major establishments, like the

, Sogo Grand Hotel, and SM City Santa Mesa (formerly named SM Centerpoint), lie around or near the road.

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