Radial Road 8 (R-8), informally known as the R-8 Road, is a network of roads and bridges which comprise the eighth radial road of

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in the

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. It runs north-south through northern Metro Manila, linking the city of Manila with

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

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, and

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into the northern provinces of

Bulacan Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan (; ; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, ...

Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac (; ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. It had a population of 1,503,456 people according to ...

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasi ...

, and

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union (; ; ; ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region on the island of Luzon. The province's capital, the San Fernando, La Union, City of San Fernando, is the most ...

. The portion of R-8 between Guiguinto and Balintawak is also designated a component of the

Pan-Philippine Highway The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway (; ), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's p ...

network (AH26). It also has a spur segment in Quirino Highway from NLEX to its junction with R-7 at Commonwealth Avenue, both in Quezon City.

Route description

Quezon Boulevard

Between Quezon Bridge over the

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in the district of

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and Lerma Street in Sampaloc, R-8 is known as Quezon Boulevard. It is the main north-south thoroughfare of Quiapo, which is also linked to Radial Road 7 (R-7) via a tunnel to Lerma Street.

Alfonso Mendoza Street

Between Lerma Street and Laong Laan Street, R-8 is carried by Alfonso Mendoza Street (formerly ''Calle Andalucía''), which continues Quezon Boulevard along the Sampaloc– Santa Cruz border. Past Laong Laan, the street continues unassigned up to Lacson Avenue.

Dimasalang Street

Between Lacson Avenue and Blumentritt Road at Sampaloc's border with

, R-8 is known as Dimasalang Street. At its south end, it passes the Dangwa flower market and leads to the Manila North Green Park and the

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main gate at its north end before merging with Bonifacio Avenue.

A. Bonifacio Avenue

A. Bonifacio Avenue carries R-8 between Blumentritt Road and

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(EDSA). It intersects with Del Monte Avenue and 5th Avenue, a part of

Circumferential Road 3 Circumferential Road 3 (C-3), informally known as the C-3 Road, is a network of roads and bridges which comprise the third beltway of Metro Manila in the Philippines. Spanning some , it connects the cities of Caloocan, Navotas, Quezon City, and ...

(C-3), before intersecting with EDSA and

North Luzon Expressway The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and partially as R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that ...

at the

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North Luzon Expressway

The main segment of R-8 is the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). It leads motorists out of

into the

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provinces of

and

, passing through Quezon City and

. The section of NLEX between the Santa Rita Interchange in Guiguinto and the Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City is also the route of the

(AH26) from the Cagayan Valley Road to EDSA. The road ends at an interchange with the

Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), signed as E1 and E4 of the Philippine expressway network, is a controlled-access toll expressway in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. From its northern terminus in Tarlac City to its so ...

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Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway

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NLEX connects to the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) via Clark Spur Road towards the interchange of SCTEX Main in Mabalacat. SCTEX Main then carries R-8 north towards

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Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway

Between Tarlac City and its northern terminus at

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and

Pugo–Rosario Road The Pugo–Rosario Road is a major road in La Union that connects from MacArthur Highway and Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway in Rosario to the Aspiras–Palispis Highway in Pugo. It is the alternative route to Marcos Highway for moto ...

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, R-8 is known as the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX). It links the provinces of Tarlac,

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, and

R-8 Spur

The segment of Quirino Highway is considered a spur of R-8, branching from the Novaliches Interchange of NLEX (one of the main segments of R-8) to its junction with R-7 at Commonwealth Avenue. This segment is located entirely in Quezon City.

References

{{Road infrastructure in Manila Routes in Metro Manila

Route description

Quezon Boulevard

Alfonso Mendoza Street

Dimasalang Street

A. Bonifacio Avenue

North Luzon Expressway

Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway

Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway

R-8 Spur

See also

References