# Lacson Avenue

Lacson Avenue is the principal northwest–southeast artery in the Sampaloc district in northern Manila, Philippines. It is a 6-8 lane median divided avenue that runs approximately 2.9 kilometers (1.8 mi) from Tayuman Street in Santa Cruz to Nagtahan Interchange. It is a component of Circumferential Road 2 of the Manila arterial road network and N140 of the Philippine highway network.

## Route description

Travelling south, traffic emerges from Yuseco Street at the junction with Oroquieta Street in Santa Cruz. It then widens as it crosses Tayuman and Consuelo Streets across SM City San Lazaro. From here, it becomes a component of Circumferential Road 2 (C-2) and the N140 highway. The road then intersects with Dimasalang Street and España Boulevard in Sampaloc, passing the University of Santo Tomas campus. The southern end of Lacson lies at the Nagtahan Interchange, where it continues south as Nagtahan Street towards Nagtahan Bridge and the districts of Pandacan, Paco, and Malate, where C-2 terminates as Quirino Avenue.

## History

The avenue was originally named Forbes Street or Governor Forbes Street, after William Cameron Forbes, governor-general of the Philippines, under whose administration the road was begun. It was extended south to meet Calle Nagtahan (Nagtahan Street) at the boundary of Sampaloc, San Miguel and Santa Mesa at the old Carriedo Rotonda when the pontoon bridge of Nagtahan that connected it to Pandacan south of the Pasig River was built. Nagtahan Bridge was renamed to Mabini Bridge in 1967, while in 1971, Governor Forbes Street was renamed Arsenio H. Lacson Street after the former Manila mayor who served from 1952 to 1962.

## Landmarks

These are ordered from its western end at Yuseco Street to its eastern end at Nagtahan Interchange:
* SM City San Lazaro
* Andalucia Basketball Court
* Dangwa flower market
* Hospital of the Infant Jesus (corner Laong Laan)
* Mercury Drug (corner Laong Laan)
* University of Santo Tomas
* University of Santo Tomas Hospital
* Dominican School of Manila
* Sampaloc Fire Station
* SM Savemore Nagtahan

## Intersections

The entire route is located in Manila.
| km | Destinations | Notes |
| | Yuseco Street, Oroquieta Street | Northern terminus. Unsignaled intersection. Continues westward as Yuseco Street. Access to N150 (Rizal Avenue). Oroquieta Street is a one-way road. |
| | Manuel Hizon Street | Unsignaled intersection. |
| | Felix Huertas Road, S. Herrera Street | Unsignaled intersection. |
| | N140 (Tayuman Street) | Southbound only. Start of N140 designation. |
| | Consuelo Street | Northbound only. |
| | Kalimbas Street | Southbound only. |
| | Alfonso Mendoza Street, Aragon Street | Traffic light intersection. Access to Quiapo via N170 (Quezon Boulevard); no left turn allowed from southbound. |
| | Maria Clara Street | Traffic light intersection. One-way road providing access to N162 (Dimasalang Street), N160 (Blumentritt Road) and Santa Mesa Heights in Quezon City. |
| | N162 (Dimasalang Street), Laon Laan Street | Traffic light intersection. Southwestward goes to Quiapo; Plaza Lawton & Manila City Hall; northeastward goes to Santa Mesa Heights; northbound goes to Balintawak & La Loma districts. |
| | Dapitan Street | Traffic light intersection. One-way road towards University of Santo Tomas. |
| | Piy Margal Street | Northbound only. |
| | Leon Ma. Guerrero Drive | Southbound only. University of Santo Tomas Gate 14. Access to UST Hospital. |
| | P. Florentino Street | Northbound only. One-way road from Quezon City. |
| | N170 (España Boulevard) | Traffic light intersection. Access to Welcome Rotonda & NLEX Connector. |
| | Manuel Earnshaw Street | No access to opposite directions. Southbound segment provides access to N180 (Legarda Street) and San Miguel district. |
| | Sergio H. Loyola Street | Traffic light intersection. One-way road and no left allowed from southbound |
| | Jacobo Fajardo Street | Traffic light intersection. One-way road. |
| | F. Jhocson Street | Southbound only. Access to National University. |
| | Alcantara Street | Southbound only. |
| | General Geronimo Street | Northbound only. |
| | P. Guevarra Street | Southbound only. |
| | Gerardo Tuazon Street | Access to G. Tuazon northbound via u-turn slot under Nagtahan Flyover. Northbound segment goes to E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue; southbound segment goes to J. Figueras & Legarda Streets. |
| | North end of Mabini Flyover | North end of Mabini Flyover |
| | Loreto Street Extension | Northbound only. |
| | N180 (Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard/Legarda Street), N140 (Nagtahan Street), Jose P. Laurel Street | Traffic light intersection. Southern terminus. Access to Malacañang Palace & San Miguel district via J.P. Laurel Street; Santa Mesa & Cubao districts via Magsaysay Boulevard; Quiapo & University Belt via Legarda Street, and Paco & Pandacan districts via Nagtahan Street. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Route transition ||||