# Bonny Serrano Avenue

Colonel Bonny Serrano Avenue (also spelled Boni Serrano Avenue; formerly named and still colloquially referred to as Santolan Road) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Eastern Manila District of Metro Manila, Philippines, between San Juan and Quezon City. It was named after the decorated Korean War hero Venancio "Bonny" Serrano.
It forms the northern limit of San Juan and the southern limit of Quezon City's New Manila district. It also links the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame with the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo. The avenue runs from the border of barangays Corazón de Jesús, St. Joseph (Halo-Halo), Pasadena, and Little Baguio in San Juan to barangays Libís and Blue Ridge B near the Quezon City-Marikina border in the east. The avenue is a problematic major road that has frequent traffic jams.

## Route description

The four-lane avenue begins as a continuation of Pinaglabanan Street at P. Guevarra Street in the area of barangay Corazon De Jesus in San Juan. It proceeds due east and runs through the boundary between barangays Bagong Lipunan ng Crame in Quezon City and West Crame in San Juan, passing through the San Juan Municipal Cemetery before arriving at the northern side of Camp Crame. East of the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue junction, the avenue runs the northern boundary of Camp Aguinaldo with the barangays Socorro, San Roque, and Bayanihan, intersecting with 15th Avenue at Camp Aguinaldo Gate 1. It then intersects with Katipunan Avenue (C-5) via an overpass, passing through barangays Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge B, and Saint Ignatius before terminating at Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5) in Libis near Camp Atienza where it continues as FVR Road to the Marikina–Infanta Highway in Calumpang, Marikina and Santolan, Pasig. This section of the avenue connecting Katipunan and Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenues is designated as a component of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) and National Route 11 (N11), while its section from EDSA to Katipunan Avenue is designated as National Route 185 (N185).

## History

Bonny Serrano Avenue was formerly called the Carretera de Santolan (Santolan Road), which ran from the Santolan pumping station by the Mariquina River, then in Pasig, to the El Deposito water reservoir in San Juan del Monte (now San Juan), the main source of water for Manila residents during the Spanish colonial period. It was built around 1901, during the early years of the American colonial period, costing US$150 (equivalent to $5,669 in 2024) (₱2,643). In 1935, the road, also known as the San Juan–Santolan Road and San Juan–Santolan Pumping Station Road, became the location of Camp Murphy, which eventually became Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame when the Philippines re-gained independence after World War II. After the establishment of Quezon City, the border of San Juan with the new city was redefined to also run along section of the road, currently between Ermitaño Creek and Camp Crame. The road was renamed after Colonel Bonny Merioles Serrano in 1970, three months after the war hero's death.

## Intersections

| Province | City/Municipality | Destinations | Notes |
| San Juan | San Juan | P. Guevarra Street | Western terminus. Continues westward as Pinaglabanan Street. Only Santolan Road is used as name for this segment. |
| San Juan | San Juan | J. Abad Santos Street | Exit to Santolan Road only |
| San Juan | San Juan | M.J. Paterno Street, Pasadena Drive | Traffic light intersection. |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | Don Gonzalo Street | Gated community road |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | N184 (Granada Street/Ortigas Avenue) | Traffic light intersection. Access to N180 (Aurora Boulevard) & New Manila via Granada Street, AH 26 (N1) (EDSA), Greenhills, Pasig & Antipolo via Ortigas Avenue. Both names of the road are in use beginning this intersection. |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | Main Horseshoe Drive | One-way from Horseshoe Drive |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | C. Benitez Street | Access to Cubao via P. Tuazon & N. Domingo |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | Sunrise Drive | Loops back to road |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | Tyler Street | North Greenhills community road |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | 5th West Crame | |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | 4th West Crame | |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | 3rd West Crame | One-way road as an alternate way to Greenhills, San Juan via Greenhills-West Crame Connector Rd. |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | 2nd West Crame | |
| San Juan – Quezon City boundary | San Juan – Quezon City boundary | 1st West Crame | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | General Castañeda Street | Camp Crame Gate 3 |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 1st Street | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue. Only Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue is the name used beginning this segment of the road. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 2nd Street | One-way exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 3rd Street | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | Gen. J. Delos Reyes Street | Camp Crame Gate 2 |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 4th Avenue | One-way, westbound only exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) | Traffic light intersection. Northbound goes to Cubao & Balintawak, southbound goes to Mandaluyong & Makati. Beginning of N185 designation. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 5th Avenue | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 6th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 7th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 8th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 9th Avenue | One-way exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue. Access to Araneta Center. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 10th Avenue | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 11th Avenue | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 12th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 13th Avenue | One-way exit from Bonny Serrano Avenue. Access to Araneta Center. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 14th Avenue | One-way exit to Bonny Serrano Avenue |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 15th Avenue/Delos Reyes Avenue | Traffic light intersection. No entry to 15th Avenue. Camp Aguinaldo Gate 1. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 5th Camarilla | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 6th Camarilla | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 18th Avenue | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 19th Avenue | |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | 20th Avenue | Traffic light intersection. Access to Projects 2, 3 & 4 |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | Arturo Enrile Avenue | Camp Aguinaldo Gate 6 |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | Pedro Martinez Street (P. Pelaez St. Extension) | Access to pedestrians only |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | N11 (Katipunan Avenue) | Traffic light intersection. Northbound goes to Commonwealth & Tandang Sora Avenues, Cubao & Marikina via Aurora Boulevard; southbound goes to Pasig, White Plains & Greenmeadows. Route changes from N185 to N11. C-5 segment of Bonny Serrano Avenue starts here. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | Highland Drive | Westbound service road only |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | Riviera Street | Saint Ignatius Village community road. No entry allowed. |
| Quezon City | Quezon City | N11 (Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) | No left turn from E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue. Eastern terminus. Continues eastward as FVR Road. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Incomplete access Route transition ||||||

## Landmarks

This is from west to east:

### San Juan

* Filoil EcoOil Centre
* Fountain International School
* Santolan Town Plaza
* White Cross Orphanage
* San Juan City Cemetery

### Quezon City

* Camp Crame
* Camp Aguinaldo
** Camp Gen. Aguinaldo High School
* Libis Elementary School