Blumentritt Road is a major road in

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. It runs through the border of the City of Manila with

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from

Rizal Avenue Rizal Avenue, also known as Avenida or Avenida Rizal, is one of Manila's main thoroughfares running from its Santa Cruz and Quiapo districts to the Bonifacio Monument (Monumento) Circle in Caloocan. Named after the national hero José Riza ...

in Santa Cruz district to G. Tuazon Street in Sampaloc district. The road also forms the southern boundary of the

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. It is named after Bohemian professor and

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. The portion of the road from Rizal Avenue to Dimasalang Street in Santa Cruz was originally named ''Calle Sangleyes'' (

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for "Chinese merchants street") in reference to its original residents. It passes through the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center and the Manila North Green Park before turning southeast in Sampaloc. The road intersects with Dimasalang Street, A. Bonifacio Avenue, N.S. Amoranto Sr. Avenue, Laon Laan Road, and

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before terminating at G. Tuazon Street in Sampaloc, near its boundary with San Isidro (Galas),

. It is served by the

Blumentritt LRT station Blumentritt station is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. The station serves the districts of Tondo, Santa Cruz, and Sampaloc in Manila. The station itself is located near Blumentritt Road, which the sta ...

and Blumentritt PNR station at Rizal Avenue. The section of the road between Rizal Avenue and A. Bonifacio Avenue is a component of National Route 160 (N160), while the section between A. Bonifacio Avenue and

is designated as National Route 161 (N161); both routes are of the

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. Its remaining section, considered as its extension, up to G. Tuazon Street is unnumbered. A major

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project in this road was completed in June 2016.

Landmarks

* Blumentritt Market * Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center * Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts * Esteban Abada High School * Manila North Green Park * Manuel Quezon High School * San Roque de Manila Church *

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Laon Laan * Talipapa Market * Viron Transit

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References

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