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Osmeña Boulevard is a major arterial thoroughfare in
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, Philippines. It is the city's "main street" which travels in a generally northwest–southeast orientation linking the old downtown district of San Roque near the harbor with the modern uptown Capitol Site district. Beginning at M.J. Cuenco Avenue in the east, the boulevard heads northwest towards Fuente Osmeña circle and ends at Escario Street. At its north end, the Cebu Provincial Capitol serves as a prominent
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. It is the location of many of Cebu's notable institutions such as the
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, Abellana National School and
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; the Basilica of Santo Niño; one of the city's tallest buildings, Crown Regency Hotel; and shopping centers Robinsons Fuente and Gaisano Colon.


History

Osmeña Boulevard was developed during the American period to connect the old Spanish colonial town of Cebu to outlying areas being opened up by the American government as its new city. It was formerly named Jones Avenue, after American congressman
William Atkinson Jones William Atkinson Jones (March 21, 1849 – April 17, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1918 from the Virginia's 1st congressional district, first district of the ...
who sponsored Jones Law or Philippine Autonomy Law of 1916. It was renamed Doña Pepang Avenue on March 29, 1960 by virtue of City Ordinance No. 284, in honor of
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sr. (, ; zh, c=吳文釗, poj=Gô͘ Bûn-chiau; September 9, 1878 – October 19, 1961) was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the List of presidents of the Philippines, fourth president of the Ph ...
's first wife Estefania Veloso Osmeña, who died in 1918 at a mansion and estate that they owned along the boulevard. It also historically formed part of Cebu Island's Highway 1 or Route 1 during the 20th century. An ordinance in 1978 then reinforced a change to the present Osmeña Boulevard.


Route description

Osmeña Boulevard begins as a four-lane undivided road at the intersection with M.J. Cuenco Avenue near
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, San Roque area. The road goes for west through Pari-an and Kalubihan passing narrow streets and the Basilica of Santo Niño until it turns north at
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, the city's old shopping district. At Sanciangko Street just past the
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main campus, the boulevard divides slightly and becomes three lanes each way. It intersects with Natalio Bacalso Avenue and traverses Santa Cruz and Sambag passing
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and Abellana National School. Also in the vicinity of Natalio Bacalso and Pantaleon del Rosario Street are the
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and
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. The boulevard continues north towards Fuente Osmeña circle, a large roundabout with a park and fountain in the middle, where many hotels are located such as Crown Regency, Cebu Midtown Hotel and Rajah Park Hotel. Fuente Osmeña is also the location of Robinsons Fuente Cebu and Robinsons Cybergate shopping malls. The road ends right in front of the Cebu Provincial Capitol which creates a terminating vista for those looking north along the boulevard. Escario Street leads east towards Camputhaw and the
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. Towards the west, the boulevard connects to M. Velez Street, which leads towards Barangay Guadalupe, the largest
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of Cebu City. The boulevard is officially part of Cebu North Road from its northern terminus at Cebu Provincial Capitol to Fuente Osmeña and of
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from Fuente Osmeña to Pantaleon del Rosario Street; the section circumscribing Fuente Osmeña is also called Fuente Osmeña. The aforementioned sections are classified as primary national roads, signed as N8 of the
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. The remaining section of the boulevard up to M.J. Cuenco Avenue is classified as an unsigned, tertiary national road.


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