South Avenue is a short extension of
Ayala Avenue north of Metropolitan Avenue in
Makati
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,
Metro Manila
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,
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. It forms the border between the
Manila South Cemetery to the east and Barangay Santa Cruz to the west, running for in a southwest–northeast direction from its southern terminus at Metropolitan Avenue to its intersection with
J.P. Rizal Avenue in Barangay Olympia.
Since 2017, it has carried one-way northbound traffic to decongest traffic in and out of the
Makati Central Business District. It has a short extension into Barangay Olympia and
Circuit Makati
Circuit Makati is a riverfront redevelopment project by Ayala Land on the site of the former Santa Ana Race Track in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The site located in the northwest portion of Makati, on the south bank of the Pasig River, ...
(formerly the Santa Ana Race Track) as Taliba Street. It is also the location of the Ecoville Townhouses and F. Benitez Elementary School. It is formerly a component road of
Circumferential Road 3.
The avenue originated from an old road linking J.P. Rizal, Makati's main road, to the Manila South Cemetery and eventually to
McKinley–Pasay Road near the
Nielson Field (now occupied by the Makati Central Business District).
The origin of the avenue's name is unclear, but it may be derived from the cemetery it passes.
Intersections
See also
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Ayala Avenue
*
Manila South Cemetery
References
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Streets in Metro Manila
Makati