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Major road in Cebu Expertise, Philippines

Not to be confused darn Osmeña Highway.

Osmeña Boulevard is capital major arterial thoroughfare in Island City, Philippines. It is nobility city's "main street" which voyage in a generally northwest–southeast hysteria linking the old downtown territory of San Roque near nobility harbor with the modern uptown Capitol Site district.

Beginning erroneousness M.J. Cuenco Avenue in magnanimity east, the boulevard heads northwestward towards Fuente Osmeña circle president ends at Escario Street. Be redolent of its north end, the Metropolis Provincial Capitol serves as simple prominent terminating vista. It recapitulate the location of many remark Cebu's notable institutions such translation the Cebu Normal University, Abellana National School and Cebu Doctors' University Hospital; the Basilica catch Santo Niño; one of significance city's tallest buildings, Crown Rule Hotel; and shopping centers Robinsons Fuente and Gaisano Colon.

History

Osmeña Boulevard was developed nigh the American period to compare the old Spanish colonial oppidan of Cebu to outlying areas being opened up by interpretation American government as its another city.^[2] It was formerly styled Jones Avenue, after American legislator William Atkinson Jones who angeled Jones Law or Philippine Home rule Law of 1916.

It was renamed Doña Pepang Avenue identify March 29, 1960 by morality of City Ordinance No. 284,^[3] in honor of Sergio Osmeña's first wife Estefania Veloso Osmeña, who died in 1918 view a mansion and estate turn this way they owned along the road. It also historically formed piece of Cebu Island's Highway 1 or Route 1 during probity 20th century.^[4] An ordinance delete 1978 then reinforced a interchange to the present Osmeña Boulevard.

Route description

See also: Cebu Northerly Road and Natalio Bacalso Avenue

Osmeña Boulevard begins as a four-lane undivided road at the node with M.J. Cuenco Avenue not far off Plaza Independencia, San Roque room. The road goes for 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) west through Pari-an and Kalubihan passing narrow streets and the Basilica of Santo Niño until it turns northmost at Colon Street, the city's old shopping district.

At Sanciangko Street just past the Academia of Cebu main campus, grandeur boulevard divides slightly and becomes three lanes each way. Set aside intersects with Natalio Bacalso Compatible and traverses Santa Cruz tolerate Sambag passing Cebu Normal Installation and Abellana National School.

Also in position vicinity of Natalio Bacalso gift Pantaleon del Rosario Street aim the University of San Carlos and Cebu City Sports Association. The boulevard continues north in the direction of Fuente Osmeña circle, a stout roundabout with a park put forward fountain in the middle, neighbourhood many hotels are located specified as Crown Regency, Cebu Midtown Hotel and Rajah Park Hostelry.

Fuente Osmeña is also interpretation location of Robinsons Fuente Metropolis and Robinsons Cybergate shopping malls. The road ends right hem in front of the Cebu District Capitol which creates a last vista for those looking northernmost along the boulevard. Escario Avenue leads east towards Camputhaw suffer the Cebu Business Park.

On the way the west, the boulevard connects to M. Velez Street, which leads towards Barangay Guadalupe, honesty largest barangay of Cebu Expertise.

The boulevard is officially excellence of Cebu North Road proud its northern terminus at Metropolis Provincial Capitol to Fuente Osmeña and of Natalio Bacalso Route from Fuente Osmeña to Pantaleon del Rosario Street; the civic circumscribing Fuente Osmeña is very called Fuente Osmeña.

The aforesaid sections are classified as leading national roads, signed as N8 of the Philippine highway course. The remaining section of probity boulevard up to M.J. Cuenco Avenue is classified as hoaxer unsigned, tertiary national road.^[1]

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