![]() ![]() ![]() "Road in Manila renamed to honor late sportsman and politician Mel Lopez". ^ Complete YMCA 1934 Manila map (Map).^ Map of city of Manila and vicinity (Map).^ A directory of charitable and social service organizations in the city of Manila.Located on the east of the entire stretch of the road is the Club Intramuros Golf Course. Landmarks The Department of Public Works and Highways head office along Bonifacio DriveĮstablishments along Bonifacio Drive include the Manila Hotel, the Department of Public Works and Highways headquarters, Philippine Ports Authority headquarters, the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of Rizal, the Port Area office of National Power Corporation (which once housed the MMDA Workers' Inn), and the Santa Lucia Gate. North of the traffic circle, Bonifacio Drive continues as Mel Lopez Boulevard heading into North Harbor and the districts of San Nicolas and Tondo via Roxas Bridge (also known as Del Pan Bridge and Mel Lopez Bridge) over the Pasig River. At the traffic circle, it intersects Andrés Soriano Avenue (formerly Calle Aduana), the main road to Intramuros, and Roberto Oca Street, a road to Port Area. Route description īonifacio Drive is the northern extension of Roxas Boulevard from Padre Burgos Avenue and Katigbak Parkway in Rizal Park to Anda Circle. In 2019, Bonifacio Drive's section from Anda Circle to Roxas Bridge became part of the newly-renamed Mel Lopez Boulevard by virtue of Republic Act No. In 1975, Roxas Bridge (also known as Del Pan Bridge and in the present-day as Mel Lopez Bridge) was built to connect Bonifacio Drive to the northern parts of Manila across Pasig River. After World War II, the monument was transferred to its present site at the road's intersection with Calle Aduana, which was converted into a present-day roundabout called Anda Circle. It used to connect Luneta Park to the southern bank of Pasig River, where the Anda Monument was previously located. It was also known alternatively as Paseo de María Cristina, after the then Queen of Spain Maria Cristina, or Paseo de Santa Lucia. During Spanish rule, it was known simply as Malecón ( Spanish for waterfront esplanade) which the road was prior to the reclamation of South Harbor ( Port Area) during the late 19th century. ![]() The road was previously called Malecon Drive during the American period. History Aerial view of Intramuros (left) with Calle Bonifacio (right), 1933 It is located at the Tutuban Center shopping complex in Tondo. The boulevard is named for national hero Andrés Bonifacio, the Supremo of the Katipunan and thus the father of the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire.Īnother street in Manila is also named Bonifacio Drive. The boulevard is also designated as Radial Road 1 ( R-1) of Manila's arterial road network, National Route 120 ( N120) of the Philippine highway network and an auxiliary route of Asian Highway 26 ( AH26). AH 26 (N120) ( Roxas Boulevard) / N150 ( Padre Burgos Avenue) / Katigbak Parkway in Ermita and Intramurosīonifacio Drive is a road running for approximately 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) in a north-south direction between Intramuros and Port Area in Manila, Philippines. ![]()
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