Pedro Gil Street

Pedro Gil Street (formerly Herran Street) is an east-west inner city street and a tertiary national road in south-central Manila, Philippines. It is 3.649 kilometers (2.267 mi) long and spans the entire length of Ermita, Malate, Paco and Santa Ana districts, as well as portions of San Andres.

Pedro Gil Street

Pedro Gil Street looking east towards San Marcelino Street at the boundary of Ermita and Malate
Former name(s)	Herran Street
Namesake	Pedro Gil José de la Herrán
Type	Tertiary road
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1]
Length	3.649 km[2] (2.267 mi)
Location	Manila
West end	N120 / AH26 (Roxas Boulevard) in Ermita and Malate
Major junctions	N170 (Taft Avenue) N181 (San Marcelino Street) N140 (Quirino Avenue)
East end	Calderon Street and New Panaderos Street in Santa Ana

The street originates at the intersection with Calderon Street fronting the Santa Ana Church in Santa Ana district where it is divided by a median of greenery and sculptures known as Plaza Felipe Calderon. Heading west, it passes through the Santa Ana Market and an SM Savemore outlet before it narrows into a four-lane undivided road west of Suter Street. Continuing past old heritage houses and a few commercial establishments, Pedro Gil crosses into the northern portion of San Andres and Paco districts where it is interrupted by the Paco railway station and busy Quirino Avenue. The downtown portion of Paco, as well as Ermita and Malate, lie across this intersection passing through the Paco Church, Robinsons Place Manila shopping mall, and universities such as University of the Philippines Manila and Saint Paul University Manila. The Ermita-Malate portion in which the street serves as boundary also contains several hotels like the New World Manila Bay Hotel (formerly Hyatt Hotel & Casino Manila). Roxas Boulevard lies at its western end.

The street is served by the Pedro Gil LRT Station along Taft Avenue and the Paco railway station along Quirino Avenue. It also continues towards the central Metro Manila cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan across the Pasig River as New Panaderos and General Kalentong Streets.

The street was named after Pedro Gil, a Filipino legislator who served as a representative of Manila. It was originally known as Herran Street, after José de la Herrán, a Spanish captain during the Battle of Manila Bay.[3]