Tayuman Street

Tayuman Street is a four-lane east-west street in northern Manila, Philippines. It stretches 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) from the former San Lazaro Hippodrome in Santa Cruz to Barrio Pritil in Tondo district. The street is designated as part of Circumferential Road 2.

Tayuman Street

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Tayuman Street view from Tayuman LRT Station
TypeNational Road
Length1.59 km (0.99 mi)
Component
highways
LocationManila
East end N140 (Lacson Avenue) in Santa Cruz
Major
junctions
West end N140 (Capulong Street) / Juan Luna Street in Tondo

Tayuman begins at an intersection with Lacson Avenue in Santa Cruz district fronting SM City San Lazaro. It crosses Rizal Avenue, passing underneath the Tayuman LRT Station where it continues past the headquarters of the Department of Health into the residential areas of Santa Cruz and Tondo. The street ends at Juan Luna Street near Puregold Tayuman supermarket and extends west towards Manila North Harbor in Tondo as Capulong Street.

The street was named after tayum, a type of indigo plant.[1]

Route description
SM City San Lazaro on Tayuman Street in the San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park

Tayuman Street is designated a national secondary road, wholly with the route number N140. The road has four lanes, with two per direction, are mostly lined with side streets and local businesses.

Numerous establishments line the road, like the Department of Health Central Office, Puregold Tayuman branch, Sentro ng Karunungan Library,[2] Archdiocesan Shrine of Espiritu Santo, Immaculate Conception Parish Church and Tayuman Commercial Center. San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park and SM City San Lazaro, both standing on the former location of the San Lazaro Racetrack, which moved to Carmona, Cavite, lies on the east end of the street. Schools also line the street, like the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School (Tayuman cor Ipil Street), Espiritu Santo Parochial School, Manila Cathedral School, and Rizal Elementary School.

Jeepney routes

Tayuman Street

  • Tayuman - Pritil
  • Tayuman - Lardizabal
  • Blumentritt - Divisoria
  • Rivera - Raon

Intersections Jeepney Route

Intersections

The entire route is located in Manila. 

kmmiDestinationsNotes
8.0064.975 N140 (Lacson Avenue)SM City San Lazaro
Pedro Guevarra Street
Sulu Street
Felix Huertas StreetTraffic light intersection.
Manuel Hizon Street
Oroquieta RoadTraffic light intersection. Espiritu Santo Parochial School
Maria Natividad StreetTayuman Commercial Center
N150 (Rizal Avenue)Traffic light intersection
Anacleto StreetDepartment of Health
Tomas Mapua Street
Makata Street
Severino Reyes Street
Kusang Loob StreetLand Transportation Office
Ipil StreetAndres Bonifacio Elementary School
E. Manalo Street (Apitong Street)Iglesia ni Cristo Congregation
Dapdap Street
Yakal Street (Riverside)Estero de San Lazaro
1.0500.652Almeda Street
N151 (Abad Santos Avenue)Traffic light intersection
Antonio Rivera StreetNovo Department Store
Katamanan StreetImmaculate Conception Parish Church, Missionaries of Charity of Joy
Imaculada StreetMissionaries of Charity of Joy, TESDA, Manila Cathedral School
Railroad crossing with PNR Metro South Commuter Line
Dagupan Extension
G. Perfecto Street
Perfecto Street
Prudencia Street
6.4163.987Juan Luna StreetTraffic light intersection near Puregold Tayuman; road continues west as N140 (Capulong Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  • Major roads in Manila

References
  1. Did you know? Tayuman Street Archived 2015-06-11 at the Wayback Machine published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-08.
  2. Sentro ng Karunungan (Tondo Congressional) Library published by NLP.gov.ph; accessed 2013-10-08.

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