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6 unusual facts about Legarda Street


Legarda Street

Legarda Street is a short street located in Sampaloc district in Manila, Philippines.

It crosses through the eastern section of the University Belt area in a generally east-west orientation between the junction with Lacson Avenue in Sampaloc and the intersection with Nepomuceno Street and Concepcion Aguila Street in Quiapo.

It intersects with Recto Avenue–Mendiola Street and Bilibid Viejo Street–San Rafael Street before terminating at the junction with Concepcion Aguila Street and Nepomuceno Street (formerly Tanduay Street) near the Basilica of San Sebastian in Quiapo district.

Legarda Street commences at the intersection with Lacson Avenue in the east as a continuation of Magsaysay Boulevard from Santa Mesa district.

Southwest of Concepcion Aguila, Legarda resumes as Pedro Casal Street heading into San Miguel and Ayala Bridge to Ermita on the southern bank of the Pasig River.

It heads due west, traversing the southern edge of Sampaloc and skirting the northern boundary of San Miguel.



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