Circumferential Road 2

The development of a major road network in Manila was first conceived in the Metropolitan Thoroughfare Plan of 1945, predicting that the metropolis would expand further to the shorelines of Laguna de Bay. The plan proposed the laying of circumferential roads 1 to 6 and radial roads 1 to 10.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wallacebusinessforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/JULINFRA13.pdf|title=PH, JICA prepares new Metro Manila road network development plan|date=July 2013|website=Wallace Business Forum – Philippine Analyst|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726111613/http://www.wallacebusinessforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/JULINFRA13.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The concept was to connect already existing short road segments to form C-2. To be joined are Calle Kapulong (Capulong), Calle Tayuman, Calle Governor Forbes, Calle Nagtahan found north of the Pasig River, and Calle Canonigo on the south bank of the Pasig.{{cite map |author = |title = Map of city of Manila and vicinity |trans-title = |map = |url = https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8064m.ct003078/?r=0.11,0.43,0.247,0.122,0 |date = June 1915 |scale = 1:10560 |series = |publisher = Office of Dept. Engineer, Phil. Dept. |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = Manila? |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date = June 9, 2024 |archive-url = |archive-date =}} The Nagtahan Bridge, the widest bridge crossing the Pasig River until it was surpassed by the Guadalupe Bridge in 1963, connected these two sections.

Older roads date back to the early 19th century under Spanish rule. Calle Canonigo (now Quirino Avenue Extension) was laid out to connect Plaza Dilao and Paco railroad station to Calle Isaac Peral (now United Nations Avenue).[http://www.rcam.org/parishes History of San Fernando de Dilao] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724045609/http://www.rcam.org/parishes |date=July 24, 2013 }} published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila; accessed October 9, 2013. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/907949359 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/850637912 cite #1 – verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} The road perpendicular to Canonigo leading to the Pasig River was a narrow street called Calle Luengo in Pandacan.[http://battleofmanila.org/XIV_CORPS_G-2_REPORT/htm/XIV_II_01.htm 1945 Map of Central Manila] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014222231/http://battleofmanila.org/XIV_CORPS_G-2_REPORT/htm/XIV_II_01.htm |date=October 14, 2013 }} published by BattleofManila.org; accessed October 9, 2013. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/907949359 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/850637912 cite #2 – verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}

A 1915 map of Manila shows that Calle Kapulong was a proposed short street accessible via Calle Velasquez. A 1934 map of Manila by the YMCA shows Calle Tayuman starting at Calle Sande (now Nicolas Zamora Street) and Calle Juan Luna and ending near the San Lazaro Hippodrome.{{cite map|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/johntewell/4485412427|title=Complete YMCA 1934 Manila map|date=1934|access-date=June 20, 2022|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114133752/https://www.flickr.com/photos/johntewell/4485412427|url-status=live}} The road then connects to Calle Governor Forbes (now Lacson Avenue), which stretches until Calle Lealtad (now Fajardo). Calle Nagtahan connects the Santa Mesa Rotonda to the Pasig River. South of the river, only Calle Canonigo was existing. Harrison Boulevard (now Quirino Avenue) was then built during the Commonwealth period to connect Calle Herrán (now Pedro Gil Street) to Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard). Eventually, Calle Luengo was extended to Calle Herran.

Also known as the C-2 Road, Capulong Street starts from Mel Lopez Boulevard, a part of Radial Road 10 (R-10), and ends at Juan Luna Street. It is the main thoroughfare of the district of Tondo in Manila.

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Tayuman Street is a four-lane main thoroughfare of the districts of Tondo and Santa Cruz. It starts from Juan Luna Street and ends at a junction with Lacson Avenue. The entire road is considered a part of the C-2 Road.

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Formerly known as Governor Forbes Avenue, the C-2 segment of Lacson Avenue starts from the junction of Tayuman and Consuelo Streets in Santa Cruz and ends at Nagtahan Interchange, skirting the old San Lazaro Hippodrome.

Nagtahan Street connects the Nagtahan Interchange with Mabini Bridge (Nagtahan Bridge).{{Google maps |url= https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nagtahan+St,+Santa+Mesa,+Manila,+Metro+Manila/@14.5986883,120.9982463,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3397c9e5410eb845:0xc70728ea6c31355!8m2!3d14.5986831!4d121.000435|title= Nagtahan St |access-date= June 19, 2020}}

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Quirino Avenue starts at the southern end of Mabini Bridge at the junction of Paz Mendoza Guazon (formerly Otis) and Jesus Streets in Paco and ends at Roxas Boulevard, a part of Radial Road 1 (R-1), in Malate.{{cite book|title=Citiatlas Metro Manila|year=2002|publisher=Asiatype |isbn=978-971-91719-5-9 |pages=183|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xEo4A78lYkoC&q=Quirino+Avenu&pg=PA159}}

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