Radial Road 2
{{Short description|Road in the Philippines}}
{{Infobox road
| name = Radial Road 2
| alternate_name = R-2 Road
| marker_image = {{fontcolor|white|red|R-2}}
| country = PHL
| image =
Taft Avenue - DLSU (Malate, Manila; 01-01-2020).jpg
| image_notes = Taft Avenue, a portion of R-2, in Malate, Manila
| maint = the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority{{efn|In Metro Manila only.}}
| length_km = 56.51
| allocation = {{plainlist|
- {{jct|country=PHL|N|170}} from Manila to Pasay
- {{jct|country=PHL|N|62}} from Parañaque to Bacoor
- {{jct|country=PHL|N|419}} from Bacoor to Dasmariñas
- {{jct|country=PHL|N|410}} from Silang to Tagaytay
}}
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = {{jct|country=PHL|N|150|N|170|name2=Padre Burgos Avenue}} in Manila
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = {{jct|country=PHL|N|410|N|421|name1=Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway|name2=Tagaytay–Calamba Road}} in Tagaytay
| provinces = Cavite
| cities = Bacoor, Dasmariñas, Imus, Las Piñas, Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, and Tagaytay
| towns = Silang
}}
Radial Road 2 (R-2), informally known as the R-2 Road, is a network of roads and bridges which comprise the second arterial road of Metro Manila in the Philippines.{{cite web |url=http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf |title=Metro Manila Infrastructure Development |publisher=University of the Philippines Diliman |access-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810132344/http://ncts.upd.edu.ph/old/roadsafety/docs/3rd_urpo.pdf |url-status=live }} Spanning some {{convert|56.51|km|mi|sp=us}}, it connects the cities and municipalities of Bacoor, Dasmariñas, Imus, Las Piñas, Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, Silang, and Tagaytay in Cavite and Metro Manila.
Route description
= Taft Avenue =
{{main|Taft Avenue}}
Between its northern terminus at the Lagusnilad underpass of Padre Burgos Avenue and Redemptorist Road in Pasay, R-2 is known as Taft Avenue. It serves the districts of Ermita and Malate, running underneath the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 (LRT-1) towards Parañaque via Pasay.
= Elpidio Quirino Avenue =
{{main|Elpidio Quirino Avenue}}
Taft Avenue Extension merges with Elpidio Quirino Avenue at the intersection with Redemptorist Road near the Pasay–Parañaque border. This section of R-2 runs the entire length of Parañaque from Baclaran to San Dionisio.
= Diego Cera Avenue =
{{main|Diego Cera Avenue}}
R-2 is known as Diego Cera Avenue in Las Piñas. It runs between the Parañaque–Las Piñas boundary and Alabang–Zapote Road.
= Aguinaldo Highway =
{{main|Aguinaldo Highway}}
From Alabang–Zapote Road south to Tagaytay, R-2 is known as Aguinaldo Highway. It is the main north-south thoroughfare in the province of Cavite, linking Las Piñas in Metro Manila with Cavite, particularly the cities and municipalities of Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas, Silang, and Tagaytay. R-2 ends at the Tagaytay Rotunda, which provides the famous view of the Taal Lake.
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