Lacson Avenue
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Lacson Avenue looking northwest in Sampaloc, Manila | |
Interactive map of Lacson Avenue | |
| Former name | Governor Forbes Street (Forbes Street) |
| Namesake | Arsenio H. Lacson William Cameron Forbes (formerly) |
| Length | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Component highways | From Tayuman to Nagtahan: |
| Location | Manila |
| North end | Yuseco Street in Santa Cruz |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | N180 (Legarda Street / Magsaysay Boulevard) at Nagtahan Interchange |
Lacson Avenue is the principal northwest–southeast artery in the Sampaloc district in northern Manila, Philippines. It is a 6-8 lane median divided avenue that runs approximately 2.9 kilometers (1.8 mi) from Tayuman Street in Santa Cruz to Nagtahan Interchange. It is a component of Circumferential Road 2 of the Manila arterial road network and N140 of the Philippine highway network.