Victorino Mapa Street

Victorino Mapa Street
Intersection of V. Mapa Street and Old Sta. Mesa Street in Santa Mesa, Manila
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - North Manila District Engineering Office
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Component highways	R-5 R-5 from Magsaysay Boulevard to P. Sanchez Street N141 from Valenzuela Street to P. Sanchez Street N183 from Magsaysay Boulevard to Valenzuela Street
Major junctions
North end	N180 (Magsaysay Boulevard)
Major intersections	Old Santa Mesa Road N141 (Valenzuela Street) N141 (Padre Sanchez Street)
South end	Pat Antonio Street
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Manila
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

Victorino Mapa Street, also known by its short form V. Mapa Street, is the main north–south road in the district of Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. The street, including its eastern extension, runs for 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from the junction with Magsaysay Boulevard in the north to Pat Antonio Street in the southeast by the San Juan River that serves as the district's border with San Juan and Mandaluyong. It is home to Don Bosco School, Manila, Unciano Colleges and General Hospital, and several new condominiums and a few motels.

A portion of the street forms part of Radial Road 5 (R-5) of Manila's arterial road network where it links with Padre Sanchez Street (named after Jesuit priest Francisco de Paula Sanchez from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila) and eventually connects to Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. It is served by Line 2 V. Mapa Station along Magsaysay Boulevard.

History

Victorino Mapa Street was formerly known as Calle Buenavista and was one of the earliest streets laid out by the Spanish government in the former pueblo of Santa Mesa. It was the home of the old Sociedad de Tiro al Blanco (Manila Gun Club) located near the junction with Calle Valenzuela. The street was extended north from Calle Santa Mesa (now Old Santa Mesa Road) to the new boulevard built during the U.S. colonial period called Santa Mesa Boulevard (now Magsaysay Boulevard). It was renamed in 1929 through Republic Act 3581 after the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.