EDSA

C-4
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
; C-4 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
EDSA
	Map of highways in Metro Manila with EDSA highlighted in red.
	EDSA in Guadalupe, Makati, looking north towards the Pasig River
Route information
	Part of AH26
	Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Length	23.8 km (14.8 mi) Including extension in Bay City, Pasay
Existed	1940–present
Component; highways	C-4 C-4; AH 26 (N1) from Monumento to Roxas Boulevard;
Restrictions	No heavy trucks, tricycles
Major junctions
	Beltway around Manila
North end	AH 26 (N1) (Bonifacio Monument Circle) in Caloocan
	AH 26 (E1) (North Luzon Expressway) / N160 (Andres Bonifacio Avenue) at Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City; N171 (West Avenue) / N173 (North Avenue) in Quezon City; N170 (Quezon Avenue) in Quezon City; N172 (Timog Avenue) / N174 (East Avenue) in Quezon City; N180 / N59 (Aurora Boulevard) in Quezon City; N184 / N60 (Ortigas Avenue) at Ortigas Interchange in Quezon City and Mandaluyong; N141 (Shaw Boulevard) in Mandaluyong; N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue / Kalayaan Avenue) at Kalayaan Flyover in Makati; N145 (Osmeña Highway) / AH 26 (E2) (South Luzon Expressway) at Magallanes Interchange in Makati; N170 (Taft Avenue) in Pasay; AH 26 (N120) / N61 (Roxas Boulevard) in Pasay;
South end	SM Mall of Asia Globe Rotunda in Bay City, Pasay
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Quezon City, San Juan
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA (Tagalog: [ˈɛdsa]), is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, namely, from north to south, Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay.

Named after academic Epifanio de los Santos, the section of the road from Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City to Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay connects the roads and interchanges that leads to a particular expressway which are North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) with SLEX also leading to Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway), and Roxas Boulevard and Macapagal Boulevard that lead to Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) and NAIA Expressway (NAIAX), respectively. The avenue passes through the major financial districts of the metropolis which are Triangle Park, Araneta City, Ortigas Center, Makati CBD, and Bay City. It is the longest and the most congested highway in the metropolis, stretching some 23.8 kilometers (14.8 mi).

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