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List of highways in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico Highway System
Highway 1 marker Highway 1 marker Highway 1 marker Highway 1 marker
Highway shields for primary, urban primary, secondary and tertiary sections of PR-1
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate PRnn (PRI-nn) (unsigned)
Commonwealth:Puerto Rico Highway nn (PR-nn)
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The highway system in Puerto Rico is composed of approximately 14,400 kilometers (8,900 mi)[1] of roads in Puerto Rico, maintained by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departmento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) or DTOP. The highway system in Puerto Rico is divided into four networks: primary, urban primary, secondary or inter-municipal, and tertiary or local (Spanish: red primaria, red primaria urbana, red secundaria o intermunicipal, and red terciaria o local).[1] Highways may change between networks and retain their same numbers.

Highway markers

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Puerto Rico roads are classified according to the network they belong to. There are four types: primary, urban primary, secondary, and tertiary.[1][2]

In this regard, a primary road is one which is part of the primary network, an urban primary road is part of the urban primary network, etc. Generally, the same highway may change between networks, but the highway will continue to have the same number. For example, PR-1, connecting Ponce and San Juan, is signed as urban primary inside the Ponce city limits, then it is signed as secondary in Ponce's rural barrio Capitanejo, and then it is again signed as urban primary on its entry into the town of Santa Isabel.

Primary roads are numbered 1 through 99, secondary roads are numbered 100 to 299, and tertiary roads are numbered 300 to 9999.[3] In 2009, primary routes comprise about 14% of the total Commonwealth system mileage, secondary about 30%, and tertiary (municipal) about 56% of the total mileage.[3]

Highway network Highway marker
for Route 1
Purpose[1] Route numbers[3]
Primary roads A blue highway shield with a white numeral 1 Facilitate movement of passengers and freight between major regions in the Island (north, south, east, west) 1–99[a]
Urban primary roads A white highway shield with a black numeral 1 Complement the primary network inside a metro area (San Juan, Ponce, Mayagüez, Arecibo, Aguadilla, Humacao, Caguas and Guayama) Any
(1–9999)
Secondary (or inter-municipal) roads A blue pentagon-shaped highway marker with a yellow numeral 1 Provide access to municipalities from primary network roads 100–299[a]
Tertiary (or intra-municipal) roads A white circle sign with a black numeral 1 Provide access to a municipality's main urban area from peripheral communities 300–9999
  1. ^ a b Just as some highways numbered 1–99 may have secondary or tertiary network type markers on specific segments of their roadways, some highways numbered 100–299 may also have tertiary network markers—black numbers on white circles set against a black square—in specific segments of those highways, to indicate that such portions of the highway are part of the tertiary network.

Less common markers

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Puerto Rico highway marker (pre-1999)
Puerto Rico National Forest road marker

At least two[1] other markers can be observed in Puerto Rico roads today (2019). The first is the older style road marker which, above the route number, also had the outline of the main island of Puerto Rico with the words Puerto Rico on the outline as shown here. Until 1999,[4] all non-tolled numbered highways in Puerto Rico had the same route marker, a square with a white-on-black half-circle with the route number in the bottom two thirds and a map of Puerto Rico with the words Puerto Rico written inside in the top third. A second road marker, used on the road through El Yunque National Forest, is the brown-colored upside-down trapezoidal marker with the road number on the top two-thirds of the sign and the words Bosque Nacional (national forest) on the bottom one-third, as shown.

Roadway maintenance

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All Puerto Rico Highway System roads, regardless of the classification used, are maintained by the centralized, Commonwealth-level, Departmento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP). Municipal governments are not responsible for maintenance of the Puerto Rico Highway System roads within their territory; whether or not the municipal government is an autonomous government, DTOP is the responsible agency.[5] The DTOP maintains a network of regional offices throughout the island which carry out DTOP work within their multi-municipality region. Municipal governments are only responsible for maintenance of city and town streets within their jurisdictions.[6] On occasion, the central government has entered into memoranda of agreement with municipal governments for the collaborative maintenance of some Puerto Rico Highway System roadways within their municipalities.[7][8]

Municipal roads

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In Puerto Rico, the term municipal road may be encountered occasionally. This is not a “fourth” network of State roads. Roadways that have both their terminus within the same municipality are called tertiary roads and are, by convention, numbered PR-300 through PR-9999. Tertiary roads are also sometimes called Carreteras de la red local (English: Local network roads).[2]

However, the term municipal road or municipal highway (Spanish: Carretera municipal) refers to any public roadway that is not marked with a Puerto Rico road marker.[9] Roadways marked with a Puerto Rico road marker are those public roadways that include PR followed by a number in its markers. Such roads are considered State roads and part of the Puerto Rico Highway System. Public roadways that do not include such markings are termed municipal roadways. Unlike State roads, which are signed with numbers, municipal roads are signed with names, such as Calle Hostos, Calle De Diego, Calle San Jorge, Calle León M. Acuña.[9]

Tertiary roads are not municipal roads even though at times the term municipal road has been used (as a shortcut to intra-municipal road)—even by the Government of Puerto Rico—to refer to a tertiary State road.[3] The confusion comes from the context in which the phrase municipal road occurs. When the term municipal road occurs in the context of roads owned and maintained by the State government, municipal roads means tertiary State network roads. In this context, a municipal road and a State tertiary road both refer to the same network of State roads. However, if the term occurs in the context of roadways owned and maintained by a municipal government, it refers to the network of local streets and roadways that make up the urban landscape of a municipality.

Another context sometimes encountered is the context of how a road is used, that is, the purpose of a road. The purpose of a road is indicative of whether a road is a municipal road or not. In its strictest meaning, the term municipal roads refers to roads within a municipality's urban center that provide access from one urban neighborhood to another urban neighborhood within the same urban area (city, town, poblado, etc.), while in the larger context of the State highway system, municipal roads refers to roads that “provide access to the main urban area of a municipality from peripheral communities” (that is, tertiary roads).[1] Municipal roads are maintained by the municipal government where those roads occur, while tertiary roads are maintained by the State government. As stated under the section Road maintenance, at times the State government has entered into Memorandums of Agreement with municipal governments for the upkeep of a State tertiary roadway (note this is a State-owned road that runs entirely within a single municipality), but this does not make it a municipal road—the road continues to maintain its State signage and ownership.[7][8]

Expressways

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Highways with control access fall into three types: An expressway is an arterial highway with full or partial control of access. Expressways with full control of access are termed freeways. If the freeway charges a toll for its use, it is called an autopista.[3] Most tollbooths accept the AutoExpreso, an electronic toll collection system, to avoid traffic congestion.[10][11] Toll roads between San Juan and Arecibo, and between San Juan and Ponce were envisioned by J. Raymond Watson, a Puerto Rican engineer, in 1970.[12]

All Puerto Rico expressways are signed either as primary or as urban primary routes.

Route Name Terminus Maximum speed limit Notes
PR-2 Expreso Kennedy Starts from San Patricio Plaza (Guaynabo) to Santurce (San Juan, aka Parada 18). 50 mph (80 km/h) Guaynabo to San Juan section only.
PR-2 Roberto Sánchez Vilella Starts from Mayagüez Mall (Mayagüez) to PR-1 in Ponce 55 mph (90 km/h) Mostly converted to expressway from Mayagüez Mall to Ponce.
PR-5 Expreso Río Hondo Bayamón, PR-22 to Naranjito, PR-147 and PR-149 with discontinuity between PR-199 in Bayamón and PR-167 in Toa Alta. 50 mph (80 km/h) Tolled. This road has three expressway segments as of April 2012—these are between PR-29 and PR-22 and between PR-2 and PR-199 (both in Bayamón), an unbuilt portion in southern Bayamón and a portion between PR-167 (Toa Alta) and the town of Naranjito.
PR-9 Baldorioty de Castro PR-10 Barrio Portugués to PR-2 Barrio El Tuque 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) From PR-123 to PR-2 still under construction
PR-12 Santiago de los Caballeros PR-14 Barrio Machuelo Abajo to PR-123 Barrio Playa 55 miles per hour (89 km/h)
PR-18 Expreso Las Américas PR-22 San Juan and PR-52 San Juan 55 to 65 mph (90 to 110 km/h)
PR-20 Expreso Rafael Martínez Nadal PR-2 in the San Patricio area in Guaynabo to PR-1 in La Muda sector in Caguas 55 mph (90 km/h) Tolled
PR-22 Autopista José de Diego Hatillo, PR-2 to San Juan, PR-26 65 mph (105 km/h) Extension to Aguadilla in planning. Tolled
PR-26 Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro San Antonio Bridge (Bridge to Old San Juan Island) to PR-3 in Carolina. 65 mph (105 km/h)
PR-30 Expreso Cruz Ortiz Stella Caguas, PR-1 to Humacao, PR-53 55 mph (90 km/h)
PR-52 Autopista Luis A. Ferré Ponce, PR-2 to San Juan, PR-1 and PR-18 65 mph (105 km/h) Tolled. This highway is the longest tolled freeway in Puerto Rico.
PR-53 Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa Fajardo through Ceiba to Yabucoa, and then Guayama to Salinas. 65 mph (105 km/h) Maunabo tunnels constructed in October 2008. The segments between Yabucoa and Maunabo still incomplete.
PR-60 Avenida Dionisio Casillas Humacao, PR-30 to Humacao, PR-3 55 mph (90 km/h)
PR-66 Autopista Roberto Sánchez Vilella PR-3 in Carolina and Río Grande 65 mph (105 km/h) Second half opened in October 2012 to Río Grande. Tolled.
PR-165 Expreso El Caño Guaynabo, PR-2 and PR-23 to Cataño 50 mph (80 km/h)

List of highways

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Below is a list of some highways in Puerto Rico along with the municipalities where they begin and end.

Primary highways

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Primary roads are numbered in the 1 to 99 range and are distributed randomly throughout the island.

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
PR-1 79.6 128.1 PR-123 in Ponce Calle Tanca in San Juan Carretera Central
PR-2 143.0 230.1 PR-1 / PR-133 in Ponce PR-26 in San Juan
PR-2R 0.5 0.80 PR-440 in Aguadilla PR-2 in Aguadilla Aguadilla business spur
PR-2R PR-2 / PR-114 in Mayagüez PR-2 in Mayagüez Mayagüez business loop; renumbered to PR-239[13]
PR-2R 1.01[14] 1.63 PR-2 / PR-5549 in Ponce PR-123 in Ponce Ponce business spur; formerly PR-2
PR-3 99.9 160.8 PR-1 in Salinas PR-1 in San Juan
PR-3R 0.87 1.40 PR-3 in Humacao PR-3 in Humacao Humacao business loop
PR-4 PR-17 in San Juan PR-26 in Carolina Became part of PR-8
PR-4 PR-114 in Hormigueros PR-102 in San Germán Renumbered to PR-103 and PR-101[15]
PR-5 16.0 25.7 PR-152 / PR-164 in Naranjito Calle Canal in Cataño Tolled in Bayamón. Exists in two segments due to an unconstructed portion in Bayamón.
PR-5 PR-2 in Aguadilla PR-2 in Aguadilla 01953-01-011953[16] Renumbered to PR-107 and PR-110[16]
PR-6 1.1 1.8 PR-2 in Bayamón PR-5 in Bayamón Formerly PR-21
PR-8 2.5 4.0 PR-17 in San Juan PR-3 in San Juan Formerly PR-4
PR-9 4.52[17] 7.27 PR-2 / PR-52 in Ponce PR-10 in Ponce Exists in two portions, as the portion between PR-123 and PR-500 is actually under construction.
PR-10 42.42[18] 68.27 PR-5506 in Ponce PR-2 in Arecibo Exists in two segments due to a still-under-construction portion between Adjuntas and Utuado. Much of old route now PR-123; the current alignment dates from 1974.
PR-12 3.28[19] 5.28 Port of Ponce PR-14 in Ponce 01960-01-011960[20][a] current
PR-14 45.4 73.1 PR-123 / PR-123P in Ponce PR-1 in Cayey Carretera Central
PR-14R 0.56 0.90 PR-123 / PR-123P in Ponce PR-14 / PR-14P in Ponce Ponce business spur
PR-15 16.03 25.80 PR-3 in Guayama PR-14 in Cayey 01953-01-011953[21] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-16 0.53 0.85 Calle Miraflores in San Juan PR-1 / PR-26 in San Juan
PR-17 7.1 11.4 PR-19 in San Juan PR-26 in Carolina Tolled at the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge.
PR-18 3.78[19] 6.08 PR-1 / PR-52 in San Juan PR-22 in San Juan
PR-19 1.2 1.9 PR-21 in San Juan PR-2 in Guaynabo PR-19 is the main avenue in San Patricio, Guaynabo.
PR-20 6.03[19] 9.70 PR-1 in Guaynabo PR-2 in Guaynabo Tolled
PR-21 3.1 5.0 PR-19 in San Juan PR-1 / PR-176 in San Juan
PR-22 52.01[19] 83.70 PR-2 in Hatillo PR-26 in San Juan 01969-01-011969[22] current Tolled; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-2
PR-23 4.0 6.4 PR-2 / PR-165 in Guaynabo PR-27 in San Juan
PR-24 1.1 1.8 PR-165 in Guaynabo PR-888 in Cataño
PR-25 6.9 11.1 PR-3 in San Juan Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Avenida Juan Ponce de León
PR-25R 1.7 2.7 PR-1 in San Juan PR-25 in San Juan
PR-26 9.63[19] 15.50 PR-1 / PR-16 in San Juan PR-3 / PR-66 in Carolina
PR-27 3.0 4.8 PR-3 in San Juan PR-36 in San Juan
PR-28 3.7 6.0 PR-5 in Bayamón PR-2 in San Juan
PR-29 2.2 3.5 PR-2 in Bayamón PR-5 in Bayamón
PR-30 19.08[19] 30.71 PR-1 in Caguas PR-53 in Humacao
PR-31 15.88 25.56 PR-30 / PR-189 in Juncos PR-3 in Naguabo 01953-01-011953[23] current
PR-32 4.5 7.2 PR-172 in Caguas PR-1 in Caguas
PR-33 1.37 2.20 PR-183 in Caguas PR-1 / PR-189 in Caguas
PR-34 3.7 6.0 PR-196 in Caguas PR-183 in Caguas
PR-35 2.5 4.0 PR-1 in San Juan PR-16 in San Juan
PR-36 0.93 1.50 PR-25 in San Juan PR-27 in San Juan
PR-37 4.2 6.8 PR-35 in San Juan PR-187 in Carolina
PR-38 0.67 1.08 Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan PR-25 in San Juan
PR-39 0.56 0.90 PR-1 in San Juan PR-25 in San Juan
PR-40 0.56 0.90 PR-25 in San Juan PR-27 in San Juan
PR-41 1.5 2.4 PR-17 in San Juan PR-25 in San Juan
PR-42 0.62 1.00 PR-39 in San Juan Calle Lafayette in San Juan
PR-47 1.7 2.7 Calle Ferrocarril / Paseo De Diego in San Juan PR-3 in San Juan
PR-52 67.30[19] 108.31 PR-2 / PR-9 in Ponce PR-1 / PR-18 in San Juan 01968-01-011968[22] current Tolled; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-1
PR-53 58.4 94.0 PR-52 in Salinas PR-3 in Fajardo 01988-01-011988[22] current Tolled. Exists in four portions due to unconstructed segments between Guayama and Yabucoa; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-3
PR-54 3.85 6.20 PR-53 in Guayama PR-3 / PR-748 in Guayama
PR-60 2.21[19] 3.56 PR-30 in Humacao PR-3 in Humacao Former portion of PR-30
PR-63 0.37 0.60 PR-102 in Mayagüez PR-2 in Mayagüez
PR-64 3.4 5.5 PR-102 / PR-3342 in Mayagüez PR-2 / PR-342 in Mayagüez
PR-65 0.57 0.92 PR-239 in Mayagüez PR-106 in Mayagüez
PR-66 12.1 19.5 PR-3 / PR-26 in Carolina PR-3 / PR-187 in Río Grande 02006-01-012006[24] current Tolled; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-3
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Secondary highways

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Secondary roads are numbered in the 100 to 299 range. Unlike primary highways, which are numbered randomly throughout the island, secondary highways generally follow a grid pattern. They begin from the southwest portion of the island with PR-100 and increase in number as you progress in a northeasterly fashion. PR-100 is located in the southwestern town of Cabo Rojo, whilst PR-198 is in Juncos, Las Piedras and Humacao in the eastern part of Puerto Rico. The highest secondary highway number assigned so far (February 2014) is 252 (PR-252), located in the northeastern municipality-island of Culebra. A few roads “violate” this grid order; for example, PR-199 lies in Guaynabo and San Juan.

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
PR-100 10.1 16.3 PR-301 in Cabo Rojo PR-2 in Hormigueros
PR-101 11.9 19.2 Calle José de Diego in Cabo Rojo PR-102 in San Germán
PR-102 25.8 41.5 PR-104 in Mayagüez PR-121 / PR-368 in Sabana Grande
PR-103 8.1 13.0 PR-101 in Cabo Rojo PR-114 in Cabo Rojo 01953-01-011953[25] current
PR-104 1.1 1.8 PR-3108 in Mayagüez PR-2 in Mayagüez
PR-105 27.5 44.3 Calle Tamarindo in Mayagüez PR-128 in Maricao Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-106 11.7 18.8 Calle Méndez Vigo / Calle Oriente in Mayagüez PR-120 in Las Marías Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-107 2.8 4.5 PR-2 in Aguadilla Borinquen Road in Aguadilla
PR-108 13.7 22.0 Calle Méndez Vigo in Mayagüez PR-109 in Añasco
PR-109 18.3 29.5 PR-2 in Añasco PR-119 in San Sebastián
PR-110 20.5 33.0 PR-2 in Añasco Cliff Road / San Antonio Road in Aguadilla
PR-110R PR-110 in Moca PR-110 in Moca Moca business loop; renumbered to PR-4025[26]
PR-110R PR-110 in Aguadilla Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla Aguadilla spur; renumbered to PR-4010
PR-111 41.9 67.4 PR-2 / PR-1107 in Aguadilla PR-140 in Utuado 01953-01-011953[27] current
PR-111R PR-111 in Aguadilla PR-111 in Aguadilla Aguadilla business loop; renumbered to PR-1107P
PR-111R PR-119 / PR-125 in San Sebastián PR-111 in San Sebastián San Sebastián spur; renumbered to PR-125
PR-111R PR-111 in Lares PR-111 in Lares Lares business loop; renumbered to PR-1111
PR-111R PR-123 in Utuado PR-111 in Utuado Utuado business loop; renumbered to PR-6111
PR-112 11.2 18.0 PR-125 in Moca PR-113 / PR-459 in Isabela
PR-113 12.3 19.8 PR-112 / PR-459 in Isabela PR-119 in Camuy 01953-01-011953[28] current
PR-114 9.1 14.6 PR-2 / PR-239 in Mayagüez PR-102 in San Germán
PR-115 17.3 27.8 PR-2 / PR-109 in Añasco PR-1107 in Aguadilla
PR-115R PR-417 in Aguada PR-115 in Aguada Aguada business spur; renumbered to PR-4415[29]
PR-116 16.5 26.6 PR-101 in Lajas PR-2 in Guánica 01953-01-011953[30] current
PR-116R PR-116 in Guánica PR-116 in Guánica Guánica business loop; renumbered to PR-4116
PR-116R PR-116 in Guánica PR-121 in Yauco Renumbered to PR-1116, now PR-326[31]
PR-117 8.1 13.0 PR-315 in Lajas PR-121 in Sabana Grande
PR-118 3.1 5.0 PR-117 in Lajas PR-102 in San Germán
PR-119 49.5 79.7 PR-2 in San Germán PR-2 in Hatillo 01953-01-011953[28] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-120 20.4 32.8 Calle Neponucema Santiago / Calle 65 de Infantería in Sabana Grande PR-124 in Las Marías Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-121 9.6 15.4 PR-102 / PR-368 in Sabana Grande PR-127 / PR-128 in Yauco
PR-122 4.2 6.8 PR-116 in Lajas PR-2 in San Germán Exists in two segments due to a still-under-construction portion between Lajas and San Germán.
PR-123 48.72 78.41 PR-12 in Ponce PR-10 / PR-6609 in Arecibo 01910-01-01c. 1910 current Was PR-10 until 1974
PR-124 16.7 26.9 PR-119 in Las Marías PR-1111 in Lares 01953-01-011953[27] current
PR-125 13.1 21.1 PR-111 in Aguadilla PR-111 in San Sebastián Formerly PR-111
PR-125R 0.59 0.95 PR-125 in San Sebastián PR-109 in San Sebastián San Sebastián business spur
PR-127 11.0 17.7 PR-121 / PR-128 in Yauco PR-2 in Peñuelas
PR-128 36.5 58.7 PR-2 / PR-3334 in Yauco PR-1111 / PR-4128 in Lares 01953-01-011953[27] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-129 26.8 43.1 PR-135 in Adjuntas PR-2 in Arecibo 01953-01-011953[32] current
PR-130 7.5 12.1 PR-129 in Hatillo PR-119 in Hatillo 01953-01-011953[32] current
PR-131 5.0 8.0 Guilarte Forest in Adjuntas PR-135 in Adjuntas 01953-01-011953[33] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-132 16.1 25.9 PR-2 / PR-136 in Guayanilla PR-123 in Ponce 01953-01-011953[34] current
PR-133 1.2 1.9 PR-123 / PR-1P in Ponce PR-1 / PR-2 in Ponce
PR-134 10.9 17.5 PR-111 in Lares PR-129 in Hatillo Formerly PR-129
PR-135 14.0 22.5 PR-128 in Lares PR-123 in Adjuntas 01953-01-011953[33] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-136 0.21 0.34 PR-127 in Guayanilla PR-2 / PR-132 in Guayanilla
PR-137 11.1 17.9 PR-155 in Morovis PR-2 in Vega Baja
PR-138 1.6 2.6 PR-14 / PR-153 in Coamo PR-155 in Coamo
PR-139 15.7 25.3 PR-10 / PR-14 in Ponce PR-143 in Ponce
PR-139R 1.8 2.9 PR-139 / PR-5139 in Ponce Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales in Ponce Spur to Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales and Cerillos Dam
PR-140 43.4 69.8 PR-143 in Jayuya PR-2 in Barceloneta 01953-01-011953[35] current
PR-141 12.9 20.8 PR-144 in Jayuya PR-140 in Utuado 01953-01-011953[35] current
PR-142 5.10[36] 8.21 PR-159 in Corozal PR-2 in Dorado
PR-143 36.5 58.7 PR-123 in Adjuntas PR-162 in Barranquitas 01953-01-011953[37] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-144 11.4 18.3 PR-140 in Jayuya PR-149 in Ciales 01953-01-011953[35] current
PR-145 4.7 7.6 PR-146 / PR-149 in Ciales PR-155 / PR-634 in Morovis
PR-146 17.6 28.3 PR-123 in Arecibo PR-145 / PR-149 in Ciales
PR-147 PR-152 / PR-164 in Naranjito PR-164 in Naranjito Became part of PR-5
PR-148 0.5 0.80 PR-164 / PR-167 in Naranjito PR-5 / PR-826 in Naranjito
PR-149 45.3 72.9 PR-1 in Juana Díaz PR-22 in Manatí 01953-01-011953[38] current
PR-149R 0.7 1.1 PR-149 in Villalba PR-149 in Villalba Villalba business loop; formerly PR-149
PR-150 13.5 21.7 PR-149R in Villalba PR-14 in Coamo 01953-01-011953[38] current
PR-151 7.8 12.6 PR-150 in Villalba PR-143 in Villalba 01953-01-011953[38] current
PR-152 12.6 20.3 PR-156 in Barranquitas PR-5 / PR-164 in Naranjito 01953-01-011953[39] current
PR-152R 2.0 3.2 PR-143 in Barranquitas PR-152 in Barranquitas Barranquitas bypass
PR-153 8.9 14.3 PR-1 in Santa Isabel PR-14 / PR-138 in Coamo 01953-01-011953[40] current
PR-154 2.5 4.0 PR-153 in Coamo PR-543 in Coamo 01953-01-011953[40] current
PR-155 42.9 69.0 PR-14 in Coamo PR-2 / PR-688 in Vega Baja 01953-01-011953[41] current
PR-156 36.5 58.7 PR-597 / PR-5155 in Orocovis PR-1P in Caguas 01953-01-011953[42] current
PR-157 15.1 24.3 PR-149 in Ciales PR-155 in Orocovis 01953-01-011953[37] current
PR-158 PR-52 in Cayey PR-1 in Cayey proposed[43]
PR-158 PR-1 in Juana Díaz Fort Allen in Juana Díaz Now Calle 158
PR-159 12.8 20.6 PR-155 / PR-6623 in Morovis PR-165 in Toa Alta 01953-01-011953[41] current
PR-160 9.5 15.3 PR-159 in Morovis PR-2 in Vega Baja 01953-01-011953[44] current
PR-161 1.5 2.4 PR-1 in Santa Isabel PR-1 in Santa Isabel Santa Isabel northern bypass
PR-162 11.8 19.0 PR-1 in Aibonito PR-156 in Barranquitas 01953-01-011953[45] current
PR-163 2.8 4.5 PR-500 in Ponce PR-2 in Ponce 01960-01-011960[46] current Part of the Avenida Las Américas
PR-164 10.2 16.4 PR-159 in Corozal PR-148 / PR-167 in Naranjito 01953-01-011953[47] current
PR-165 24.2 38.9 PR-164 in Naranjito PR-2 / PR-23 in Guaynabo 01953-01-011953[39] current
PR-165R 0.4 0.64 PR-165 in Toa Alta PR-861 in Toa Alta Toa Alta business spur
PR-166 1.7 2.7 PR-102 in San Germán PR-122 in San Germán
PR-167 17.6 28.3 PR-156 / PR-7167 in Comerío PR-165 in Toa Baja 01953-01-011953[42] current
PR-168 1.1 1.8 PR-2 in Bayamón Calle Reverendo Domingo Marrero Navarro / Calle Río Cialitos in Bayamón
PR-169 3.1 5.0 PR-1 / PR-8834 in Guaynabo PR-20 in Guaynabo
PR-170 1.4 2.3 PR-206 in Cayey PR-14 / PR-731 in Cayey 01953-01-011953[21] current
PR-171 5.2 8.4 PR-14 in Cayey PR-172 / PR-734 in Cidra 01953-01-011953[21] current
PR-172 17.6 28.3 PR-156 in Comerío PR-1 in Caguas 01953-01-011953[42] current
PR-173 20.0 32.2 PR-14 in Aibonito PR-1 / PR-8834 in Guaynabo 01953-01-011953[45] current
PR-174 14.1 22.7 PR-156 in Aguas Buenas PR-5 in Bayamón
PR-175 8.1 13.0 PR-1 in Caguas PR-181 / PR-8860 in Trujillo Alto 01953-01-011953[48] current
PR-176 7.3 11.7 PR-175 in Trujillo Alto PR-1 / PR-21 in San Juan 01953-01-011953[48] current
PR-177 6.5 10.5 PR-174 in Bayamón PR-176 in San Juan
PR-178 2.0 3.2 PR-3 in Arroyo PR-3 / PR-753 in Arroyo 01953-01-011953[49] current Arroyo business loop
PR-179 12.6 20.3 PR-15 in Guayama PR-184 in Cayey Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-180 1.7 2.7 PR-701 in Salinas PR-1 / PR-52 in Salinas Salinas bypass
PR-181 42.66 68.65 PR-3 in Patillas PR-17 in San Juan 01953-01-011953[50] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-182 9.9 15.9 PR-181 in Yabucoa PR-3 in Yabucoa 01953-01-011953[51] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-183 13.9 22.4 PR-1 in Caguas PR-198 in Las Piedras 01953-01-011953[23] current
PR-184 20.8 33.5 PR-3 in Patillas PR-1 in Cidra 01953-01-011953[21] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-185 13.1 21.1 PR-30 in Juncos PR-9959 in Canóvanas 01953-01-011953[23] current
PR-186 16.7 26.9 PR-185 in Canóvanas PR-3 in Río Grande 01953-01-011953[52] current
PR-187 18.7 30.1 PR-26 in Carolina PR-3 / PR-66 in Río Grande 01953-01-011953[52] current
PR-187R 0.68 1.09 PR-3 in Río Grande PR-187 in Río Grande Río Grande business spur
PR-188 3.6 5.8 PR-3 / PR-9188 in Canóvanas PR-187 in Loíza
PR-189 9.4 15.1 PR-1 / PR-33 in Caguas PR-30 / PR-31 in Juncos
PR-190 2.5 4.0 PR-3 / PR-8887 in Carolina PR-26 in Carolina
PR-191 14.9 24.0 PR-31 in Naguabo PR-3 in Río Grande 01953-01-011953[52] current Exists in two segments in the El Yunque National Forest.
PR-192 1.9 3.1 PR-3 in Naguabo PR-31 in Naguabo 01953-01-011953[53] current
PR-193 1.5 2.4 PR-3 in Luquillo PR-3 / PR-992 in Luquillo Luquillo business loop
PR-194 3.0 4.8 PR-3 in Fajardo PR-3 / PR-940 in Fajardo
PR-195 2.1 3.4 PR-3 in Fajardo Port of Fajardo
PR-196 1.7 2.7 PR-156 in Caguas PR-1 in Caguas
PR-198 9.2 14.8 PR-31 in Juncos PR-3 in Humacao
PR-198R 0.50 0.80 PR-198 in Humacao PR-198 in Humacao
PR-199 13.4 21.6 Urbanización Portobello in Toa Alta PR-181 / PR-876 in Trujillo Alto PR-199 exists into two segments due to an unconstructed portion between Bayamón and Guaynabo.
PR-200 3.91[54] 6.29 PR-994 in Vieques Barrio Puerto Diablo in Vieques
PR-200R 0.93[54] 1.50 PR-200 in Vieques Sector Santa María in Vieques
PR-201 4.47[54] 7.19 Barrio Llave in Vieques PR-200 in Vieques
PR-203 4.2 6.8 PR-183 / PR-9931 in San Lorenzo PR-30 in Gurabo
PR-204 1.4 2.3 PR-183 in Las Piedras PR-198 in Las Piedras
PR-204 PR-2 in Barceloneta PR-140 in Barceloneta Renumbered to PR-140
PR-205 0.25 0.40 PR-31 in Naguabo PR-53 in Naguabo
PR-206 1.1 1.8 PR-1 in Cayey PR-14 in Cayey
PR-208 PR-156 in Aguas Buenas PR-156 in Aguas Buenas proposed[55] Aguas Buenas northern bypass
PR-212 1.6 2.6 PR-2 / PR-4494 in Isabela PR-4472 in Isabela Formerly portion of PR-4494 extension
PR-238 3.1 5.0 PR-153 in Coamo PR-14 in Coamo Former portion of PR-138
PR-239 3.3 5.3 PR-2 / PR-114 in Mayagüez PR-2 in Mayagüez Formerly PR-2R[13]
PR-250 5.47[56] 8.80 Port of Culebra Zoni Beach in Culebra Formerly PR-998[57]
PR-251 1.74[56] 2.80 PR-250 in Culebra Flamenco Beach in Culebra Formerly PR-999[57]
PR-252 0.93 1.50 PR-250 in Culebra Barrio Playa Sardinas I in Culebra
PR-253 1.99[56] 3.20 Calle Punta Soldado in Culebra PR-250 in Culebra
  •       Former
  •       Proposed and unbuilt

Tertiary highways

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"For your safety" driving in Puerto Rico sign
PR-1 and PR-8834 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Tertiary highways also follow a general grid. Towns which do not border the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean Sea, especially in the mountainous area, may overlap this grid, for example Ciales may have both highways in the 600-699 grid and the 500-599 grid, depending where they begin further north or further south. Generally along the areas where the highways are, the lower the number, the more south it is. Culebra is the only town in Puerto Rico that does not fall in any of the regions, for only PR-250 and PR-251 are the main routes. The entire immediate metropolitan area of San Juan with the exception of Caguas falls in the 800 region, while the entire east coast (north and south) east of San Juan, Caguas and Patillas fall in the 900 region. This is because the eastern portion of Puerto Rico has a southeastern coast which goes to the west from Humacao, which roughly defines where the Vieques Passage and the Caribbean Sea meet along the coast. Yabucoa is in the exact south-southeast area and lies in the 900 region, while Maunabo overlaps the 700's and 900's regions. Vieques, an offshore island-municipality, has some highways in the 900 order.

Some roads are numbered using four digits. For example, PR-5506. These are branches, or spurs, of tertiary roads by the same last three digit number. Thus, PR-5506 is a branch of PR-506. They are often dead end branches, and are common in the mountain regions of the main island. Sometimes they are loops branching off the main road and eventually connecting back to the same main tertiary road. The “fourth” digit is generally a repeat of the first digit of the main tertiary road in question. Thus, a branch of PR-301 would be signed PR-3301, with the added 3 prefixing the number of the main tertiary road associated with the spur, 301, because 3 is the first digit of the main road. When the road has more than one distinct spur, an additional unrelated digit is used (example, PR-4301).

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
PR-301 7.1 11.4 Los Morrillos Light in Cabo Rojo PR-101 in Cabo Rojo
PR-326 2.7 4.3 PR-116 in Guánica PR-121 in Yauco 02015-01-012015 current Formerly PR-1116[31]
PR-339 3.1 5.0 PR-105 in Mayagüez PR-119 in Mayagüez Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-344 4.0 6.4 PR-345 in Hormigueros PR-348 in Mayagüez 01953-01-011953[25] current
PR-365 PR-368 in Sabana Grande PR-105 in Maricao Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-366 PR-120 in Sabana Grande PR-365 in Maricao Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-385 3.29 5.29 PR-127 in Peñuelas PR-132 in Peñuelas 01953-01-011953[34] current
PR-413 3.8 6.1 PR-115 in Rincón PR-115 in Rincón
PR-435 PR-119 in San Sebastián PR-124 in Lares
PR-438 1.1 1.8 PR-111 in San Sebastián Barrio Juncal in San Sebastián
PR-453 PR-1111 in Lares PR-119 in Quebradillas 01953-01-011953[27] current
PR-462 1.50 2.41 PR-2 / PR-463 in Aguadilla PR-110 in Moca
PR-467 PR-107 in Aguadilla PR-459 in Aguadilla
PR-487 5.4 8.7 PR-129 in Hatillo PR-130 / PR-488 in Hatillo 01953-01-011953[32] current
PR-500 1.8 2.9 Sector La Cotorra in Ponce PR-132 in Ponce
PR-501 6.4 10.3 PR-123 in Ponce PR-123 in Ponce
PR-502 3.2 5.1 PR-132 in Ponce PR-501 in Ponce
PR-503 10.6 17.1 Calle Salsa in Ponce PR-143 in Utuado
PR-504 4.3 6.9 PR-10 / PR-503 in Ponce PR-505 in Ponce
PR-505 10.2 16.4 PR-139 in Ponce PR-503 in Ponce
PR-506 1.2 1.9 Urbanización Hacienda Juliana in Ponce PR-14 in Ponce
PR-507 Sector Buyones in Ponce PR-1 in Ponce
PR-510 6.4 10.3 PR-1 in Ponce PR-14 in Juana Díaz
PR-511 11.7 18.8 PR-14 in Ponce PR-143 in Ponce
PR-515 0.93 1.50 PR-123 in Ponce PR-10 in Ponce
PR-516 1.9 3.1 Sector Santas Pascuas in Ponce PR-123 in Ponce
PR-518 7.5 12.1 PR-131 in Adjuntas PR-123 in Adjuntas 01953-01-011953[33] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-520 PR-391 in Peñuelas PR-502 in Ponce
PR-525 3.6 5.8 PR-135 in Adjuntas PR-131 in Adjuntas 01953-01-011953[33] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-536 PR-1 / PR-537 in Santa Isabel PR-14 in Juana Díaz 01953-01-011953[40] current
PR-538 1.1 1.8 Calle Vista Mar in Santa Isabel PR-1 in Santa Isabel 01953-01-011953[40] current
PR-549 2.1 3.4 Sector Ranchete in Ponce PR-132 in Ponce
PR-567 10.1 16.3 PR-157 in Orocovis PR-145 / PR-6622 in Morovis 01953-01-011953[41] current
PR-568 18.7 30.1 PR-5155 in Orocovis PR-159 in Corozal 01953-01-011953[47] current
PR-577 0.12 0.19 PR-143 in Ponce Cerro Maravilla in Ponce
PR-578 0.50 0.80 PR-1 in Ponce Calle Húcar in Ponce
PR-581 Sector Tiburones in Ponce PR-1 in Ponce
PR-585 1.7 2.7 PR-123 in Ponce PR-2R in Ponce
PR-588 1.1 1.8 PR-504 in Ponce Camino La Zarza in Ponce Spur of PR-504
PR-591 1.9 3.1 PR-2 in Ponce PR-2 in Ponce
PR-617 PR-155 / PR-618 in Morovis PR-155 / PR-159 in Morovis 01953-01-011953[41] current
PR-633 2.7 4.3 PR-149 in Ciales PR-155 in Morovis 01953-01-011953[41] current
PR-642 PR-140 in Florida PR-6685 in Manatí 01953-01-011953[58] current
PR-647 8.0 12.9 PR-159 / PR-5568 in Corozal PR-676 in Vega Alta 01953-01-011953[59] current
PR-679 1.7 2.7 PR-677 / PR-823 in Dorado PR-2 in Dorado 01953-01-011953[60] current
PR-690 4.7 7.6 PR-676 in Vega Alta Calle Principal in Vega Alta 01953-01-011953[59] current
PR-693 9.6 15.4 PR-2 / PR-165 in Dorado PR-690 in Vega Alta 01953-01-011953[60] current
PR-715 3.5 5.6 Sector Cercadillo in Cayey PR-1 in Cayey 01953-01-011953[21] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-722 4.8 7.7 PR-162 / PR-7718 in Aibonito PR-14 in Aibonito 01953-01-011953[45] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-723 6.0 9.7 PR-143 in Coamo PR-14 in Aibonito 01953-01-011953[45] current Ruta Panorámica
PR-735 1.7 2.7 PR-1 in Cayey PR-1 in Cayey 01953-01-011953[21] current Part of the Carretera Central
PR-741 PR-15 in Cayey Barrio Culebras Alto in Cayey 01953-01-011953[21] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-742 PR-179 in Guayama PR-738 in Cayey Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-744 1.7 2.7 Sector Central Machete in Guayama PR-3 in Guayama
PR-760 2.4 3.9 PR-3 in Maunabo Punta Tuna Light in Maunabo 01953-01-011953[61] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-784 PR-172 in Caguas PR-34 in Caguas
PR-798 2.9 4.7 PR-1 in Caguas PR-1 in San Juan Part of the Carretera Central
PR-802 4.1 6.6 PR-801 in Corozal PR-152 / PR-803 in Naranjito 01953-01-011953[47] current
PR-803 6.3 10.1 PR-152 / PR-802 in Naranjito PR-164 in Corozal
PR-805 4.5 7.2 PR-568 in Corozal PR-803 in Corozal
PR-806 PR-159 in Corozal PR-823 in Toa Alta
PR-807 4.3 6.9 PR-805 in Corozal Calle San Manuel in Corozal
PR-808 PR-803 in Corozal PR-811 in Naranjito
PR-810 2.3 3.7 PR-152 in Naranjito PR-164 in Naranjito Formerly PR-152
PR-811 PR-152 in Naranjito PR-164 in Naranjito
PR-818 2.7 4.3 Sector Baja del Palo in Corozal PR-159 in Corozal 01953-01-011953[47] current
PR-819 2.6 4.2 PR-861 in Toa Alta PR-863 in Toa Baja
PR-820 PR-677 / PR-678 in Vega Alta PR-823 in Toa Alta 01953-01-011953[59] current
PR-821 3.7 6.0 PR-891 in Corozal PR-630 in Corozal 01953-01-011953[47] current
PR-823 4.5 7.2 PR-677 / PR-679 in Dorado PR-165 in Toa Alta
PR-862 2.2 3.5 PR-861 in Bayamón PR-864 in Bayamón
PR-863 1.6 2.6 PR-2 in Toa Baja PR-862 in Toa Baja
PR-864 1.3 2.1 PR-2 in Bayamón PR-2 in Bayamón
PR-866 4.8 7.7 PR-2 in Toa Baja PR-167 in Toa Baja
PR-869 2.9 4.7 PR-5 in Cataño PR-165 in Cataño
PR-870 1.3 2.1 PR-165 in Toa Baja Isla de Cabras in Toa Baja
PR-873 1.1 1.8 PR-1 in San Juan PR-1 in San Juan Part of the Carretera Central
PR-888 2.2 3.5 PR-165 in Cataño PR-5 in Cataño
PR-891 1.1 1.8 PR-159 in Corozal PR-159 in Corozal Formerly PR-159[47]
PR-901 9.4 15.1 PR-760 in Maunabo PR-9910 in Yabucoa 01953-01-011953[61] current Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-906 PR-3 in Yabucoa PR-3 in Humacao 01953-01-011953[51] current
PR-908 8.4 13.5 PR-3 in Yabucoa PR-3 in Humacao 01953-01-011953[62] current
PR-939 1.8 2.9 PR-760 in Maunabo Sector Quebrada Arenas in Maunabo Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-943 PR-189 in Gurabo PR-181 in Gurabo 01953-01-011953[50] current
PR-955 3.8 6.1 PR-3 in Río Grande PR-3 / PR-968 in Río Grande
PR-983 PR-988 in Luquillo PR-940 in Luquillo
PR-996 1.3[54] 2.1 PR-201 in Vieques PR-201 in Vieques
PR-998 Port of Culebra Zoni Beach in Culebra Renumbered to PR-250[56]
PR-999 PR-250 in Culebra Flamenco Beach in Culebra Renumbered to PR-251[56]
PR-1107 3.9 6.3 PR-2 / PR-111 in Aguadilla PR-107 in Aguadilla Formerly PR-111
PR-1111 2.8 4.5 PR-111 in Lares Barrio Lares in Lares Formerly PR-111; Lares business loop
PR-1116 PR-116 in Guánica PR-121 in Yauco Formerly PR-116R; renumbered to PR-326[31]
PR-1150 PR-5520 in Villalba PR-150 in Coamo
PR-1181 PR-3 in Patillas PR-3 in Patillas
PR-3101 0.93 1.50 Calle San Blas in Lajas PR-101 in Lajas
PR-3108 0.93 1.50 PR-2 in Mayagüez PR-108 in Mayagüez
PR-3116 2.1 3.4 PR-116 in Guánica PR-116 in Guánica Formerly PR-116
PR-3131 3.3 5.3 PR-132 in Guayanilla Sector Malpaso in Peñuelas
PR-3132 1.4 2.3 PR-132 in Peñuelas PR-132 in Peñuelas Exists in two segments as the section between PR-3384 and PR-132 is under construction.
PR-3301 1.8 2.9 Calle Mariana Bracetti in Cabo Rojo PR-301 in Cabo Rojo
PR-3342 0.68 1.09 PR-102 in Mayagüez PR-64 / PR-102 in Mayagüez Calle Concordia
PR-3344 0.81 1.30 PR-309 in Hormigueros PR-344 in Hormigueros Hormigueros spur
PR-4010 0.87 1.40 PR-110 in Aguadilla Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla Formerly PR-110R
PR-4025 0.93 1.50 PR-110 in Moca PR-110 in Moca Formerly PR-110R
PR-4110 0.56 0.90 PR-443 in Aguadilla PR-110 in Moca
PR-4111 0.56 0.90 PR-111 in San Sebastián PR-111 in San Sebastián Formerly PR-111
PR-4116 0.93 1.50 PR-116 in Guánica PR-333 in Guánica Formerly PR-116R; Guánica business route
PR-4119 4.5 7.2 PR-485 in Quebradillas PR-119 in Camuy Formerly PR-485
PR-4128 0.75 1.21 PR-111 in Lares PR-128 / PR-1111 in Lares
PR-4413 0.62 1.00 PR-413 in Rincón Domes Beach in Rincón
PR-4415 0.75 1.21 PR-417 in Aguada PR-115 in Aguada Formerly PR-115R
PR-4435 Quebrada Las Cañas in San Sebastián PR-435 in San Sebastián
PR-4440 Parque de Colón in Aguada PR-1107 in Aguadilla
PR-5139 1.7 2.7 PR-14 in Ponce PR-139 / PR-139R in Ponce
PR-5141 1.3 2.1 PR-144 in Jayuya PR-141 in Jayuya Jayuya northwest bypass
PR-5144 0.47 0.76 PR-144 in Jayuya PR-141 in Jayuya Jayuya east bypass
PR-5155 0.81 1.30 PR-155 in Orocovis PR-155 in Orocovis Formerly PR-155; Orocovis business route
PR-5156 0.16 0.26 PR-155 in Orocovis PR-156 in Orocovis
PR-5506 0.87 1.40 PR-1 in Ponce PR-10 in Ponce
PR-5510 0.87 1.40 PR-1 in Ponce PR-510 in Juana Díaz
PR-5525 0.68 1.09 Barrio Limaní in Adjuntas PR-525 in Adjuntas
PR-5538 1.2 1.9 PR-538 in Santa Isabel PR-1 / PR-5507 in Santa Isabel
PR-5549 Barrio Canas Urbano in Ponce PR-2 / PR-2R in Ponce
PR-5561 PR-149 in Villalba PR-150 in Villalba
PR-5567 1.7 2.7 PR-567 in Morovis Barrio Vaga in Morovis
PR-5568 2.7 4.3 PR-568 in Corozal PR-159 / PR-647 in Corozal
PR-6111 1.7 2.7 PR-123 in Utuado PR-111 in Utuado Formerly PR-111R; Utuado business loop
PR-6140 PR-2 in Barceloneta PR-140 in Barceloneta Formerly PR-140
PR-6165 0.50 0.80 PR-693 in Dorado PR-165 in Dorado Dorado business route
PR-6633 0.14 0.23 PR-6685 in Ciales PR-149 in Ciales
PR-6642 PR-642 in Florida PR-140 in Florida
PR-6685 7.4 11.9 PR-146 in Ciales PR-2 in Manatí Formerly PR-149
PR-6690 1.7 2.7 PR-693 in Vega Alta PR-690 in Vega Alta
PR-6693 0.81 1.30 PR-696 in Dorado PR-693 in Dorado Dorado southern bypass
PR-7014 PR-14 in Cayey Calle Enramada in Cayey
PR-7156 1.7 2.7 PR-156 in Aguas Buenas PR-156 in Caguas Formerly PR-156
PR-7167 PR-156 / PR-167 in Comerío La Plata River in Comerío Formerly PR-156
PR-7173 0.81 1.30 Sector Las Corujas in Aguas Buenas PR-173 in Aguas Buenas
PR-7707 PR-3 in Guayama PR-53 in Guayama
PR-7718 PR-14 in Aibonito PR-162 / PR-722 in Aibonito Part of the Ruta Panorámica[63]
PR-7722 3.9 6.3 PR-722 in Aibonito PR-1 in Cayey Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7737 PR-715 in Cayey PR-15 in Cayey Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7740 PR-184 in Patillas PR-181 in San Lorenzo Part of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7741 PR-741 in Cayey PR-742 in Guayama Ruta Panorámica
PR-7760 1.2 1.9 PR-760 in Maunabo PR-901 in Maunabo
PR-8176 0.87 1.40 PR-176 in San Juan PR-176 in San Juan
PR-8177 0.50 0.80 PR-177 in Guaynabo PR-841 in Guaynabo
PR-8811 PR-164 in Naranjito Sector Cuchillas Pacheco in Naranjito
PR-8834 PR-1 / PR-173 in Guaynabo PR-1 / PR-169 in Guaynabo Part of the Carretera Central
PR-8838 PR-177 in San Juan PR-1 in San Juan Part of the Carretera Central
PR-8865 PR-165 in Dorado PR-2 in Toa Baja
PR-8869 1.6 2.6 PR-869 in Cataño PR-5 in Cataño
PR-9030 PR-189 in Gurabo PR-933 in Gurabo
PR-9185 1.6 2.6 PR-185 in Juncos PR-31 in Juncos
PR-9188 0.68 1.09 PR-66 in Canóvanas PR-3 / PR-188 in Canóvanas
PR-9189 0.87 1.40 PR-189 in Gurabo Sector Preciosa in Gurabo
PR-9918 PR-182 in Yabucoa PR-920 in Yabucoa
PR-9974 PR-973 / PR-9973 in Naguabo PR-978 in Ceiba
  •       Former

Interstates

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Map of Puerto Rico's Interstate Highways

There are no Interstate-signed highways in Puerto Rico, but there are roadways that have received up to 90% of their funding from the US Interstate Highway System.[64] Still, at least as of 2007, none of such highways funded by the Interstate Highway program were planned or built to the standards of the Interstate Highway System.[65] As of March 2001, Puerto Rico had 410 km (250 mi) of such roadways.[66] As of 2001, there were three highways in Puerto Rico funded under the Interstate Highway Program.[67] These routes—such as with Interstate Highways in Alaska and Interstate Highways in Hawaii—do not connect to the Interstate Highway System in the contiguous United States.

Like Interstate routes in Alaska, Puerto Rico Interstate routes are unsigned. For administrative and funding purposes, the three routes have been designated as PRI-1, PRI-2 and PRI-3[67] and run along various combinations of Puerto Rico routes. They do not follow the even-and-odd-number rule used in mainland United States that indicates direction of travel. Per Section 103(c)(1)(B) (ii), Title 23, United States Code (23 U.S.C.) Puerto Rico is exempt from the design standards of Section 109(b).[64]

Puerto Rico's Interstate routes should not be confused with Puerto Rico Routes PR-1, PR-2, and PR-3, which are other major highways in Puerto Rico.[68]

Route Component routes Length
mi[69]
Length
km
From To
PR-1 PR-52
PR-18
71.08 114.39 PR-2 in Ponce PR-22 in San Juan (PR-22/PR-18 interchange)
PR-2 PR-2
PR-22
138.13 222.30 PR-1 in Ponce PR-18 in San Juan (PR-22/PR-18 interchange)
PR-3 PR-53
PR-3
PR-26
PR-22
55.16 88.77 PR-30 in Humacao PR-18 in San Juan (PR-22/PR-18 interchange)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The segment south of the Ponce Bypass (PR-2) was built in 1960. The segment north of PR-2 was built in the 1990s, and completed in 2002.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación (22 December 2004). "Guias para la Selección e Instalación de Rotulos de Orientacion (Suplemento al MUTCD 2003)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Guías para la Selección e Instalación de Rótulos de Orientación (Suplemento al MUTCD 2009). Autoridad de Carreteras. 24 July 2015. pp. 1-2. Accessed 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación Estándares de Ingeniería. "Chapter i: General Design Criteria". Manual de Diseño (PDF) (in Spanish). Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas. Sections 1-03.01, pp. 1-2. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ Oscar Voss. "Puerto Rico road photos". Archived from the original on 4 April 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Municipal Ordinance Number 52, Series 2009-2010. Primera Hora" (PDF) (in Spanish). Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 28 April 2010. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Oficinas Regionales" (in Spanish). Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b "ACT Propone Diseño de Mejoras Geometricas Para Agilizar el Transito en las Rampas de Acceso de la PR-52 Hacia y Desde Juana Diaz" (Press release) (in Spanish). Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Municipio de Ponce Repavimenta la PR-2". El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ a b ¿Sabes cómo identificar si una carretera es estatal o municipal? Carlos M. Contreras-Aponte, Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP). Departamento de Transportación y Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. Published 28 August 2017. (Video series name: DTOP en Ruta; Date of video: Unknown). Accessed 2 May 2019.
  10. ^ "AutoExpreso" (in Spanish). Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  11. ^ "Tarifas de Estaciones de Peaje" (in Spanish). Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Puerto Rico Seeks Prosperity Through Transportation". The New York Times. 29 March 1970. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Anuncian cierre de carretera por repavimentación". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  14. ^ PR-2R, Ponce, Puerto Rico PR.Geoview.Info Accessed 3 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Cabo Rojo, Memoria Núm. 2" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1947. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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