Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3]
Ruta 25 | ||||
Avenida Juan Ponce de León | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 11.1 km[1][2] (6.9 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PR-3 in Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur | |||
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North end | Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | San Juan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editIt is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo[4] and, for most of its length, it is a three- or four-lane road traversing the Isleta de San Juan corridor. The section running through Río Piedras pueblo is the only section that is not a multi-lane roadway.
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The road as it crosses over the Guillermo Esteves Bridge
Urban landscape
editInstitutional, cultural and other notable buildings predominate along the thoroughfare and it is considered[by whom?] as one of the main arteries in shopping errands, community participation, cultural activities and of personnel training of the city,[5] it also constitutes an attraction for its architecture.[6]
A stretch of Avenida Ponce de León has been designated as the arts district.[7] It starts in Miramar and continues towards Hato Rey for 4 miles.
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Casino de Puerto Rico,
1 Avenida Juan Ponce de León -
Casa de España, Puerta de Tierra
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Nuestra Señora de la Providencia
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Ciudadela in Santurce
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Plaza de la Convalecencia in Río Piedras Pueblo
Major intersections
editThe entire route is located in San Juan.
Location | km[1][2][8] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Monacillo Urbano | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-177 | Southern terminus of PR-8838 | |||
1.2 | 0.75 | Southern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León | |||||
1.8 | 1.1 | Avenida José de Diego (unsigned) | |||||
El Cinco | 2.7 | 1.7 | PR-176 south (Avenida Ana G. Méndez) – Cupey | ||||
3.0 | 1.9 | To PR-1 south / PR-21 west – Guaynabo, Caguas | Seagull intersection; former PR-8839 | ||||
3.3 | 2.1 | PR-1 north | Northern terminus of PR-8838 | ||||
Gap in route | |||||||
El Cinco–Pueblo– Hato Rey Sur tripoint | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-1 / PR-3 east / PR-847 (Calle Guaracanal) | Clockwise terminus of PR-3 and western terminus of PR-847 | |||
Gap in route | |||||||
Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur line | 11.1 | 6.9 | PR-3 west to PR-1 north | Southern terminus of PR-25; PR-3 westbound exit and PR-1 northbound entrance; unsigned | |||
Universidad–Hato Rey Sur line | 10.0– 9.9 | 6.2– 6.2 | PR-17 (Expreso Jesús T. Piñero) to PR-18 | Diamond interchange | |||
Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte line | 8.8 | 5.5 | PR-1 / PR-Calle Betances | Inbound access only; PR-1 north traffic joins PR-25 north traffic along Avenida Juan Ponce de León north | |||
8.4 | 5.2 | PR-41 / PR-Calle José Martí | Northern terminus of PR-41 | ||||
8.05 | 5.00 | PR-23 (Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt) to PR-18 | |||||
7.7 | 4.8 | Avenida Quisqueya (PR-40) | Inbound access only; western terminus of PR-40; eastbound access via Calle Bolivia (km 7.8) | ||||
Caño Martín Peña | 7.0 | 4.3 | Puente de Martín Peña[9] | ||||
Santurce | 6.85 | 4.26 | PR-1 north (Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera) – San Juan, Bayamón, Santurce | PR-1 north traffic splits onto Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera north | |||
6.5 | 4.0 | PR-36 | Western terminus of PR-36 | ||||
5.7 | 3.5 | Avenida José Fidalgo Díaz (unsigned) | |||||
5.2 | 3.2 | PR-37 (Avenida José de Diego / Calle Doctor Manuel Fernández Pavía) | No turn to westbound | ||||
5.05 | 3.14 | PR-22 west (Autopista José de Diego) – San Juan, Bayamón, Caguas | PR-22 exit 0A | ||||
4.35 | 2.70 | PR-2 (Avenida Roberto H. Todd) | |||||
3.8 | 2.4 | PR-39 (Calle Cerra) / PR-Calle Elisa Colberg | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-39 | ||||
2.9 3.35[a] | 1.8 2.08 | PR-1 south / PR-16 south / PR-26 east (Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro) / PR-Calle Olimpo – Bayamón, Caguas, Río Piedras, Isla Grande, Aeropuerto, Carolina | Southern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; northern terminus of PR-16 and Avenida Juan Ponce de León, and western terminus of PR-26 | ||||
Caño de San Antonio | 3.25[a] | 2.02 | Puente Guillermo Esteves and Puente San Antonio[9] | ||||
San Juan Antiguo | 3.05[a] 2.8 | 1.90 1.7 | PR-1 north / PR-25P north / PR-Avenida Ashford – Viejo San Juan, Condado | Northern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; southern terminus of PR-25P and Avenida de la Constitución | |||
1.0 | 0.62 | Paseo Covadonga (PR-38) | Inbound access only; eastern terminus of PR-38; westbound access via Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila (km 0.75) | ||||
0.0 | 0.0 | Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR-25P) / Calle del Recinto Sur | Northern terminus of PR-25, PR-25P and Avenida de la Constitución | ||||
Calle de la Fortaleza | Continuation beyond PR-25P | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related route
editLocation | San Juan |
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Length | 2.7 km[10] (1.7 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 25R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 25, abbreviated Ramal PR-25 or PR-25R) is a one way avenue in San Juan. The road begins at Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25) in Old San Juan, heading through a one-way highway along the Atlantic Ocean, and going back through to the concurrency of PR-25 and PR-1 in Puerta de Tierra.[4] The entire route is located in San Juan Antiguo, San Juan.
km[10] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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2.7 | 1.7 | PR-1 | Southern terminus of PR-25R | ||
0.0 | 0.0 | Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25 south) / Calle de la Fortaleza | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-25R and PR-25 | ||
Calle del Recinto Sur | Continuation beyond PR-25 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "PR-25 north" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b "PR-25 south" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ a b Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez. "La Ponce de León como metáfora". 80grados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ www.prfrogui.com History of the Roads of Puerto Rico-(in Spanish)-Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Avenida de las Artes (3 November 2012). "San Juan's Arts & Culture District". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "PR-8838" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b "PR-25R" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
edit- Anuncia convocatoria de arte urbano en Avenida Ponce de León (in Spanish)
- CBA de Santurce hace realidad el Pórtico de las Artes (in Spanish)