List of highways in Puerto Rico

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.

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)
System links

Highway markers

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 networkHighway marker
for Route 1
Purpose[1]Route numbers[3]
Primary roads Facilitate movement of passengers and freight between major regions in the Island (north, south, east, west)1–99[a]
Urban primary roads 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 Provide access to municipalities from primary network roads100–299[a]
Tertiary (or intra-municipal) roads Provide access to a municipality's main urban area from peripheral communities300–9999

Less common markers

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

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

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

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.

RouteNameTerminusMaximum speed limitNotes
PR-2Expreso KennedyStarts from San Patricio Plaza (Guaynabo) to Santurce (San Juan, aka Parada 18).50 mph (80 km/h)Guaynabo to San Juan section only.
PR-2Roberto Sánchez VilellaStarts from Mayagüez Mall (Mayagüez) to PR-1 in Ponce55 mph (90 km/h)Mostly converted to expressway from Mayagüez Mall to Ponce.
PR-5Expreso Río HondoBayamón, 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-9Baldorioty de CastroPR-10 Barrio Portugués to PR-2 Barrio El Tuque55 miles per hour (89 km/h) to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h)From PR-123 to PR-2 still under construction
PR-12Santiago de los CaballerosPR-14 Barrio Machuelo Abajo to PR-123 Barrio Playa55 miles per hour (89 km/h)
PR-18Expreso Las AméricasPR-22 San Juan and PR-52 San Juan55 to 65 mph (90 to 110 km/h)
PR-20Expreso Rafael Martínez NadalPR-2 in the San Patricio area in Guaynabo to PR-1 in La Muda sector in Caguas55 mph (90 km/h)Tolled
PR-22Autopista José de DiegoHatillo, PR-2 to San Juan, PR-2665 mph (105 km/h)Extension to Aguadilla in planning. Tolled
PR-26Expreso Román Baldorioty de CastroSan Antonio Bridge (Bridge to Old San Juan Island) to PR-3 in Carolina.65 mph (105 km/h)
PR-30Expreso Cruz Ortiz StellaCaguas, PR-1 to Humacao, PR-5355 mph (90 km/h)
PR-52Autopista Luis A. FerréPonce, PR-2 to San Juan, PR-1 and PR-1865 mph (105 km/h)Tolled. This highway is the longest tolled freeway in Puerto Rico.
PR-53Autopista Dr. José Celso BarbosaFajardo 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-60Avenida Dionisio CasillasHumacao, PR-30 to Humacao, PR-355 mph (90 km/h)
PR-66Autopista Roberto Sánchez VilellaPR-3 in Carolina and Río Grande65 mph (105 km/h)Second half opened in October 2012 to Río Grande. Tolled.
PR-165Expreso El CañoGuaynabo, PR-2 and PR-23 to Cataño50 mph (80 km/h)

List of highways

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

Primary highways

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

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes
PR-179.6128.1PR-123 in PonceCalle Tanca in San JuanCarretera Central
PR-2143.0230.1PR-1 / PR-133 in PoncePR-26 in San Juan
PR-2R0.50.80PR-440 in AguadillaPR-2 in AguadillaAguadilla business spur
PR-2RPR-2 / PR-114 in MayagüezPR-2 in MayagüezMayagüez business loop; renumbered to PR-239[13]
PR-2R1.01[14]1.63PR-2 / PR-5549 in PoncePR-123 in PoncePonce business spur; formerly PR-2
PR-399.9160.8PR-1 in SalinasPR-1 in San Juan
PR-3R0.871.40PR-3 in HumacaoPR-3 in HumacaoHumacao business loop
PR-4PR-17 in San JuanPR-26 in CarolinaBecame part of PR-8
PR-4PR-114 in HormiguerosPR-102 in San GermánRenumbered to PR-103 and PR-101[15]
PR-516.025.7PR-152 / PR-164 in NaranjitoCalle Canal in CatañoTolled in Bayamón. Exists in two segments due to an unconstructed portion in Bayamón.
PR-5PR-2 in AguadillaPR-2 in Aguadilla01953-01-011953[16]Renumbered to PR-107 and PR-110[16]
PR-61.11.8PR-2 in BayamónPR-5 in BayamónFormerly PR-21
PR-82.54.0PR-17 in San JuanPR-3 in San JuanFormerly PR-4
PR-94.52[17]7.27PR-2 / PR-52 in PoncePR-10 in PonceExists in two portions, as the portion between PR-123 and PR-500 is actually under construction.
PR-1042.42[18]68.27PR-5506 in PoncePR-2 in AreciboExists 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-123.28[19]5.28Port of PoncePR-14 in Ponce01960-01-011960[20][a]current
PR-1445.473.1PR-123 / PR-123P in PoncePR-1 in CayeyCarretera Central
PR-14R0.560.90PR-123 / PR-123P in PoncePR-14 / PR-14P in PoncePonce business spur
PR-1516.0325.80PR-3 in GuayamaPR-14 in Cayey01953-01-011953[21]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-160.530.85Calle Miraflores in San JuanPR-1 / PR-26 in San Juan
PR-177.111.4PR-19 in San JuanPR-26 in CarolinaTolled at the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge.
PR-183.78[19]6.08PR-1 / PR-52 in San JuanPR-22 in San Juan
PR-191.21.9PR-21 in San JuanPR-2 in GuaynaboPR-19 is the main avenue in San Patricio, Guaynabo.
PR-206.03[19]9.70PR-1 in GuaynaboPR-2 in GuaynaboTolled
PR-213.15.0PR-19 in San JuanPR-1 / PR-176 in San Juan
PR-2252.01[19]83.70PR-2 in HatilloPR-26 in San Juan01969-01-011969[22]currentTolled; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-2
PR-234.06.4PR-2 / PR-165 in GuaynaboPR-27 in San Juan
PR-241.11.8PR-165 in GuaynaboPR-888 in Cataño
PR-256.911.1PR-3 in San JuanCalle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San JuanAvenida Juan Ponce de León
PR-25R1.72.7PR-1 in San JuanPR-25 in San Juan
PR-269.63[19]15.50PR-1 / PR-16 in San JuanPR-3 / PR-66 in Carolina
PR-273.04.8PR-3 in San JuanPR-36 in San Juan
PR-283.76.0PR-5 in BayamónPR-2 in San Juan
PR-292.23.5PR-2 in BayamónPR-5 in Bayamón
PR-3019.08[19]30.71PR-1 in CaguasPR-53 in Humacao
PR-3115.8825.56PR-30 / PR-189 in JuncosPR-3 in Naguabo01953-01-011953[23]current
PR-324.57.2PR-172 in CaguasPR-1 in Caguas
PR-331.372.20PR-183 in CaguasPR-1 / PR-189 in Caguas
PR-343.76.0PR-196 in CaguasPR-183 in Caguas
PR-352.54.0PR-1 in San JuanPR-16 in San Juan
PR-360.931.50PR-25 in San JuanPR-27 in San Juan
PR-374.26.8PR-35 in San JuanPR-187 in Carolina
PR-380.671.08Calle Recinto Sur in San JuanPR-25 in San Juan
PR-390.560.90PR-1 in San JuanPR-25 in San Juan
PR-400.560.90PR-25 in San JuanPR-27 in San Juan
PR-411.52.4PR-17 in San JuanPR-25 in San Juan
PR-420.621.00PR-39 in San JuanCalle Lafayette in San Juan
PR-471.72.7Calle Ferrocarril / Paseo De Diego in San JuanPR-3 in San Juan
PR-5267.30[19]108.31PR-2 / PR-9 in PoncePR-1 / PR-18 in San Juan01968-01-011968[22]currentTolled; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-1
PR-5358.494.0PR-52 in SalinasPR-3 in Fajardo01988-01-011988[22]currentTolled. Exists in four portions due to unconstructed segments between Guayama and Yabucoa; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-3
PR-543.856.20PR-53 in GuayamaPR-3 / PR-748 in Guayama
PR-602.21[19]3.56PR-30 in HumacaoPR-3 in HumacaoFormer portion of PR-30
PR-630.370.60PR-102 in MayagüezPR-2 in Mayagüez
PR-643.45.5PR-102 / PR-3342 in MayagüezPR-2 / PR-342 in Mayagüez
PR-650.570.92PR-239 in MayagüezPR-106 in Mayagüez
PR-6612.119.5PR-3 / PR-26 in CarolinaPR-3 / PR-187 in Río Grande02006-01-012006[24]currentTolled; portion of unsigned Interstate PRI-3
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Secondary highways

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.

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes
PR-10010.116.3PR-301 in Cabo RojoPR-2 in Hormigueros
PR-10111.919.2Calle José de Diego in Cabo RojoPR-102 in San Germán
PR-10225.841.5PR-104 in MayagüezPR-121 / PR-368 in Sabana Grande
PR-1038.113.0PR-101 in Cabo RojoPR-114 in Cabo Rojo01953-01-011953[25]current
PR-1041.11.8PR-3108 in MayagüezPR-2 in Mayagüez
PR-10527.544.3Calle Tamarindo in MayagüezPR-128 in MaricaoPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-10611.718.8Calle Méndez Vigo / Calle Oriente in MayagüezPR-120 in Las MaríasPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-1072.84.5PR-2 in AguadillaBorinquen Road in Aguadilla
PR-10813.722.0Calle Méndez Vigo in MayagüezPR-109 in Añasco
PR-10918.329.5PR-2 in AñascoPR-119 in San Sebastián
PR-11020.533.0PR-2 in AñascoCliff Road / San Antonio Road in Aguadilla
PR-110RPR-110 in MocaPR-110 in MocaMoca business loop; renumbered to PR-4025[26]
PR-110RPR-110 in AguadillaRamey Air Force Base in AguadillaAguadilla spur; renumbered to PR-4010
PR-11141.967.4PR-2 / PR-1107 in AguadillaPR-140 in Utuado01953-01-011953[27]current
PR-111RPR-111 in AguadillaPR-111 in AguadillaAguadilla business loop; renumbered to PR-1107P
PR-111RPR-119 / PR-125 in San SebastiánPR-111 in San SebastiánSan Sebastián spur; renumbered to PR-125
PR-111RPR-111 in LaresPR-111 in LaresLares business loop; renumbered to PR-1111
PR-111RPR-123 in UtuadoPR-111 in UtuadoUtuado business loop; renumbered to PR-6111
PR-11211.218.0PR-125 in MocaPR-113 / PR-459 in Isabela
PR-11312.319.8PR-112 / PR-459 in IsabelaPR-119 in Camuy01953-01-011953[28]current
PR-1149.114.6PR-2 / PR-239 in MayagüezPR-102 in San Germán
PR-11517.327.8PR-2 / PR-109 in AñascoPR-1107 in Aguadilla
PR-115RPR-417 in AguadaPR-115 in AguadaAguada business spur; renumbered to PR-4415[29]
PR-11616.526.6PR-101 in LajasPR-2 in Guánica01953-01-011953[30]current
PR-116RPR-116 in GuánicaPR-116 in GuánicaGuánica business loop; renumbered to PR-4116
PR-116RPR-116 in GuánicaPR-121 in YaucoRenumbered to PR-1116, now PR-326[31]
PR-1178.113.0PR-315 in LajasPR-121 in Sabana Grande
PR-1183.15.0PR-117 in LajasPR-102 in San Germán
PR-11949.579.7PR-2 in San GermánPR-2 in Hatillo01953-01-011953[28]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-12020.432.8Calle Neponucema Santiago / Calle 65 de Infantería in Sabana GrandePR-124 in Las MaríasPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-1219.615.4PR-102 / PR-368 in Sabana GrandePR-127 / PR-128 in Yauco
PR-1224.26.8PR-116 in LajasPR-2 in San GermánExists in two segments due to a still-under-construction portion between Lajas and San Germán.
PR-12348.7278.41PR-12 in PoncePR-10 / PR-6609 in Arecibo01910-01-01c. 1910currentWas PR-10 until 1974
PR-12416.726.9PR-119 in Las MaríasPR-1111 in Lares01953-01-011953[27]current
PR-12513.121.1PR-111 in AguadillaPR-111 in San SebastiánFormerly PR-111
PR-125R0.590.95PR-125 in San SebastiánPR-109 in San SebastiánSan Sebastián business spur
PR-12711.017.7PR-121 / PR-128 in YaucoPR-2 in Peñuelas
PR-12836.558.7PR-2 / PR-3334 in YaucoPR-1111 / PR-4128 in Lares01953-01-011953[27]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-12926.843.1PR-135 in AdjuntasPR-2 in Arecibo01953-01-011953[32]current
PR-1307.512.1PR-129 in HatilloPR-119 in Hatillo01953-01-011953[32]current
PR-1315.08.0Guilarte Forest in AdjuntasPR-135 in Adjuntas01953-01-011953[33]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-13216.125.9PR-2 / PR-136 in GuayanillaPR-123 in Ponce01953-01-011953[34]current
PR-1331.21.9PR-123 / PR-1P in PoncePR-1 / PR-2 in Ponce
PR-13410.917.5PR-111 in LaresPR-129 in HatilloFormerly PR-129
PR-13514.022.5PR-128 in LaresPR-123 in Adjuntas01953-01-011953[33]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-1360.210.34PR-127 in GuayanillaPR-2 / PR-132 in Guayanilla
PR-13711.117.9PR-155 in MorovisPR-2 in Vega Baja
PR-1381.62.6PR-14 / PR-153 in CoamoPR-155 in Coamo
PR-13915.725.3PR-10 / PR-14 in PoncePR-143 in Ponce
PR-139R1.82.9PR-139 / PR-5139 in PonceParque Luis A. "Wito" Morales in PonceSpur to Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales and Cerillos Dam
PR-14043.469.8PR-143 in JayuyaPR-2 in Barceloneta01953-01-011953[35]current
PR-14112.920.8PR-144 in JayuyaPR-140 in Utuado01953-01-011953[35]current
PR-1425.10[36]8.21PR-159 in CorozalPR-2 in Dorado
PR-14336.558.7PR-123 in AdjuntasPR-162 in Barranquitas01953-01-011953[37]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-14411.418.3PR-140 in JayuyaPR-149 in Ciales01953-01-011953[35]current
PR-1454.77.6PR-146 / PR-149 in CialesPR-155 / PR-634 in Morovis
PR-14617.628.3PR-123 in AreciboPR-145 / PR-149 in Ciales
PR-147PR-152 / PR-164 in NaranjitoPR-164 in NaranjitoBecame part of PR-5
PR-1480.50.80PR-164 / PR-167 in NaranjitoPR-5 / PR-826 in Naranjito
PR-14945.372.9PR-1 in Juana DíazPR-22 in Manatí01953-01-011953[38]current
PR-149R0.71.1PR-149 in VillalbaPR-149 in VillalbaVillalba business loop; formerly PR-149
PR-15013.521.7PR-149R in VillalbaPR-14 in Coamo01953-01-011953[38]current
PR-1517.812.6PR-150 in VillalbaPR-143 in Villalba01953-01-011953[38]current
PR-15212.620.3PR-156 in BarranquitasPR-5 / PR-164 in Naranjito01953-01-011953[39]current
PR-152R2.03.2PR-143 in BarranquitasPR-152 in BarranquitasBarranquitas bypass
PR-1538.914.3PR-1 in Santa IsabelPR-14 / PR-138 in Coamo01953-01-011953[40]current
PR-1542.54.0PR-153 in CoamoPR-543 in Coamo01953-01-011953[40]current
PR-15542.969.0PR-14 in CoamoPR-2 / PR-688 in Vega Baja01953-01-011953[41]current
PR-15636.558.7PR-597 / PR-5155 in OrocovisPR-1P in Caguas01953-01-011953[42]current
PR-15715.124.3PR-149 in CialesPR-155 in Orocovis01953-01-011953[37]current
PR-158PR-52 in CayeyPR-1 in Cayeyproposed[43]
PR-158PR-1 in Juana DíazFort Allen in Juana DíazNow Calle 158
PR-15912.820.6PR-155 / PR-6623 in MorovisPR-165 in Toa Alta01953-01-011953[41]current
PR-1609.515.3PR-159 in MorovisPR-2 in Vega Baja01953-01-011953[44]current
PR-1611.52.4PR-1 in Santa IsabelPR-1 in Santa IsabelSanta Isabel northern bypass
PR-16211.819.0PR-1 in AibonitoPR-156 in Barranquitas01953-01-011953[45]current
PR-1632.84.5PR-500 in PoncePR-2 in Ponce01960-01-011960[46]currentPart of the Avenida Las Américas
PR-16410.216.4PR-159 in CorozalPR-148 / PR-167 in Naranjito01953-01-011953[47]current
PR-16524.238.9PR-164 in NaranjitoPR-2 / PR-23 in Guaynabo01953-01-011953[39]current
PR-165R0.40.64PR-165 in Toa AltaPR-861 in Toa AltaToa Alta business spur
PR-1661.72.7PR-102 in San GermánPR-122 in San Germán
PR-16717.628.3PR-156 / PR-7167 in ComeríoPR-165 in Toa Baja01953-01-011953[42]current
PR-1681.11.8PR-2 in BayamónCalle Reverendo Domingo Marrero Navarro / Calle Río Cialitos in Bayamón
PR-1693.15.0PR-1 / PR-8834 in GuaynaboPR-20 in Guaynabo
PR-1701.42.3PR-206 in CayeyPR-14 / PR-731 in Cayey01953-01-011953[21]current
PR-1715.28.4PR-14 in CayeyPR-172 / PR-734 in Cidra01953-01-011953[21]current
PR-17217.628.3PR-156 in ComeríoPR-1 in Caguas01953-01-011953[42]current
PR-17320.032.2PR-14 in AibonitoPR-1 / PR-8834 in Guaynabo01953-01-011953[45]current
PR-17414.122.7PR-156 in Aguas BuenasPR-5 in Bayamón
PR-1758.113.0PR-1 in CaguasPR-181 / PR-8860 in Trujillo Alto01953-01-011953[48]current
PR-1767.311.7PR-175 in Trujillo AltoPR-1 / PR-21 in San Juan01953-01-011953[48]current
PR-1776.510.5PR-174 in BayamónPR-176 in San Juan
PR-1782.03.2PR-3 in ArroyoPR-3 / PR-753 in Arroyo01953-01-011953[49]currentArroyo business loop
PR-17912.620.3PR-15 in GuayamaPR-184 in CayeyPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-1801.72.7PR-701 in SalinasPR-1 / PR-52 in SalinasSalinas bypass
PR-18142.6668.65PR-3 in PatillasPR-17 in San Juan01953-01-011953[50]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-1829.915.9PR-181 in YabucoaPR-3 in Yabucoa01953-01-011953[51]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-18313.922.4PR-1 in CaguasPR-198 in Las Piedras01953-01-011953[23]current
PR-18420.833.5PR-3 in PatillasPR-1 in Cidra01953-01-011953[21]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-18513.121.1PR-30 in JuncosPR-9959 in Canóvanas01953-01-011953[23]current
PR-18616.726.9PR-185 in CanóvanasPR-3 in Río Grande01953-01-011953[52]current
PR-18718.730.1PR-26 in CarolinaPR-3 / PR-66 in Río Grande01953-01-011953[52]current
PR-187R0.681.09PR-3 in Río GrandePR-187 in Río GrandeRío Grande business spur
PR-1883.65.8PR-3 / PR-9188 in CanóvanasPR-187 in Loíza
PR-1899.415.1PR-1 / PR-33 in CaguasPR-30 / PR-31 in Juncos
PR-1902.54.0PR-3 / PR-8887 in CarolinaPR-26 in Carolina
PR-19114.924.0PR-31 in NaguaboPR-3 in Río Grande01953-01-011953[52]currentExists in two segments in the El Yunque National Forest.
PR-1921.93.1PR-3 in NaguaboPR-31 in Naguabo01953-01-011953[53]current
PR-1931.52.4PR-3 in LuquilloPR-3 / PR-992 in LuquilloLuquillo business loop
PR-1943.04.8PR-3 in FajardoPR-3 / PR-940 in Fajardo
PR-1952.13.4PR-3 in FajardoPort of Fajardo
PR-1961.72.7PR-156 in CaguasPR-1 in Caguas
PR-1989.214.8PR-31 in JuncosPR-3 in Humacao
PR-198R0.500.80PR-198 in HumacaoPR-198 in Humacao
PR-19913.421.6Urbanización Portobello in Toa AltaPR-181 / PR-876 in Trujillo AltoPR-199 exists into two segments due to an unconstructed portion between Bayamón and Guaynabo.
PR-2003.91[54]6.29PR-994 in ViequesBarrio Puerto Diablo in Vieques
PR-200R0.93[54]1.50PR-200 in ViequesSector Santa María in Vieques
PR-2014.47[54]7.19Barrio Llave in ViequesPR-200 in Vieques
PR-2034.26.8PR-183 / PR-9931 in San LorenzoPR-30 in Gurabo
PR-2041.42.3PR-183 in Las PiedrasPR-198 in Las Piedras
PR-204PR-2 in BarcelonetaPR-140 in BarcelonetaRenumbered to PR-140
PR-2050.250.40PR-31 in NaguaboPR-53 in Naguabo
PR-2061.11.8PR-1 in CayeyPR-14 in Cayey
PR-208PR-156 in Aguas BuenasPR-156 in Aguas Buenasproposed[55]Aguas Buenas northern bypass
PR-2121.62.6PR-2 / PR-4494 in IsabelaPR-4472 in IsabelaFormerly portion of PR-4494 extension
PR-2383.15.0PR-153 in CoamoPR-14 in CoamoFormer portion of PR-138
PR-2393.35.3PR-2 / PR-114 in MayagüezPR-2 in MayagüezFormerly PR-2R[13]
PR-2505.47[56]8.80Port of CulebraZoni Beach in CulebraFormerly PR-998[57]
PR-2511.74[56]2.80PR-250 in CulebraFlamenco Beach in CulebraFormerly PR-999[57]
PR-2520.931.50PR-250 in CulebraBarrio Playa Sardinas I in Culebra
PR-2531.99[56]3.20Calle Punta Soldado in CulebraPR-250 in Culebra
  •       Former
  •       Proposed and unbuilt

Tertiary highways

"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).

NumberLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes
PR-3017.111.4Los Morrillos Light in Cabo RojoPR-101 in Cabo Rojo
PR-3262.74.3PR-116 in GuánicaPR-121 in Yauco02015-01-012015currentFormerly PR-1116[31]
PR-3393.15.0PR-105 in MayagüezPR-119 in MayagüezPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-3444.06.4PR-345 in HormiguerosPR-348 in Mayagüez01953-01-011953[25]current
PR-365PR-368 in Sabana GrandePR-105 in MaricaoPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-366PR-120 in Sabana GrandePR-365 in MaricaoPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-3853.295.29PR-127 in PeñuelasPR-132 in Peñuelas01953-01-011953[34]current
PR-4133.86.1PR-115 in RincónPR-115 in Rincón
PR-435PR-119 in San SebastiánPR-124 in Lares
PR-4381.11.8PR-111 in San SebastiánBarrio Juncal in San Sebastián
PR-453PR-1111 in LaresPR-119 in Quebradillas01953-01-011953[27]current
PR-4621.502.41PR-2 / PR-463 in AguadillaPR-110 in Moca
PR-467PR-107 in AguadillaPR-459 in Aguadilla
PR-4875.48.7PR-129 in HatilloPR-130 / PR-488 in Hatillo01953-01-011953[32]current
PR-5001.82.9Sector La Cotorra in PoncePR-132 in Ponce
PR-5016.410.3PR-123 in PoncePR-123 in Ponce
PR-5023.25.1PR-132 in PoncePR-501 in Ponce
PR-50310.617.1Calle Salsa in PoncePR-143 in Utuado
PR-5044.36.9PR-10 / PR-503 in PoncePR-505 in Ponce
PR-50510.216.4PR-139 in PoncePR-503 in Ponce
PR-5061.21.9Urbanización Hacienda Juliana in PoncePR-14 in Ponce
PR-507Sector Buyones in PoncePR-1 in Ponce
PR-5106.410.3PR-1 in PoncePR-14 in Juana Díaz
PR-51111.718.8PR-14 in PoncePR-143 in Ponce
PR-5150.931.50PR-123 in PoncePR-10 in Ponce
PR-5161.93.1Sector Santas Pascuas in PoncePR-123 in Ponce
PR-5187.512.1PR-131 in AdjuntasPR-123 in Adjuntas01953-01-011953[33]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-520PR-391 in PeñuelasPR-502 in Ponce
PR-5253.65.8PR-135 in AdjuntasPR-131 in Adjuntas01953-01-011953[33]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-536PR-1 / PR-537 in Santa IsabelPR-14 in Juana Díaz01953-01-011953[40]current
PR-5381.11.8Calle Vista Mar in Santa IsabelPR-1 in Santa Isabel01953-01-011953[40]current
PR-5492.13.4Sector Ranchete in PoncePR-132 in Ponce
PR-56710.116.3PR-157 in OrocovisPR-145 / PR-6622 in Morovis01953-01-011953[41]current
PR-56818.730.1PR-5155 in OrocovisPR-159 in Corozal01953-01-011953[47]current
PR-5770.120.19PR-143 in PonceCerro Maravilla in Ponce
PR-5780.500.80PR-1 in PonceCalle Húcar in Ponce
PR-581Sector Tiburones in PoncePR-1 in Ponce
PR-5851.72.7PR-123 in PoncePR-2R in Ponce
PR-5881.11.8PR-504 in PonceCamino La Zarza in PonceSpur of PR-504
PR-5911.93.1PR-2 in PoncePR-2 in Ponce
PR-617PR-155 / PR-618 in MorovisPR-155 / PR-159 in Morovis01953-01-011953[41]current
PR-6332.74.3PR-149 in CialesPR-155 in Morovis01953-01-011953[41]current
PR-642PR-140 in FloridaPR-6685 in Manatí01953-01-011953[58]current
PR-6478.012.9PR-159 / PR-5568 in CorozalPR-676 in Vega Alta01953-01-011953[59]current
PR-6791.72.7PR-677 / PR-823 in DoradoPR-2 in Dorado01953-01-011953[60]current
PR-6904.77.6PR-676 in Vega AltaCalle Principal in Vega Alta01953-01-011953[59]current
PR-6939.615.4PR-2 / PR-165 in DoradoPR-690 in Vega Alta01953-01-011953[60]current
PR-7153.55.6Sector Cercadillo in CayeyPR-1 in Cayey01953-01-011953[21]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7224.87.7PR-162 / PR-7718 in AibonitoPR-14 in Aibonito01953-01-011953[45]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7236.09.7PR-143 in CoamoPR-14 in Aibonito01953-01-011953[45]currentRuta Panorámica
PR-7351.72.7PR-1 in CayeyPR-1 in Cayey01953-01-011953[21]currentPart of the Carretera Central
PR-741PR-15 in CayeyBarrio Culebras Alto in Cayey01953-01-011953[21]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-742PR-179 in GuayamaPR-738 in CayeyPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7441.72.7Sector Central Machete in GuayamaPR-3 in Guayama
PR-7602.43.9PR-3 in MaunaboPunta Tuna Light in Maunabo01953-01-011953[61]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-784PR-172 in CaguasPR-34 in Caguas
PR-7982.94.7PR-1 in CaguasPR-1 in San JuanPart of the Carretera Central
PR-8024.16.6PR-801 in CorozalPR-152 / PR-803 in Naranjito01953-01-011953[47]current
PR-8036.310.1PR-152 / PR-802 in NaranjitoPR-164 in Corozal
PR-8054.57.2PR-568 in CorozalPR-803 in Corozal
PR-806PR-159 in CorozalPR-823 in Toa Alta
PR-8074.36.9PR-805 in CorozalCalle San Manuel in Corozal
PR-808PR-803 in CorozalPR-811 in Naranjito
PR-8102.33.7PR-152 in NaranjitoPR-164 in NaranjitoFormerly PR-152
PR-811PR-152 in NaranjitoPR-164 in Naranjito
PR-8182.74.3Sector Baja del Palo in CorozalPR-159 in Corozal01953-01-011953[47]current
PR-8192.64.2PR-861 in Toa AltaPR-863 in Toa Baja
PR-820PR-677 / PR-678 in Vega AltaPR-823 in Toa Alta01953-01-011953[59]current
PR-8213.76.0PR-891 in CorozalPR-630 in Corozal01953-01-011953[47]current
PR-8234.57.2PR-677 / PR-679 in DoradoPR-165 in Toa Alta
PR-8622.23.5PR-861 in BayamónPR-864 in Bayamón
PR-8631.62.6PR-2 in Toa BajaPR-862 in Toa Baja
PR-8641.32.1PR-2 in BayamónPR-2 in Bayamón
PR-8664.87.7PR-2 in Toa BajaPR-167 in Toa Baja
PR-8692.94.7PR-5 in CatañoPR-165 in Cataño
PR-8701.32.1PR-165 in Toa BajaIsla de Cabras in Toa Baja
PR-8731.11.8PR-1 in San JuanPR-1 in San JuanPart of the Carretera Central
PR-8882.23.5PR-165 in CatañoPR-5 in Cataño
PR-8911.11.8PR-159 in CorozalPR-159 in CorozalFormerly PR-159[47]
PR-9019.415.1PR-760 in MaunaboPR-9910 in Yabucoa01953-01-011953[61]currentPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-906PR-3 in YabucoaPR-3 in Humacao01953-01-011953[51]current
PR-9088.413.5PR-3 in YabucoaPR-3 in Humacao01953-01-011953[62]current
PR-9391.82.9PR-760 in MaunaboSector Quebrada Arenas in MaunaboPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-943PR-189 in GuraboPR-181 in Gurabo01953-01-011953[50]current
PR-9553.86.1PR-3 in Río GrandePR-3 / PR-968 in Río Grande
PR-983PR-988 in LuquilloPR-940 in Luquillo
PR-9961.3[54]2.1PR-201 in ViequesPR-201 in Vieques
PR-998Port of CulebraZoni Beach in CulebraRenumbered to PR-250[56]
PR-999PR-250 in CulebraFlamenco Beach in CulebraRenumbered to PR-251[56]
PR-11073.96.3PR-2 / PR-111 in AguadillaPR-107 in AguadillaFormerly PR-111
PR-11112.84.5PR-111 in LaresBarrio Lares in LaresFormerly PR-111; Lares business loop
PR-1116PR-116 in GuánicaPR-121 in YaucoFormerly PR-116R; renumbered to PR-326[31]
PR-1150PR-5520 in VillalbaPR-150 in Coamo
PR-1181PR-3 in PatillasPR-3 in Patillas
PR-31010.931.50Calle San Blas in LajasPR-101 in Lajas
PR-31080.931.50PR-2 in MayagüezPR-108 in Mayagüez
PR-31162.13.4PR-116 in GuánicaPR-116 in GuánicaFormerly PR-116
PR-31313.35.3PR-132 in GuayanillaSector Malpaso in Peñuelas
PR-31321.42.3PR-132 in PeñuelasPR-132 in PeñuelasExists in two segments as the section between PR-3384 and PR-132 is under construction.
PR-33011.82.9Calle Mariana Bracetti in Cabo RojoPR-301 in Cabo Rojo
PR-33420.681.09PR-102 in MayagüezPR-64 / PR-102 in MayagüezCalle Concordia
PR-33440.811.30PR-309 in HormiguerosPR-344 in HormiguerosHormigueros spur
PR-40100.871.40PR-110 in AguadillaRamey Air Force Base in AguadillaFormerly PR-110R
PR-40250.931.50PR-110 in MocaPR-110 in MocaFormerly PR-110R
PR-41100.560.90PR-443 in AguadillaPR-110 in Moca
PR-41110.560.90PR-111 in San SebastiánPR-111 in San SebastiánFormerly PR-111
PR-41160.931.50PR-116 in GuánicaPR-333 in GuánicaFormerly PR-116R; Guánica business route
PR-41194.57.2PR-485 in QuebradillasPR-119 in CamuyFormerly PR-485
PR-41280.751.21PR-111 in LaresPR-128 / PR-1111 in Lares
PR-44130.621.00PR-413 in RincónDomes Beach in Rincón
PR-44150.751.21PR-417 in AguadaPR-115 in AguadaFormerly PR-115R
PR-4435Quebrada Las Cañas in San SebastiánPR-435 in San Sebastián
PR-4440Parque de Colón in AguadaPR-1107 in Aguadilla
PR-51391.72.7PR-14 in PoncePR-139 / PR-139R in Ponce
PR-51411.32.1PR-144 in JayuyaPR-141 in JayuyaJayuya northwest bypass
PR-51440.470.76PR-144 in JayuyaPR-141 in JayuyaJayuya east bypass
PR-51550.811.30PR-155 in OrocovisPR-155 in OrocovisFormerly PR-155; Orocovis business route
PR-51560.160.26PR-155 in OrocovisPR-156 in Orocovis
PR-55060.871.40PR-1 in PoncePR-10 in Ponce
PR-55100.871.40PR-1 in PoncePR-510 in Juana Díaz
PR-55250.681.09Barrio Limaní in AdjuntasPR-525 in Adjuntas
PR-55381.21.9PR-538 in Santa IsabelPR-1 / PR-5507 in Santa Isabel
PR-5549Barrio Canas Urbano in PoncePR-2 / PR-2R in Ponce
PR-5561PR-149 in VillalbaPR-150 in Villalba
PR-55671.72.7PR-567 in MorovisBarrio Vaga in Morovis
PR-55682.74.3PR-568 in CorozalPR-159 / PR-647 in Corozal
PR-61111.72.7PR-123 in UtuadoPR-111 in UtuadoFormerly PR-111R; Utuado business loop
PR-6140PR-2 in BarcelonetaPR-140 in BarcelonetaFormerly PR-140
PR-61650.500.80PR-693 in DoradoPR-165 in DoradoDorado business route
PR-66330.140.23PR-6685 in CialesPR-149 in Ciales
PR-6642PR-642 in FloridaPR-140 in Florida
PR-66857.411.9PR-146 in CialesPR-2 in ManatíFormerly PR-149
PR-66901.72.7PR-693 in Vega AltaPR-690 in Vega Alta
PR-66930.811.30PR-696 in DoradoPR-693 in DoradoDorado southern bypass
PR-7014PR-14 in CayeyCalle Enramada in Cayey
PR-71561.72.7PR-156 in Aguas BuenasPR-156 in CaguasFormerly PR-156
PR-7167PR-156 / PR-167 in ComeríoLa Plata River in ComeríoFormerly PR-156
PR-71730.811.30Sector Las Corujas in Aguas BuenasPR-173 in Aguas Buenas
PR-7707PR-3 in GuayamaPR-53 in Guayama
PR-7718PR-14 in AibonitoPR-162 / PR-722 in AibonitoPart of the Ruta Panorámica[63]
PR-77223.96.3PR-722 in AibonitoPR-1 in CayeyPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7737PR-715 in CayeyPR-15 in CayeyPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7740PR-184 in PatillasPR-181 in San LorenzoPart of the Ruta Panorámica
PR-7741PR-741 in CayeyPR-742 in GuayamaRuta Panorámica
PR-77601.21.9PR-760 in MaunaboPR-901 in Maunabo
PR-81760.871.40PR-176 in San JuanPR-176 in San Juan
PR-81770.500.80PR-177 in GuaynaboPR-841 in Guaynabo
PR-8811PR-164 in NaranjitoSector Cuchillas Pacheco in Naranjito
PR-8834PR-1 / PR-173 in GuaynaboPR-1 / PR-169 in GuaynaboPart of the Carretera Central
PR-8838PR-177 in San JuanPR-1 in San JuanPart of the Carretera Central
PR-8865PR-165 in DoradoPR-2 in Toa Baja
PR-88691.62.6PR-869 in CatañoPR-5 in Cataño
PR-9030PR-189 in GuraboPR-933 in Gurabo
PR-91851.62.6PR-185 in JuncosPR-31 in Juncos
PR-91880.681.09PR-66 in CanóvanasPR-3 / PR-188 in Canóvanas
PR-91890.871.40PR-189 in GuraboSector Preciosa in Gurabo
PR-9918PR-182 in YabucoaPR-920 in Yabucoa
PR-9974PR-973 / PR-9973 in NaguaboPR-978 in Ceiba
  •       Former

Interstates

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]

RouteComponent routesLength
mi[69]
Length
km
FromTo
PR-1 PR-52
PR-18
71.08114.39PR-2 in PoncePR-2 in San Juan (PR-22/PR-18 interchange)
PR-2 PR-2
PR-22
138.13222.30PR-1 in PoncePR-3 in San Juan (PR-1/PR-26 interchange)
PR-3 PR-53
PR-3
PR-66
PR-26
40.5665.27PR-3 in HumacaoPR-2 in San Juan (PR-1/PR-26/PR-66 interchange)

See also

Notes

References

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