Puerto Rico Highway 173

Highway 173
Ruta 173
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	32.2 km[1][2] (20.0 mi)
Existed	1953[3]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-14 in Robles–Plata
Major intersections	PR-727 in Plata PR-775 in Rabanal PR-7733 in Sud–Rabanal PR-172 in Cidra barrio-pueblo PR-782 in Bayamón–Ceiba PR-156 in Mula–Sumidero PR-174 in Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo PR-156 in Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo PR-795 in Bairoa PR-797 in Sonadora–Jagüeyes
North end	PR-1 / PR-8834 in Río
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Aibonito, Cidra, Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-172 → PR-174
← PR-7156 PR-7173 → PR-7718

Puerto Rico Highway 173 (PR-173) is a road that travels from Aibonito, Puerto Rico to Guaynabo, passing through Cidra and Aguas Buenas.^[4] This highway begins at PR-14 junction in Plata and ends at its intersection with PR-1 and PR-8834 in Río.^[5]

• Puerto Rico Highway 173 by municipality
• 
  Heading north in Plata, Aibonito
• 
  Heading north to downtown Cidra between Rabanal and Sud barrios

Major intersections

• 
  PR-14 east at PR-173 intersection between Plata and Robles barrios, Aibonito
• 
  Northern terminus of PR-173 from PR-1 and PR-8834 intersection in Río, Guaynabo
• 
  Signs for PR-1 and PR-8834 at the northern terminus of PR-173 in Río, Guaynabo

Municipality	Location	km[1][2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Aibonito	Robles–Plata line	0.0	0.0	PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Aibonito, Cayey	Southern terminus of PR-173
	Plata	1.5	0.93	PR-728 – Plata
		2.1– 2.2	1.3– 1.4	PR-727 – Plata
Cidra	Honduras	5.8	3.6	PR-7730 – Honduras
	Rabanal	6.4– 6.5	4.0– 4.0	PR-775 (Carretera Piñas) – Comerío, Piñas
	Toíta–Rabanal line	8.0– 8.1	5.0– 5.0	PR-7775 – Rabanal
	Rabanal	9.0	5.6	PR-729 – Rincón, Honduras
	Sud–Rabanal line	11.6– 11.7	7.2– 7.3	PR-7733 (Avenida de la Eterna Primavera) – Comerío, Caguas
	Cidra barrio-pueblo	12.4 12.2[a]	7.7 7.6	PR-172 west (Calle José de Diego) – Comerío	Western terminus of PR-173 concurrency
		12.3[a] 12.5	7.6 7.8	PR-172 east (Calle José de Diego) – Caguas	Eastern terminus of PR-173 concurrency; one-way street; eastbound access via Calle Miguel Planellas or Calle Vicente Muñoz Barrios
	Bayamón–Ceiba line	13.8	8.6	PR-782 – Ceiba
	Monte Llano–Bayamón line	15.6	9.7	PR-783 – Hacienda Sabanera
Aguas Buenas	Sumidero	18.7	11.6	PR-7173 – Las Corujas
	Mula–Sumidero line	22.9 47.6[b]	14.2 29.6	PR-156 west – Comerío	Western terminus of PR-156 concurrency
	Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo	50.0[b]	31.1	PR-174 – Bayamón
		50.3[b] 23.0	31.3 14.3	PR-156 east (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Caguas	Eastern terminus of PR-156 concurrency
	Bairoa	25.4	15.8	PR-795 – La Mesa
	Sonadora–Bairoa line	25.5	15.8	PR-792 – Sonadora
	Jagüeyes–Sonadora line	26.0	16.2	PR-793 – Sonadora
		26.0– 26.1	16.2– 16.2	PR-797 east – Jagüeyes
Guaynabo	Río	32.2	20.0	PR-1 (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) / PR-8834 (Carretera Central) – San Juan, Caguas	Northern terminus of PR-173
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 7173 (PR-7173) is a dead end road that branches off from PR-173 in Sumidero.^[7]The entire route is located in Sumidero, Aguas Buenas. 

km[6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
1.3	0.81	Western terminus of PR-7173 at Sector Las Corujas
0.0	0.0	PR-173 – Aguas Buenas, Cidra	Eastern terminus of PR-7173
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering

References

External links

• Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 173 at Wikimedia Commons