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Highways in P.R. August 1928
Highways in P.R. August 1928
System information
Formed1953
Highway names
Pre-Commonwealth:Insular Highway nn (Hwy nn)
Post-Commonwealth:Puerto Rico Highway nn (PR-nn)
System links
This article is part of the
highway renumbering series.
Alabama 1928, 1957
Arkansas 1926
California 1964
Colorado 1953, 1968
Connecticut 1932, 1963
Florida 1945
Indiana 1926
Iowa 1926, 1969
Louisiana 1955
Maine 1933
Massachusetts 1933
Minnesota 1934
Missouri 1926
Montana 1932
Nebraska 1926
Nevada 1976
New Jersey 1927, 1953
New Mexico 1988
New York 1927, 1930
North Carolina 1934, 1937, 1940, 1961
Ohio 1923, 1927, 1962
Pennsylvania 1928, 1961
Puerto Rico 1953
South Carolina 1928, 1937
South Dakota 1927, 1975
Tennessee 1983
Texas 1939
Utah 1962, 1977
Virginia 1923, 1928, 1933, 1940, 1958
Washington 1964
Wisconsin 1926
Wyoming 1927
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  • In 1953, the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works implemented a major renumbering of its insular highways.[1] Before 1953, highway routes were numbered in the 1 to just over 100 range and were distributed randomly throughout the island, resulting in several routes with long road lengths.[2] The numbering system adopted in 1953, which is in use today, increased the range of route numbers from the just-over-100 to 999, resulting in a decrease in the length of many routes.[3] This new numbering system follows a grid pattern for highways numbered between 100 and 999, with the lower numbered roads found to the west and systematically increasing towards 999 as the traveler moves easterly. Although PR-1, PR-2 and PR-3 routes had notable changes in some of their segments, these three are the only highways that kept their route numbers intact due to their interregional prominence.[4]

    History[edit]

    The first major roadways in Puerto Rico were built by the Government of Spain. By 1898, the year when Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain to the United States, 275 kilometers (171 mi) of roadways had been built. Additionally, 615 km (382 mi) were built between 1898 and 1908, 300 km (190 mi) more were added from 1908 to 1918, and 483 km (300 mi) were added from 1918 to 1927. By March 1928, there were 12 districts and some highway routes, particularly routes number 1, 2 and 3, crossed multiple districts. Some of the highways within the 12 districts included:[5][a]

    District Road Numbers Notes
    1 1, 3
    2 1, 2, 3, 16
    3 2, 13, 27
    4 3, 4, Salinas-Cayey
    5 2, 6, 13, 33, 34
    6 6, 15, 17
    7 1, 9, 10, 15
    8 3, 5, 7, 28
    9 2, 9, 10, 24
    10 2, 8, 11, Guajataca
    11 2, 11, 20
    12 8, 13

    Highway numbers[edit]

    Old Number Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Length, km (mi) New Number/s Notes
    Route 1 Barrio PlayainPonce La FortalezainSan Juan 136.7 (84.9)[2] PR-123, PR-14, PR-1, PR-25 Carretera Central. Parts of PR-14R, PR-735, PR-798, PR-8834, PR-873 and PR-8838 belong to original segments of this highway.[6][7]
    Route 2 Route 6 in Ponce Route 1 in San Juan 261.2 (162.3)[2] PR-132, PR-2, PR-115, PR-23, PR-1, PR-39 Parts of PR-127, PR-121, PR-102, PR-114, PR-239 (formerly PR-2R), PR-104, PR-439, PR-4439, PR-1107 (formerly PR-111), PR-460, PR-469, PR-112, PR-113, PR-479, PR-484, PR-4491, PR-119, PR-4490, PR-660, PR-681, PR-6681, PR-662, PR-669, PR-670, PR-155, PR-160, PR-676, PR-680, PR-165, PR-8865, PR-864, PR-855, PR-41 and PR-42 belong to original segments of this highway.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
    Route 3 Route 1 in Ponce Route 1 in San Juan 199.7 (124.1)[2] PR-133, PR-1, PR-3 Parts of PR-578, PR-5507, PR-178, PR-182, PR-9910, PR-979, PR-194, PR-940, PR-193, PR-955, PR-187, PR-187R, PR-958, PR-9958, PR-9959, PR-874, PR-887 and PR-47 belong to original segments of this highway.[17][15]
    Route 4 Route 3 in Guayama Route 1 in Cayey 26.0 (16.2)[2] PR-15
    Route 5 Route 22 in Comerío Route 3 in Humacao PR-156, PR-189, PR-198 PR-7156 and PR-768 belong to original segments of this highway.
    Route 6 Route 1 in Ponce Route 2 in Arecibo 81.8 (50.8)[2] PR-123, PR-10 PR-6609 and PR-6109 belong to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 7 Route 1 in Caguas Route 5 in Las Piedras 22.0 (13.7)[2] PR-183 Parts of PR-9931, PR-181 and PR-980 belong to original segments of this highway.
    Route 8 Route 2 in Aguadilla Route 6 in Adjuntas 82.4 (51.2)[2] PR-111, PR-128, PR-135 Parts of PR-1107 (formerly PR-111), PR-4443, PR-125, PR-125R, PR-4111 and PR-1111 belong to original segments of this highway.
    Route 9 Route 15 in Barranquitas Route 2 in Bayamón 43.5 (27.0)[2] PR-156, PR-167 PR-839 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 10 Route 1 in Coamo Route 2 in Dorado PR-155, PR-568, PR-159, PR-165 Parts of PR-5155, PR-891 and PR-165R belong to original segments of this highway.[18][19][20]
    Route 11 Route 1 in Juana Díaz Route 2 in Manatí 67.4 (41.9)[2] PR-149 Parts of PR-570, PR-519, PR-5550, PR-550, PR-589, PR-149R, PR-146 and PR-6685 belong to original segments of this highway.
    Route 12 Route 3 in Patillas Route 7 in San Lorenzo PR-181 Part of PR-183 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 13 Route 8 in Lares Route 2 in Arecibo 33.6 (20.9)[2] PR-111, PR-129 Parts of PR-1111 and PR-134 belong to original segments of this highway.[21][22][10]
    Route 14 Route 35 in Mayagüez Route 16 in Maricao PR-106, PR-120, PR-105
    Route 15 Route 6 in Adjuntas Route 1 in Aibonito 60.6 (37.7)[2] PR-143, PR-140, PR-144, PR-141, PR-533, PR-157, PR-155, PR-156, PR-162 The northern part of PR-5155 belongs to an original segment of this highway. This road was briefly interrupted by Route 11 in Ciales.
    Route 16 Route 2 in Yauco Route 8 in Lares 35.4 (22.0)[2] PR-128 Parts of PR-375, PR-371 and PR-3372 belong to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 17 Route 13 in Lares Route 15 in Jayuya PR-111, PR-140 PR-6111 belongs to an original segment of this highway. This road was briefly interrupted by Route 6 in Utuado.
    Route 18 Route 19 in Cabo Rojo Route 2 in Cabo Rojo 17.7 (11.0)[2] PR-307, PR-308, PR-103, PR-102
    Route 19 Barrio BoqueróninCabo Rojo Route 39 in Lajas 10.0 (6.2)[2] PR-101
    Route 20 Route 11 in Ciales Route 9 in Naranjito 38.6 (24.0)[2] PR-633, PR-155, PR-159, PR-164 Parts of PR-6633 and PR-149 belong to an original segment of this highway. This road was interrupted by Route 10 into two segments: one from Ciales to western Corozal and the other from eastern Corozal to Naranjito.[23][19][24]
    Route 21 Baños de CoamoinCoamo Route 1 in Coamo 4.0 (2.5)[2] PR-546, PR-153
    Route 22 Route 9 in Comerío Route 1 in Cidra 22.5 (14.0)[2] PR-172, PR-787 Part of PR-7167, PR-781 and PR-156 belong to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 23 Route 5 in Gurabo Route 3 in San Juan PR-181 PR-943, PR-876 and PR-877 belong to original segments of this highway.
    Route 24 Route 2 in Bayamón Barrio PuebloinCataño 7.2 (4.5)[2] PR-5 PR-890 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 25 Route 1 in Guaynabo Route 24 in Cataño 13.6 (8.5)[2] PR-20, PR-165 PR-169, PR-19 and PR-24 belong to original segments of this highway. This road was briefly interrupted by Route 2 in San Patricio area.[25][26]
    Route 26 Route 17 in Utuado Route 2 in Barceloneta PR-140
    Route 27 Route 2 in Mayagüez Route 14 in Maricao 26.0 (16.2)[2] PR-105
    Route 28 Route 5 in Juncos Route 3 in Naguabo 24.5 (15.2)[2] PR-31, PR-192
    Route 29 Route 18 in Cabo Rojo Route 2 in San Germán 7.4 (4.6)[2] PR-102, PR-317
    Route 30 Route 20 in Morovis Route 2 in Vega Baja 11.2 (7.0)[2] PR-155
    Route 31 Route 1 in Aibonito Route 9 in Comerío PR-173, PR-775, PR-740 Part of PR-727 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 32 Route 3 in San Juan Route 1 in San Juan PR-27, PR-36
    Route 33 Route 13 in Hatillo Route 2 in Hatillo PR-130
    Route 34 Route 8 in San Sebastián Route 2 in Camuy PR-119
    Route 35 Route 2 in Mayagüez Route 8 in San Sebastián 41.8 (26.0)[2] PR-106, PR-119 Formerly portion of Route 13[27][28][29]
    Route 36 Route 2 in Guayanilla Route 2 in Ponce 23.9 (14.9)[2] PR-127, PR-2, PR-2R PR-591 and PR-5549 belong to original segments of this highway.
    Route 37 Route 18 in Cabo Rojo Route 2 in Mayagüez PR-102
    Route 38 Route 69 in Vieques Barrio Puerto Diablo in Vieques PR-200
    Route 39 Route 2 in San Germán Route 2 in Yauco 33.0 (20.5)[2] PR-101, PR-116 PR-320, PR-315, PR-3116, PR-4116 and PR-326 (formerly PR-116R) belong to original segments of this highway.[30][31][32][33]
    Route 40 Route 2 in Añasco Route 8 in San Sebastián PR-109
    Route 41 Route 1 in San Juan Route 1 in San Juan 6.5 (4.0)[2] PR-35 Part of PR-1 and PR-16 belong to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 42 Route 10 in Toa Alta Route 9 in Bayamón 11.2 (7.0)[2] PR-861
    Route 43 Route 5 in Juncos Route 3 in Canóvanas PR-185 PR-952 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 44 Route 3 in Canóvanas Route 3 in Río Grande PR-951, PR-187
    Route 45 Route 46 in San Juan Route 2 in San Juan PR-18, PR-41
    Route 46 Route 25 in San Juan Route 1 in San Juan 5.0 (3.1)[2] PR-21
    Route 47 Route 3 in Salinas Route 1 in Cayey PR-1, PR-170
    Route 48 Route 47 in Aibonito Route 1 in Aibonito PR-162
    Route 49 Route 1 in Cayey Route 22 in Cidra PR-171 PR-7731 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 50 Route 2 in Mayagüez Route 2 in San Germán PR-348, PR-119 Parts of PR-2, PR-360 and PR-347 belong to an original segment of this highway.[30]
    Route 51 Route 1 in Ponce Route 15 in Jayuya PR-139, PR-143 PR-139R belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 52 Route 2 in Toa Baja Playa de Sardinera in Dorado PR-165, PR-6165, PR-693, PR-697 PR-854 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 53 Route 2 in Dorado Route 52 in Dorado PR-693
    Route 54 Route 20 in Morovis Route 2 in Vega Baja PR-160
    Route 55 Route 2 in Arecibo Route 96 in Barceloneta PR-681
    Route 56 Route 39 in Lajas Route 2 in Sabana Grande PR-117
    Route 57 Route 3 in Carolina Route 1 in San Juan PR-26 Parts of PR-8887, PR-190 and PR-37 belong to original segments of this highway.[34][16]
    Route 58 Route 43 in Carolina Route 3 in Carolina PR-853
    Route 60 Route 3 in Ceiba Barrio Machos in Ceiba Formerly PR-980 Roosevelt Roads Naval Station[35]
    Route 61 Route 3 in Juana Díaz Route 1 in Juana Díaz 6.6 (4.1)[2] PR-149 PR-592 belongs to an original segment of this highway.[36]
    Route 62 Route 4 in Guayama Route 1 in Cidra PR-179, PR-184 PR-7736 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 63 Route 5 in Aguas Buenas Route 2 in Bayamón PR-174 Part of PR-5 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 64 Route 8 in Adjuntas Route 13 in Lares PR-129
    Route 65 Route 11 in Villalba Route 10 in Orocovis PR-150, PR-151, PR-143
    Route 67 Route 23 in Trujillo Alto Route 23 in Trujillo Alto PR-175, PR-846
    Route 68 Route 34 in Camuy Route 2 in Quebradillas PR-113
    Route 69 Route 38 in Vieques Route 38 in Vieques PR-201
    Route 70 Barrio Punta ArenasinVieques Route 38 in Vieques PR-200
    Route 73 Route 2 in Añasco Route 40 in Añasco PR-402
    Route 75 Route 11 in Manatí Route 30 in Vega Baja PR-643
    Route 77 Route 3 in Santa Isabel Route 21 in Coamo PR-153
    Route 78 Route 2 in Hormigueros Route 50 in Mayagüez PR-309, PR-344
    Route 80 Route 2 in Peñuelas Route 8 in Adjuntas PR-386, PR-131 This road was interrupted between Peñuelas and Adjuntas.
    Route 81 Route 2 in Sabana Grande Route 27 in Maricao PR-120
    Route 82 Route 2 in Hormigueros Route 2 in Hormigueros PR-319, PR-309, PR-343
    Route 85 Route 35 in Mayagüez Route 40 in Añasco PR-108
    Route 92 Route 35 in Las Marías Barrio Buena Vista in Las Marías PR-124, PR-370
    Route 93 Route 92 in Las Marías Route 8 in Lares PR-124
    Route 96 Route 2 in Barceloneta Route 2 in Barceloneta PR-140 PR-6140 belongs to an original segment of this highway.
    Route 98 Cerro MaravillainPonce Route 11 in Orocovis PR-577, PR-143
    Route 100 Route 15 in Orocovis Route 20 in Morovis PR-155
    Route 102 Route 10 in Orocovis Route 15 in Barranquitas PR-143, PR-720
    Route 103 Route 11 in Villalba Route 10 in Coamo PR-150
    Route 104 Route 77 in Coamo Route 47 in Salinas PR-154
    Route 107 Route 31 in Cidra Route 22 in Cidra PR-173
    Route 109 Route 5 in Aguas Buenas Route 1 in Guaynabo PR-173
    Route 110 Route 1 in Caguas Route 67 in Trujillo Alto PR-175
    Route 111 Route 7 in San Lorenzo Route 5 in Gurabo PR-181
    Route 112 Route 28 in Naguabo Route 3 in Río Grande PR-191 El Yunque National Forest[37][38]

    See also[edit]


    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ See also pp. 1558-1560 of this article titled『Concurso entre el Personal de Conservación de Carreteras, Departamento del Interior』in Revista de Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico, Year V, Issue 51, March 1928. Published by the Department of the Interior and the Puerto Rico Society of Engineers. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Accessed 3 November 2019.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Memorias Límites Territoriales". Programa Graduado de Demografía (in Spanish). 1948–1957. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • ^ "Listado de Sistemas Viales" (PDF). Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • ^ "Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas". Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • ^ Gandía Córdova, Ramón (March 1928). "Las Carreteras de Puerto Rico Comparadas con las de los Estados Unidos". Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). San Juan. pp. 1545–46 – via Internet Archive.
  • ^ Luis Pumarada O’Neill and María de los Ángeles Castro Arroyo (1996). "La Carretera Central: un viaje escénico a la historia de Puerto Rico" (PDF). Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo del Recinto de Mayagüez de la Universidad de Puerto Rico and Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica de Puerto Rico. ISBN 0-9650011-2-1. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  • ^ "Cayey, Memoria Núm. 42" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Aguadilla, Memoria Núm. 56" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Quebradillas, Memoria Núm. 62" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Hatillo, Memoria Núm. 63" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Vega Baja, Memoria Núm. 36" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Dorado, Memoria Núm. 58" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Bayamón, Memoria Núm. 24" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1952. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Río Piedras, Memoria Núm. 23" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1948. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ a b "San Juan, Memoria Núm. 6" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1947. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Arroyo, Memoria Núm. 37" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Lares, Memoria Núm. 60" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Utuado, Memoria Núm. 66" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Morovis, Memoria Núm. 65" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Naranjito, Memoria Núm. 53" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Guaynabo, Memoria Núm. 18" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1950. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Cataño, Memoria Núm. 1" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1946. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Mayagüez, Memoria Núm. 7" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1948. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Las Marías, Memoria Núm. 10" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1948. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "San Sebastián, Memoria Núm. 8" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1948. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ a b "San Germán, Memoria Núm. 45" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1954. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Lajas, Memoria Núm. 9" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1948. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Guánica, Memoria Núm. 44" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Yauco, Memoria Núm. 12" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1948. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Carolina, Memoria Núm. 26" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1952. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Ceiba, Memoria Núm. 74" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Juana Díaz, Memoria Núm. 71" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Naguabo, Memoria Núm. 76" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Río Grande, Memoria Núm. 73" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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