Avenida Las Américas (PR-163), looking east

This article provides a listing, with brief descriptions, of the most traveled or best known streets and thoroughfares in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Unless otherwise noted, traffic is two-way. If traffic is two-way for the entire length of the street (as opposed to just a portion of its length), it is designated with the symbol "↔" under the column "Traffic direction"; otherwise, the dash symbol ("–") is used.

List of streets

Name Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Length, mi (km) No. of lanes Traffic direction Notes Photo
Avenida Fagot Bulevar Miguel Pou Puerto Rico Highway 10 3.0 (4.8)[lower-alpha 1] 4 S ↔ N Southern terminus becomes Avenida Las Américas at Bulevar Miguel Pou
Avenida Hostos[lower-alpha 2] Plaza de Recreo de la Playa Calle Ferrocarril 2.5 (4.0)[lower-alpha 1] 2 S ↔ N —
Avenida Las Américas Puerto Rico Highway 500
(Puente San Antonio[2])		 Bulevar Miguel Pou 3.0 (4.8) 6 W ↔ E Northern terminus becomes Avenida Fagot at Bulevar Miguel Pou
Avenida Muñoz Rivera Puerto Rico Highway 2 Avenida Las Américas 0.5 (0.80)[lower-alpha 1] 2 S ↔ N —
Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros Port of Ponce Avenida Tito Castro 3.28 (5.28) 4–6 S ↔ N Some segments are 4 lanes only
Avenida Tito Castro Puerto Rico Highway 12 Puerto Rico Highway 139 3.0 (4.8)[lower-alpha 1] 4 W ↔ E Becomes Calle Betances at the bridge over Río Portugués, where it becomes a one-lane, westbound street
Bulevar Miguel Pou Parque del Tricentenario / Puente de los Leones Avenida Ednita Nazario 1.5 (2.4)[lower-alpha 1] 4[lower-alpha 3] W ↔ E Eastern end turns into Ponce Bypass.
Calle Atocha Calle Isabel Calle Victoria 0.1 (0.16)[lower-alpha 1] 1 S – N Traffic is one-way northbound.
Calle Cantera (a.k.a. Calle Mayor Cantera) Calle Marina Puerto Rico Highway 10 0.5 (0.80)[lower-alpha 1] 2 N – S Traffic is one-way southbound from Calle Tricoche (i.e., 1 block north of PR-14) to Calle Marina (i.e., PR-123)
Calle Comercio Plaza Las Delicias Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros 1.2 (1.9)[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 W – E Traffic is eastbound from Plaza Las Delicias to Calle Cruz
Calle Isabel Plaza Muñoz Rivera Parque del Tricentenario 0.4 (0.64)[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 E – W Except for the one block from Plaza Muñoz Rivera to Calle León, traffic is one-way westbound.
Calle Marina Calle Ferrocarril Plaza Las Delicias 0.4 (0.64)[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 S – N Traffic is northbound one-way north of Calle Mayor to Plaza Las Delicias; South of Calle Mayor traffic is two-way; Southern end becomes Avenida Hostos at Calle Ferrocarril
Calle Villa Bridge over Río Cañas at entrance to Urbanización Jardines del Caribe Plaza Las Delicias 2.0 (3.2) 2 W – E Traffic is eastbound one-way from Carretera Pámpanos to Plaza Las Delicias
Calle 25 de Enero Calle Villa Residencial Santiago Iglesias unknown 1 N – S —
Carretera Pámpanos Puerto Rico Highway 2 Calle Villa 1.0 (1.6)[lower-alpha 1] 2 S ↔ N —
Ponce Bypass Carretera Pámpanos Avenida Ednita Nazario 4.0 (6.4)[lower-alpha 1] 6 W ↔ E Eastern end becomes Bulevar Miguel Pou.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Estimated length
  2. ↑ Avenida Hostos was previously known as Camino Real. On 11 September 1903, it was renamed Avenida Eugenio María de Hostos.[1]
  3. ↑ Six (6) lanes when both frontage roads (or Calle Marginal) are considered.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eli D. Oquendo-Rodríguez. Pablo L. Crespo-Vargas, editor. "A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce - Desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX." First edition. June 2017. Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico (CEISCO). Lajas, Puerto Rico. Page 48. ISBN 978-1547284931
  2. ↑ Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 251.
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