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PR primary 1.svg PR urban primary 1.svg PR secondary 1.svg Circle sign 1.svg
Highway shields for primary, urban primary, secondary and tertiary sections of PR-1.
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Highway names
Interstates: Interstate PRnn (PRI-nn)
Commonwealth: Puerto Rico Highway nn (PR-nn)
Puerto Rico Highway 52, PR-52, heading north, near the town of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Highway in Puerto Rico between Juana Diaz and Santa Isabel.

The system of highways in Puerto Rico is made up of about 14,400 kilometers (8,900 mi) of roads. It is managed by Puerto Rico's Department of Transportation and Public Works.

The roads in Puerto Rico are divided into four types:

  • Primary roads
  • Urban primary roads
  • Secondary (or inter-municipal) roads
  • Tertiary (or local) roads

A highway may contain several types of roads, but the highway will continue to have the same route number. Primary roads have numbers 1 to 99. Secondary roads are numbered 100 to 299. Municipal (tertiary) roads are numbered 300 to 9999.

Interstates

Puerto Rico Interstates
Map of Puerto Rico's Interstate Highways

There are three Interstate Highways in Puerto Rico. Together, they total 410 km (250 mi). As with Interstate Highways in Alaska and Hawaii, these routes do not connect to the rest of the United States' Interstate Highway System. However, they still get money from the U.S. government.

These Interstate Highways run along tollways and roads that are not grade-separated, which means drivers must use a specially made group of ramps to get to the road. There are no signs for these Interstate Highways. They are signed as Puerto Rico routes.

Puerto Rico's interstate routes are not to be confused with Puerto Rico Routes PR-1, PR-2, and PR-3. These are other major highways in Puerto Rico.

The three Interstate Highways in Puerto Rico are:

  • Interstate PRI-1 goes from San Juan southwest to Ponce on the shortest route. It goes along Puerto Rico Highway 52 and Puerto Rico Highway 18. It is 71.08 miles (114.39 km) long.
  • Interstate PRI-2 goes from San Juan to Ponce along the coast of western Puerto Rico. It goes along Puerto Rico Highway 22 and Puerto Rico Highway 2. It is 138.13 miles (222.30 km) long.
  • Interstate PRI-3 goes from San Juan southeast to Ceiba. It goes along Puerto Rico Highway 53. It is 40.56 miles (65.27 km) long.


Images for kids

  • Highways in Puerto Rico by 1898

    Highways in Puerto Rico constructed by Spain by 1898

  • Comerio to Barranquitas Road, Puerto Rico

    Comerio to Barranquitas Road, photograph by Attilio Moscioni c 1900-1917

  • Carretera número 2 (PR-2) 01

    PR-2 heading away from Santurce in San Juan

  • Toll booth on Puerto Rico Highway 66

    Cars going through a toll booth on PR-66

  • PuertoRicoTertiaryRoadDiagram

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  • USDOT FHWA NHS Yauco, Puerto Rico map

    Map of "Interstate" PRI-2 and two of its arteries around Yauco municipality with urbanized areas shaded in peach

  • Puerto Rico Highway 191 - Signs

    Markers at the El Yunque National Rain Forest

  • Calle Pedro Albizu Campos in Lares barrio-pueblo, Puerto Rico

    Sign for Calle Pedro Albizu Campos in Lares barrio-pueblo

  • PR-54 West and East junction with PR-744

    PR-54 West and East junction with PR-744 in Guayama

  • For your safety, driving in Puerto Rico sign

    "For your safety" tips for driving in Puerto Rico sign

  • Puerto Rico Highway 145 in Torrecillas, Morovis, Puerto Rico

    PR-145 in Torrecillas, Morovis

  • PR-438 Cuesta de Magos seen from Calabazas, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico

    PR-438, a steep roadway, seen from Calabazas barrio, San Sebastián

  • Barrio Espino, Lares, Puerto Rico, PR-435 junction with PR-124

    PR-435 and PR-124 highway junction in Espino, Lares

  • PR-6622 and PR-617 signs in Morovis, Puerto Rico

    PR-6622 and PR-617 signs in Morovis

  • Puerto Rico highway 6685 in Manatí, Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico Highway 6685 in Manatí

See also

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