Avenida Juan Ponce de León

Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Route PR-25 along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3]

Highway 25
Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length11.1 km[1][2] (6.9 mi)
Major junctions
South end PR-3 in Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur
 
North endCalle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo
Location
MunicipalitiesSan Juan
Highway system
← PR-24→ PR-26

It is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo[4] and, for most of its length, it is a three- or four-lane road traversing the Isleta de San Juan corridor. The section running through Río Piedras pueblo is the only section that is not a multi-lane roadway.

The road as it crosses over the Guillermo Esteves bridge

Urban landscape

Institutional, cultural and other notable buildings predominate along the thoroughfare and it is considered as one of the main arteries in shopping errands, community participation, cultural activities and of personnel training of the city,[5] it also constitutes an attraction for its architecture.[6]

A stretch of Avenida Ponce de León has been designated as the arts district.[7] It starts in Miramar and continues towards Hato Rey for 4 miles.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in San Juan. 

Locationkm[1][2][8]miDestinationsNotes
Monacillo Urbano0.00.0 PR-177 (Avenida Lomas Verdes) – Cupey, Guaynabo, BayamónSouthern terminus of PR-8838
1.20.75Southern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León
1.81.1Avenida José de Diego – Puerto Nuevo
El Cinco2.71.7 PR-176 south (Avenida Ana G. Méndez) – Cupey
3.01.9 To PR-1 south (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) / PR-21 west (Avenida José "Kiko" Custodio) – Caguas, Guaynabo, BayamónSeagull intersection
3.32.1 PR-1 north (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) – Río Piedras, CarolinaNorthern terminus of PR-8838
Gap in route
Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur line11.16.9 PR-3 west (Avenida 65 de Infantería) to PR-1 north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Hato ReySouthern terminus of PR-25; PR-3 westbound exit and PR-1 northbound entrance
Universidad–Hato Rey Sur line10.0–
9.9		6.2–
6.2		 PR-17 (Expreso Jesús T. Piñero) to PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – San Juan, CarolinaDiamond interchange
Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte line8.1–
8.0		5.0–
5.0		 PR-23 (Avenida Franklin Delano Roosevelt) to PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – San Juan
7.74.8 PR-40 (Avenida Quisqueya) – Hato ReyOne-way street; eastbound access via Calle Bolivia
Caño Martín Peña7.04.3Puente Martín Peña[9]
Santurce6.9–
6.8		4.3–
4.2		 PR-1 north (Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera) – San Juan, Santurce, Bayamón
6.54.0 PR-36 (Avenida Borinquen) – Santurce
5.73.5Avenida José Fidalgo Díaz – Santurce
5.23.2 PR-37 – SanturceNo turn to westbound
5.1–
5.0		3.2–
3.1		 PR-22 west (Autopista José de Diego) – San Juan, Bayamón, CaguasPR-22 exit 0A
4.4–
4.3		2.7–
2.7		 PR-2 (Avenida Roberto H. Todd) – San Juan, Bayamón
3.82.4 PR-39 (Calle Cerra) / Calle Elisa Colberg – SanturceOne-way street
2.9
3.4[lower-alpha 1]		1.8
2.1		 PR-1 south (Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera) / PR-16 south (Bulevar Román Baldorioty de Castro) / PR-26 east (Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro) – Carolina, Bayamón, Río Piedras, Caguas, MiramarSouthern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; northern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Caño de San Antonio3.2[lower-alpha 1]2.0Puente San Antonio and Puente Guillermo Esteves[9]
San Juan Antiguo3.1[lower-alpha 1]
2.8		1.9
1.7		 PR-1 north (Avenida Manuel Fernández Juncos) to PR-25P north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) / Avenida Ashford – San Juan, CondadoNorthern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; southern terminus of Avenida de la Constitución
1.00.62 PR-38 (Paseo Covadonga) – San JuanOne-way street; westbound access via Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila
0.00.0Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur – Old San JuanNorthern terminus of PR-25 and Avenida de la Constitución
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-1 rather than PR-25.

See also

References
  1. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. Puerto Rico (fold out) (Map). National Geographic Adventure Map (Book 3107). 7 May 2011. ISBN 978-1566955188.
  4. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez. "La Ponce de León como metáfora". 80grados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. www.prfrogui.com History of the Roads of Puerto Rico-(in Spanish)-Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. Avenida de las Artes. "San Juan's Arts & Culture District". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-8838" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.


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