Puerto Rico Highway 165

Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo. The highway passes by Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown, Cataño and Guaynabo.[4]

Highway 165
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	38.9 km[1][2] (24.2 mi)
Existed	1953[3]–present
Major junctions
West end	PR-164 in Lomas
	PR-159 in Quebrada Cruz–Quebrada Arenas PR-2 / PR-693 in Río Lajas PR-2 in Media Luna PR-22 in Media Luna PR-6165 in Mameyal PR-167 in Sabana Seca PR-5 in Palmas PR-24 in Pueblo Viejo PR-28 in Pueblo Viejo PR-22 in Pueblo Viejo
East end	PR-2 / PR-23 in Pueblo Viejo
Location
Municipalities	Naranjito, Toa Alta, Dorado, Toa Baja, Cataño, Guaynabo
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List ← PR-164 → PR-166

The PR-165 begins in the PR-164 (road from Naranjito to Corozal) and ends at San Patricio (near Caparra). From Naranjito to Toa Alta is a rural road. In Toa Baja becomes a divided highway. In Dorado the road is one lane in each direction and parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico. In Levittown becomes a divided highway before ending at San Patricio. In Cataño is a short highway which begins at the Bacardi Distillery and ends at the Federal Prison.

Puerto Rico Highway 165 in Río Lajas barrio

In Dorado near PR-693

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km[1][2]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Naranjito	Lomas	0.0	0.0		PR-164 – Naranjito, Corozal	Southern terminus of PR-165
Toa Alta	Quebrada Cruz–Quebrada Arenas line	4.7	2.9		PR-159 west – Corozal
	Quebrada Arenas–Quebrada Cruz– Galateo tripoint	5.8	3.6		PR-824 – Quebrada Cruz
	Galateo	6.7– 6.8	4.2– 4.2		PR-804 (Avenida Felipe "Pipe" Cedeño Kuilan) – Galateo
	Contorno–Galateo line	8.2	5.1		PR-823 – Río Lajas
	Contorno	10.6	6.6		PR-8861 (Desvío Sargento Mayor José A. "Pepe" Ramírez) – Toa Alta
		10.7– 10.8	6.6– 6.7		PR-165R (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Toa Alta
		11.4– 11.5	7.1– 7.1		PR-861 (Calle Antonio R. Barceló) – Toa Alta	Roundabout
Dorado	Río Lajas	11.8	7.3		PR-8865 – Toa Baja, San José
		13.6 23.5[lower-alpha 1]	8.5 14.6		PR-2 west / PR-693 north (Avenida Édgar Martínez Salgado) – Vega Alta, Dorado	Western terminus of PR-2 concurrency
Río de la Plata		23.4[lower-alpha 1]	14.5	Puente de la Virgencita
Toa Baja	Media Luna	22.9[lower-alpha 1]	14.2		PR-8865 – Toa Alta, San José
		22.6[lower-alpha 1] 13.7	14.0 8.5	14	PR-2 east – Bayamón	Eastern terminus of PR-2 concurrency; trumpet interchange
		14.3– 14.7	8.9– 9.1	15	PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – San Juan, Arecibo	PR-22 exits 22, 22A and 22B; partial cloverleaf interchange; southbound exits signed as 15A and 15B; no exit number northbound
		15.0	9.3		PR-854 / PR-865 – Toa Baja, Campanilla
	Media Luna–Sabana Seca line	17.4	10.8		PR-867 – Toa Baja, Sabana Seca
Dorado	Mameyal	18.6	11.6		PR-6165 west (Calle Méndez Vigo) – Dorado
Toa Baja	Sabana Seca	26.7– 26.8	16.6– 16.7		PR-868 – Levittown
		29.6– 29.7	18.4– 18.5		PR-167 south (Avenida Ramón Luis Rivera) – Bayamón, Comerío
	Palo Seco	31.1– 31.2	19.3– 19.4		PR-870 – Palo Seco, Isla de Cabras
Cataño	Palmas	31.7– 31.8	19.7– 19.8		PR-869 – Palmas
		32.3– 32.4	20.1– 20.1		PR-888 (Avenida Las Nereidas) – Cataño
		34.5– 35.1	21.4– 21.8	—	PR-5 (Avenida José Celso Barbosa) – Bayamón, Cataño	Diamond interchange
Guaynabo	Pueblo Viejo	36.5– 36.9	22.7– 22.9	—	PR-24 (Avenida Juan Ponce de León) – Cataño, Amelia
		37.1– 37.2	23.1– 23.1		PR-28 (Avenida Francisco José de Goya) – Bayamón, Zona Portuaria
		37.4– 37.9	23.2– 23.5		PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Bayamón, Arecibo, San Juan, Carolina	PR-22 exits 7A and 7B; partial cloverleaf interchange
		38.9	24.2		PR-2 (Expreso John F. Kennedy) / PR-23 east (Avenida Franklin Delano Roosevelt) to PR-20 (Expreso Rafael Martínez Nadal) – Guaynabo, Bayamón, San Juan	Northern terminus of PR-165
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-2 rather than PR-165.

Related routes

Puerto Rico Highway 165R

Highway 165R
Location	Toa Alta
Length	0.65 km[5] (0.40 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 165R (PR-165R) is the road that goes to downtown Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. This road can be seen as the Business 165, since this road was the PR-165 through the area from the town center.[6] The entire route is located in Toa Alta. 

Location	km[5]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Contorno	0.00	0.00	PR-165 – Dorado, Toa Baja, Naranjito, Corozal	Southern terminus of PR-165R
Toa Alta barrio-pueblo	0.65	0.40	PR-861 (Calle Antonio R. Barceló) – Toa Alta	Northern terminus of PR-165R
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Puerto Rico Highway 6165

Highway 6165
Location	Dorado
Length	0.78 km[7] (0.48 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 6165 (PR-6165) is the road that goes to downtown Dorado, Puerto Rico from PR-165. This road can be seen as the Business spur 165 because it connects PR-165 with PR-693 in downtown area.[6] The entire route is located in Dorado. 

Location	km[7]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dorado barrio-pueblo	0.78	0.48	PR-693 – Dorado, Toa Alta	Western terminus of PR-6165
Mameyal	0.31	0.19	PR-854 – Toa Baja
	0.00	0.00	PR-165 – Toa Baja, Cataño	Eastern terminus of PR-6165
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of highways numbered 165

References

1. Google (2 March 2020). "PR-165 west" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2. Google (2 March 2020). "PR-165 east" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. "Naranjito, Memoria Núm. 53" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
4. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 87–88.
5. Google (2 March 2020). "PR-165R" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
6. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
7. Google (2 March 2020). "PR-6165" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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