Puerto Rico Highway 173

Puerto Rico Highway 173 (PR-173) is a road that travels from Aibonito, Puerto Rico to Guaynabo, passing through Cidra and Aguas Buenas.[4] This highway begins at PR-14 in Plata and ends at PR-1 in Río.[5]

Highway 173
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	32.2 km[1][2] (20.0 mi)
Existed	1953[3]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-14 in Robles–Plata
	PR-727 in Plata PR-775 in Rabanal PR-7733 in Sud–Rabanal PR-172 in Cidra barrio-pueblo PR-782 in Bayamón–Ceiba PR-156 in Mula–Sumidero PR-174 in Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo PR-156 in Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo PR-795 in Bairoa PR-797 in Sonadora–Jagüeyes
North end	PR-1 / PR-8834 in Río
Location
Municipalities	Aibonito, Cidra, Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List ← PR-172 → PR-174

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km[1][2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Aibonito	Robles–Plata line	0.0	0.0	PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Aibonito, Cayey	Southern terminus of PR-173
	Plata	1.5	0.93	PR-728 – Plata
		2.1– 2.2	1.3– 1.4	PR-727 – Plata
Cidra	Honduras	5.8	3.6	PR-7730 – Honduras
	Rabanal	6.4– 6.5	4.0– 4.0	PR-775 – Comerío, Piñas
	Toíta–Rabanal line	8.0– 8.1	5.0– 5.0	PR-7775 – Rabanal
	Rabanal	9.0	5.6	PR-729 – Rincón, Honduras
	Sud–Rabanal line	11.6– 11.7	7.2– 7.3	PR-7733 (Avenida de la Eterna Primavera) – Comerío, Caguas
	Cidra barrio-pueblo	12.4 12.2[lower-alpha 1]	7.7 7.6	PR-172 west (Calle José de Diego) – Comerío	Western terminus of PR-173 concurrency
		12.3[lower-alpha 1] 12.5	7.6 7.8	PR-172 east (Calle José de Diego) – Caguas	Eastern terminus of PR-173 concurrency; one-way street; eastbound access via Calle Miguel Planellas or Calle Vicente Muñoz Barrios
	Bayamón–Ceiba line	13.8	8.6	PR-782 – Ceiba
	Monte Llano–Bayamón line	15.6	9.7	PR-783 – Hacienda Sabanera
Aguas Buenas	Sumidero	18.7	11.6	PR-7173 – Las Corujas
	Mula–Sumidero line	22.9 47.6[lower-alpha 2]	14.2 29.6	PR-156 west – Comerío	Western terminus of PR-156 concurrency
	Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo	50.0[lower-alpha 2]	31.1	PR-174 – Bayamón
		50.3[lower-alpha 2] 23.0	31.3 14.3	PR-156 east (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Caguas	Eastern terminus of PR-156 concurrency
	Bairoa	25.4	15.8	PR-795 – La Mesa
	Sonadora–Bairoa line	25.5	15.8	PR-792 – Sonadora
	Jagüeyes–Sonadora line	26.0	16.2	PR-793 – Sonadora
		26.0– 26.1	16.2– 16.2	PR-797 east – Jagüeyes
Guaynabo	Río	32.2	20.0	PR-1 (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) / PR-8834 (Carretera Central) – San Juan, Caguas	Northern terminus of PR-173
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-172 rather than PR-173.
2. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-156 rather than PR-173.

Related route

Highway 7173
Location	Aguas Buenas
Length	1.3 km[6] (0.81 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 7173 (PR-7173) is a dead end road that branches off from PR-173 in Sumidero.[7] The entire route is located in Sumidero, Aguas Buenas. 

km[6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
1.3	0.81	Sector Las Corujas – Sumidero	Western terminus of PR-7173
0.0	0.0	PR-173 – Aguas Buenas, Cidra	Eastern terminus of PR-7173
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of highways numbered 173

References

1. Google (25 March 2020). "PR-173 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
2. Google (25 March 2020). "PR-173 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
3. "Aibonito, Memoria Núm. 43" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
5. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (in Spanish). p. 91. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
6. Google (1 March 2020). "PR-7173" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
7. "PR-7173" (Map). Wikimapia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

External links

• Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 173 at Wikimedia Commons