Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Ruta 25 | ||||
Avenida Juan Ponce de León | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 11.1 km[1][2] (6.9 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
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North end | Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | San Juan | |||
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Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3]
Route description
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.
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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[by whom?] 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.
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Casino de Puerto Rico,
1 Avenida Juan Ponce de León -
Casa de España, Puerta de Tierra
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Nuestra Señora de la Providencia
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Ciudadela in Santurce
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Plaza de la Convalecencia in Río Piedras Pueblo
Major intersections
The entire route is located in San Juan.
Location | km[1][2][8] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Monacillo Urbano | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus of PR-8838 | ||||
1.2 | 0.75 | Southern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León | |||||
1.8 | 1.1 | PR-Avenida José de Diego – Puerto Nuevo | |||||
El Cinco | 2.7 | 1.7 | |||||
3.0 | 1.9 | Seagull intersection | |||||
3.3 | 2.1 | Northern terminus of PR-8838 | |||||
Gap in route | |||||||
El Cinco–Pueblo– Hato Rey Sur tripoint | 0.0 | 0.0 | Clockwise terminus of PR-3 and western terminus of PR-847 | ||||
Gap in route | |||||||
Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur line | 11.1 | 6.9 | Southern terminus of PR-25; PR-3 westbound exit and PR-1 northbound entrance | ||||
Universidad–Hato Rey Sur line | 10.0– 9.9 | 6.2– 6.2 | Diamond interchange | ||||
Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte line | 8.4 | 5.2 | |||||
8.1– 8.0 | 5.0– 5.0 | ||||||
7.7 | 4.8 | One-way street; eastbound access via Calle Bolivia | |||||
Caño Martín Peña | 7.0 | 4.3 | Puente Martín Peña[9] | ||||
Santurce | 6.9– 6.8 | 4.3– 4.2 | |||||
6.5 | 4.0 | ||||||
5.7 | 3.5 | PR-Avenida José Fidalgo Díaz – Santurce | |||||
5.2 | 3.2 | No turn to westbound | |||||
5.1– 5.0 | 3.2– 3.1 | PR-22 exit 0A | |||||
4.4– 4.3 | 2.7– 2.7 | ||||||
3.8 | 2.4 | One-way street | |||||
2.9 3.4[a] | 1.8 2.1 | Southern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; northern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León | |||||
Caño de San Antonio | 3.2[a] | 2.0 | Puente San Antonio and Puente Guillermo Esteves[9] | ||||
San Juan Antiguo | 3.1[a] 2.8 | 1.9 1.7 | Northern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; southern terminus of Avenida de la Constitución | ||||
1.0 | 0.62 | One-way street; westbound access via Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila | |||||
0.0 | 0.0 | PR-Calle Fortaleza / PR-Calle Recinto Sur – Old San Juan | Northern terminus of PR-25 and Avenida de la Constitución | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related route
Location | San Juan |
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Length | 2.7 km[10] (1.7 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 25R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 25, abbreviated Ramal PR-25 or PR-25R) is a one way avenue in San Juan. The road begins at Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25) in Old San Juan, heading through a one-way highway along the Atlantic Ocean, and going back through to the concurrency of PR-25 and PR-1 in Puerta de Tierra.[4] The entire route is located in San Juan Antiguo, San Juan.
km[10] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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2.7 | 1.7 | Southern terminus of PR-25R | |||
0.0 | 0.0 | Northern terminus of PR-25R; one-way street | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ a b Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez. "La Ponce de León como metáfora". 80grados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ www.prfrogui.com History of the Roads of Puerto Rico-(in Spanish)-Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Avenida de las Artes (3 November 2012). "San Juan's Arts & Culture District". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Google (28 February 2020). "PR-8838" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b Google (13 July 2021). "PR-25R" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
- Anuncia convocatoria de arte urbano en Avenida Ponce de León (in Spanish)
- CBA de Santurce hace realidad el Pórtico de las Artes (in Spanish)