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English: Map of Highways, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Routes in Puerto Rico. Waterbodies from U.S. Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset. Roadways from Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
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The skyline of Isla Verde, near Puerto Rico's international airport Highways in Puerto Rico constructed by Spain by 1898. By the 16th century there was a rough road called Camino de Puerto Rico connecting San Germán (which was located near the mouth of the Añasco River) to other areas of Puerto Rico, including San Sebastián, Arecibo, Toa Alta, and Caparra.
As of March 2001, Puerto Rico had 410 km (250 mi) of such roadways. [67] As of 2001, there were three highways in Puerto Rico funded under the Interstate Highway Program. [68] These routes—such as with Interstate Highways in Alaska and Interstate Highways in Hawaii—do not connect to the Interstate Highway System in the contiguous United States.
The United States Geological Survey defines Southeastern United States as including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
For people coming from/going to Caguas, the highway has a direct intersection with PR-30; for those coming from/going to Humacao, drivers have to take short highway PR-952 and then take PR-189 just before its intersection with PR-30, hence this exit being one of the most disorganized junctions in the island between a main highway and a main freeway or tollway in the island.
The Puerto Rico Department of Transportation designed PR-901 as a primary route [4] while PR-53 is under construction, because it is a more direct way to the Maunabo area than PR-3, as the latter has more curves. PR-901 runs parallel to the coastline for several kilometers, but due to the mountains ending at the coastline, PR-901 run several ...
Puerto Rico Highway 53 (PR-53) or unsigned Interstate PR3 is a main tollway that is parallel to Puerto Rico Highway 3, which goes from Fajardo to Salinas. [6] Some segments are still in planning, but when finished it will be about 58 miles (93 km) in length.