Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Ponce to Cayey, Puerto Rico.[2] The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central. The Ponce-to-Coamo section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish engineer Raimundo Camprubí Escudero (b. Pamplona 15 March 1846 – d. Madrid 1924).[3]
-
Avenida Tito Castro (PR-14), Barrio Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, looking west (PR-14, near km 4.4) -
PR-14 westbound at bridge over Río Bucaná on Avenida Tito Castro in Ponce approaching PR-10 (PR-14, near km 5.2)
   Highway 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta 14 | ||||
 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 73.1 km[1] (45.4 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1886 (as the old Carretera Central)–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   PR-123 / PR-123P in Primero–Cuarto | |||
| ||||
| East end |  PR-1 in Cayey barrio-pueblo–Monte Llano | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Ponce, Juana Díaz, Coamo, Aibonito, Cayey | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
Route description
editExcept in the city of Ponce where (with the exception of the Ponce Historic Zone) the road is a 4-lane road known as Avenida Tito Castro, the rest of PR-14 is a two-lane country road as it makes its way through the four towns it runs through, Juana Díaz, Coamo, Aibonito and Cayey.[4] PR-14 is one of the roads that lead into the Ponce Historic Zone.[5]
-
A former Casilla de Caminero on PR-14 (now Avenida Tito Castro) in Ponce (PR-14, near km 3.1) -
Puente de las Calabazas in Coamo (PR-14, near km 38.8) -
Detailed map of PR-14 in the municipality of Ponce
Major intersections
edit-
PR-14, PR-10, and PR-1 signs in downtown Ponce (at Calle Villa and Calle Concordia, near PR-14, km 0.2), looking east -
PR-14 eastbound (Avenida Tito Castro) intersection with Avenida Fagot, Ponce (PR-14, km 3.0)
| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce | Primero–Cuarto line | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-123 | Western terminus of PR-14 and southern terminus of PR-123P; the Carretera Central continues toward Playa; PR-123P access is via Calle Aurora |
| Cuarto–Tercero line | 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | Calle Francisco Parra Duperón[a] (PR-133 east) | One-way street; unsigned | |
| Tercero | 0.7 | 0.43 |   PR-1P north | One-way street | |
| Tercero–Quinto line | 0.8 | 0.50 | Calle Isabel (PR-1 west) | One-way street; unsigned | |
| Quinto–Sexto line | 1.2 | 0.75 |  PR-14R | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-14R and western terminus of PR-14P; PR-14P access is via Calle Romaguera; cardinal direction changes from north–south to east–west | |
| Río Portugués | 1.7– 1.8 | 1.1– 1.1 | Puente La Milagrosa | ||
| Machuelo Abajo | 2.2 | 1.4 |   PR-14P west (Avenida Tito Castro) – Ponce | Eastern terminus of PR-14P | |
| 2.6 | 1.6 |   PR-12 south | Seagull intersection; northern terminus of PR-12; access to the Port of Ponce | ||
| Machuelo Abajo–Machuelo Arriba line | 4.6– 4.8 | 2.9– 3.0 |    PR-10 to PR-52 – Adjuntas, San Juan, Mayagüez | Diamond interchange; access to PR-139, PR-505 and Mercedita International Airport; PR-52 exit 98A | |
| Cerrillos | 5.9 | 3.7 |  PR-5139 | Southern terminus of PR-5139; access to Jayuya, Cerrillos Dam and Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales | |
| Coto Laurel | 8.8 | 5.5 |  PR-506 (Carretera Doctor Humberto Zayas Chardón[6]) – Sector Santo Domingo | Northern terminus of PR-506; access to PR-52; PR-52 exit 95 | |
| Coto Laurel–Real line | 9.9 | 6.2 |  PR-511 | Southern terminus of PR-511; access to Real and Anón | |
| Juana Díaz | Callabo | 10.9 | 6.8 |  PR-512 – Callabo, Collores | Southern terminus of PR-512 |
| Jacaguas | 11.5 | 7.1 |  PR-574 – Olla Honda PR-580 – Lloréns | Northern terminus of PR-574 and southern terminus of PR-580 | |
| 11.8 | 7.3 |  PR-573 | Northern terminus of PR-573 | ||
| Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo–Lomas line | 13.7 | 8.5 |  PR-149 to PR-52 – Villalba, San Juan | PR-52 access is via PR-149 south; PR-52 exit 91 | |
| Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo | 14.0 | 8.7 |  PR-570 | One-way street; southern terminus of PR-570 | |
| 14.1 | 8.8 |  PR-592 | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-592; access to Amuelas | ||
| Tijeras | 15.6 | 9.7 |  PR-510 – Agua Salada | Northern terminus of PR-510; access to Amuelas | |
| 16.6 | 10.3 |  PR-551 | Southern terminus of PR-551; access to Guayabal | ||
| Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line | 18.5 | 11.5 |  PR-535 – Río Cañas Abajo | Northern terminus of PR-535 | |
| 19.5 | 12.1 |  PR-540 – Río Cañas Arriba | Southern terminus of PR-540 | ||
| 22.7 | 14.1 |  PR-536 – Santa Isabel | Northern terminus of PR-536; access to Descalabrado | ||
| 23.7 | 14.7 |  PR-586 | Eastern terminus of PR-586 | ||
| Río Descalabrado | 23.8– 23.9 | 14.8– 14.9 | Puente Obispo Zengotita[7] | ||
| Coamo | Los Llanos | 26.3– 26.4 | 16.3– 16.4 |  PR-545 – Gabia, Llanos | |
| San Ildefonso | 29.7– 29.8 | 18.5– 18.5 |  PR-5559 | Southern terminus of PR-5559; access to Santa Catalina | |
| 29.9 | 18.6 | Puente General Méndez Vigo over the Río de la Mina[7] | |||
| 30.8– 30.9 | 19.1– 19.2 |    PR-138 north – Orocovis  PR-153 south – Santa Isabel | Roundabout; southern terminus of PR-138 and northern terminus of PR-153 | ||
| Coamo barrio-pueblo | 32.8 | 20.4 |  PR-150 | Eastern terminus of PR-150; access to Villalba | |
| 33.1 | 20.6 | PR-155 | One-way street; southern terminus of PR-155; northbound access (to Orocovis) is via Calle Carrión Maduro or Calle Mario Brashi; unsigned | ||
| 33.7 | 20.9 | Puente Padre Íñigo over the Río Coamo[7] | |||
| Palmarejo–Coamo barrio-pueblo line | 33.8– 33.9 | 21.0– 21.1 |  PR-702 – Palmarejo, Cuyón | Western terminus of PR-702 | |
| Coamo barrio-pueblo | 34.2 | 21.3 |  PR-5558 | Southern terminus of PR-5558; access to Pasto | |
| Palmarejo | 35.7 | 22.2 |   PR-238 west – Santa Isabel | Eastern terminus of PR-238 (former PR-138) | |
| Río Cuyón | 38.8 | 24.1 | Puente de las Calabazas[7] | ||
| Aibonito | Pasto–Asomante line | 45.9 | 28.5 |  PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín) – Pulguillas | Eastern terminus of PR-723 and western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Barranquitas |
| 46.8 | 29.1 |     PR-7718 east to PR-162[b] | Western terminus of PR-7718 and eastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Cayey; access to Mirador Piedra Degetau | ||
| Pasto–Llanos– Asomante tripoint | 47.3 | 29.4 |  PR-162 north – Barranquitas | Western terminus of PR-162 concurrency | |
| Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 49.7– 49.8 | 30.9– 30.9 |  PR-724 – San Luis | Southern terminus of PR-724; access to Llanos | |
| 49.8– 49.9 | 30.9– 31.0 |  PR-7719 | Northern terminus of PR-7719; access to Pasto | ||
| 50.2 | 31.2 |  PR-725 | One-way street; counterclockwise terminus of PR-725; access to Llanos | ||
| 50.3 | 31.3 | PR-162 | One-way street; eastern terminus of PR-162 concurrency; access to Cuyón; unsigned | ||
| 50.5 | 31.4 |  PR-726 | Counterclockwise terminus of PR-726; access to Caonillas | ||
| 50.9 | 31.6 |  PR-721 | Northern terminus of PR-721 | ||
| 51.0 | 31.7 | PR-722 | Clockwise terminus of PR-722; access to Robles; unsigned | ||
| Robles–Plata line | 54.9 | 34.1 |  PR-727 – La Plata | Western terminus of PR-727 | |
| Robles–Plata line | 56.8– 56.9 | 35.3– 35.4 | Puente de Quebrada Honda over the Quebrada Honda[7] | ||
| 57.2 | 35.5 |  PR-173 east – Cidra, La Plata | Southern terminus of PR-173 | ||
| Río Matón | 62.9– 63.0 | 39.1– 39.1 | Puente del Río Matón[7] | ||
| Cayey | Matón Abajo | 63.0 | 39.1 |   PR-730 / PR-7730 | Western terminus of PR-730 and southern terminus of PR-7730; Matón Abajo access is via PR-730; Honduras access is via PR-7730 |
| Toíta–Cayey barrio-pueblo line | 68.3 | 42.4 | PR-730 | Eastern terminus of PR-730; access to Matón Arriba | |
| Cayey barrio-pueblo | 68.7– 68.8 | 42.7– 42.8 | PR-206 | Northern terminus of PR-206; access to Salinas; unsigned | |
| 69.8 | 43.4 | Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR-170) / PR-731 | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-170 and southern terminus of PR-731; PR-170 access is via Calle José Celso Barbosa; PR-731 access is via Calle Manuel Corchado y Juarbe and Calle Román Baldorioty de Castro; unsigned | ||
| 70.1 | 43.6 | Puente Santo Domingo over the Quebrada Santo Domingo[7] | |||
| 70.1 | 43.6 |   PR-15 south to PR-52 | Northern terminus of PR-15; access to PR-52 and Guayama; PR-52 exit 39 | ||
| 71.2 | 44.2 |  PR-171 – Cidra | Southern terminus of PR-171 | ||
| 71.7 | 44.6 | PR-7014 | Southern terminus of PR-7014; unsigned | ||
| Cayey barrio-pueblo–Monte Llano line | 73.1 | 45.4 | PR-1 – Caguas, Aibonito | Eastern terminus of PR-14; the Carretera Central continues toward Cidra | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
| |||||
Related route
edit Highway 14R | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ponce |
| Length | 0.9 km[9] (0.56 mi; 3,000 ft) |
Puerto Rico Highway 14R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 14, abbreviated Ramal PR-14 or PR-14R) is a road that branches off from PR-14 and ends at PR-123 in downtown Ponce. Its route is part of Unión and Guadalupe streets.[10][11] The entire route is located in Ponce.
-
Puerto Rico Highway 14R through Calle Unión, near km 0.5 -
Puerto Rico Highway 14R through Calle Guadalupe, near km 0.9
| Location | km[9] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primero–Segundo line | 0.0 | 0.0 | Calle Villa (PR-123 south) | One-way streets; southern terminus of PR-14R and northern terminus of PR-123P; unsigned | |
| Segundo | 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | Southern terminus of PR-14R through Calle Unión and western terminus of PR-14R through Calle Guadalupe | ||
| Quinto–Sexto line | 0.9 | 0.56 | PR-14 east | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-14R and western terminus of PR-14P; PR-14P access is via Calle Romaguera; unsigned | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
| |||||
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ a b "PR-14" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Ingenieros de Caminos en Puerto Rico: 1866-1898. Fernando Sáenz Ridruejo. "Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos." ISSN 0570-4065. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2009). No 55. p.334.
- ^ Sur, Redaccion Voces del (26 September 2019). "Ordenan cierre de la carretera PR-14 de Aibonito a Coamo" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Ponce. Let's Go". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Para designar el tramo de la Carretera PR-506 que conecta la PR-14 hasta las Empresas Vassallo en el Barrio Coto Laurel de Ponce, como Doctor Humberto Zayas Chardón". LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Ley Núm. 62 del año 2016 (P. de la C. 2753): Para designar la Carretera Estatal PR-7718, parte de la "Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín", en el Barrio Pasto de Aibonito, Puerto Rico, como "Paseo Don Julio Francisco "Paco" Santos Vázquez". Ley Num. 62 de 17 de junio de 2016. Camara de Representantes de Puerto Rico. LexJuris Puerto Rico. Accessed 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b "PR-14R" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Calle Unión, Ponce, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "18 Calle Guadalupe, Ponce, PR". Retrieved 9 April 2023.
External links
edit
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 14 and Puerto Rico Highway 14R at Wikimedia Commons- Carretera Militar/Military Road Porto Rico. Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine. Page 321. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
