Avenida Juan Ponce de León explained

State:PR
Type:PR
Route:25
Alternate Name:Spanish; Castilian: Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Maint:Puerto Rico DTPW
Length Km:11.1
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in PuebloHato Rey Sur
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo
Municipalities:San Juan
Previous Type:Ter
Previous Route:24
Next Type:PR
Next Route:26

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.[1]

Route description

It is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo[2] 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.

Urban landscape

Institutional, cultural and other notable buildings predominate the thoroughfare,[3] and it is an attraction for its architecture.[4]

A stretch of Avenida Ponce de León has been designated as part of the arts district.[5] It starts in Miramar and continues towards Hato Rey for 4 miles.

Related route

State:PR
Type:Urban
Route:25R
Location:San Juan
Length Km:2.7

Puerto Rico Highway 25R (es|Carretera Ramal 25, abbreviated Ramal PR-25 or PR-25R) is a one way avenue in San Juan. The road begins at Spanish; Castilian: 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.
  2. Web site: Datos de Transito 2000-2009 . Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works . Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works . es . April 1, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401220153/act.dtop.pr.gov/index.php/download/traffic-data-report-2000-2009/?wpdmdl=528 . April 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: La Ponce de León como metáfora . Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez . 80grados . February 27, 2020 . es.
  4. http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mapaspr3.htm www.prfrogui.com
  5. Web site: San Juan's Arts & Culture District . Avenida de las Artes . 3 November 2012 . February 27, 2020.