List of streets in Ponce, Puerto Rico

This article provides a listing, with brief descriptions, of the most trafficked or best known streets and thoroughfares in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Unless otherwise noted, traffic is two-way. If traffic is two-way for the entire length of the street (as opposed to just a portion of its length), it is designated with the symbol "<->" under the column "Traffic direction"; otherwise, the dash symbol ("-") is used.

Streets/Calles

No. Name From To Length # of lanes Traffic direction Notes Photo
1 Avenida Las Américas Puerto Rico Highway 500
(Puente San Antonio[1])		 Boulevard Miguel Pou 3.0 miles 6 W <-> E Northern terminus becomes Avenida Fagot after Boulevar Miguel Pou
2 Ponce By Pass Business Spur 2R Avenida Ednita Nazario 4.0 miles (est.) 6 W <-> E Eastern end becomes Boulevar Miguel Pou.
3 Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros Avenida Tito Castro Port of Ponce 3.28 miles 4-6 N <-> S Some segments are 4 lanes only
4 Boulevar Miguel Pou Parque del Tricentenario
/Puente de Los Leones		 Avenida Ednita Nazario 1.5 miles (est.) 4 W <-> E Eastern end becomes Ponce By Pass.
5 Avenida Fagot Puerto Rico Highway 10 Boulevar Miguel Pou 3.0 miles (est.) 4 N <-> S Southern terminus becomes Avenida Las Américas after Boulevar Miguel Pou
6 Avenida Tito Castro Puerto Rico Highway 12 PR-139 3.0 miles (est.) 4 W <-> E Becomes Calle Betances at the bridge over Río Portugués, where it becomes a one-lane, westbound street
7 Carretera Pámpanos Calle Villa Puerto Rico Highway 2 1.0 mile (est.) 2 N <-> S
8 Avenida Hostos[2] Calle Ferrocarril Plaza de Recreo de la Playa 2.5 miles (est.) 2 N <-> S
9 Avenida Muñoz Rivera Avenida Las Américas Puerto Rico Highway 2 0.5 mile (est.) 2 N <-> S
10 Calle Mayor Cantera Puerto Rico Highway 10 Calle Marina 0.5 mile (est.) 2 N - S Traffic is one-way southbound from Calle Tricoche (i.e., 1 block north of PR-14) to Calle Marina (i.e., PR-123)
11 Calle Villa Jardines del Caribe Plaza Las Delicias 2.0 miles 2 W - E Traffic is eastbound one-way from Carretera Pampanos to Plaza Las Delicias
12 Calle Isabel Plaza Munoz Rivera Parque del Tricentenario 0.4 mile (est.) 1-2 W - E Except for the one block from Plaza Muñoz Rivera to Calle León, traffic is one-way westbound.
13 Calle Comercio Plaza Las Delicias Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros 1.2 miles (est.) 1-2 W - E Traffic is eastbound from Plaza Las Delicias to Calle Cruz
14 Calle Marina Plaza Las Delicias Calle Ferrocarril 0.4 mile (est.) 1-2 N - S Traffic is one-way northbound from Calle Mayor Cantera to Plaza Las Delicias; South of Calle Mayor Cantera traffic is two-way; Southern end becomes Avenida Hostos at Calle Ferrocarril
15 Calle Atocha Calle Victoria Calle Isabel 0.1 mile (est.) 1 N - S Traffic is one-way northbound.

References

  1. ↑ Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 251.
  2. ↑ Avenida Hostos was previously known as Camino Real. On 11 September 1903, it was renamed Avenida Eugenio Maria de Hostos. See: Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. Pablo L. Crespo-Vargas, editor. A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto historico de la Playa de Ponce - Desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX. First edition. June 2017. Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico (CEISCO). Lajas, Puerto Rico. Page 48. ISBN 978-1547284931
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