Avenida Las Américas

Highway 163
Avenida Las Américas
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length 4.8 km[1] (3.0 mi)
Existed 1960[2] – present
Highway system

Puerto Rico Highways

← PR-162PR-164 →

Avenida Las Américas, is a major thoroughfare in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is signed as Puerto Rico Highway 163. The highway has both of its termini as well as all of its length entirely within the Ponce city limits. It runs west to east. As of 12 November 2010, the segment of this road from its intersection in the west with PR-2R (a.k.a., Carretera Pampanos) to its intersection in the east with PR-12, officially became the Bulevar Luis A. Ferré.[3]

Route description

PR-163 heading eastbound near PR-2R in Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico

The highway is a divided four-lane road that starts at its intersection (in western Ponce) with Calle Baramaya (PR-9), itself a major thoroughfare that connects to the Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) (Autopista Luis A Ferre) and to PR-10. PR-163 runs westerly, intersecting with Branch PR-2R (Ramal PR-2R) near Francisco Montaner Stadium and Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium. Continuing east it passes Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico,[4] and Museo de Arte de Ponce,[5] before intersecting with Hostos Avenue/old PR-10. Other points of interest on Avenida Las Américas[6] are the Ponce Governmental Center, Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila, and the Island's police barracks for the Ponce Region. After passing these and crossing Portugués River the highway intersects with Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros (PR 12), and then heads north to connect with (PR-14). Additional businesses along its way are Café Rico and Centro del Sur Mall, both at PR-163's intersection with PR-133, also called Calle Comercio.

Hospital Dr. Pila (now, Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila) on the north side of Avenida Las Américas (PR-163) looking northeast, in Barrio Canas Urbano

Road characteristics

Avenida Las Américas (PR-163) is about three miles long and ends at the intersection of Boulevard Miguel Pou (PR-1). Although the highway is signed PR-163 up to this intersection with PR-1, physically the road continues as a non-divided four-lane road called Avenida Emilio Fagot to connect with PR-14 and PR-10 for access to points northeast and north, respectively. The less transited western section of the road experiences an hourly traffic flow upwards of 2400 vehicles.[7] On the westernmost end of the road, Puente San Antonio connects the road with PR-9, also called Avenida Baramaya.[8]

See also

  • Puerto Rico portal
  • U.S. Roads portal

References

  1. ↑ Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas. Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportacion (ACT). Government of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2010.
  2. ↑ 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. 52.
  3. ↑ Rolón Romero, Ana María (November 10–17, 2010). "Bautizan el Bulevar Luis Alberto Ferré". Periodico La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  4. ↑ Rodríguez Grafal, Jason (5 March 2010). "La Escuela de Arquitectura: Coquetea con la Internacionalización". Periodico La Perla: El Periodico de Ponce y la Region Sur de Puerto Rico. (in Spanish) (Electronic ed.). Ponce, Puerto Rico. Noticia Locales section. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Exceptional Works at Ponce Museum of Art". Puerto Rico Channel. NewMedia Holdings. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Museo de Arte de Ponce Location on PR-163".
  7. ↑ "Repavimentarán tramo de la Avenida Las Américas en Ponce". El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  8. ↑ 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.
  • Historia de las Carreteras de Puerto Ric.
  • Domenech, Manuel Victor (April 1919). "Roads in Porto Rico". The Overland Monthly. 73 (4): 321.
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