Puerto Rico Highway 18
Expreso Las Américas | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico Dept. of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) | ||||
Existed | 1960's and rebuilt in late 90's – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end |
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South end |
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Highway system | ||||
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PR-18 is a freeway in Puerto Rico, which is also known as Expreso Las Américas. It runs from its north end in at its intersection with PR-22 (known as Expreso de Diego) in San Juan to its south end in Río Piedras where it intersects with PR-1. At this point PR-18 becomes PR-52, known as Autopista Luis A. Ferré.
Route description
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PR-18 begins from PR-22
PR-18 connects PR-52 to PR-22 and intersects with Jesus de Piñero Avenue (PR-17), Franklin Delano Roosevelt Avenue (PR-23), which grants access to Plaza Las Américas, and Domenech Avenue. It is mostly a 4-lane road in each direction. The combined route of PR-18 and PR-52 is coterminous with the unsigned Interstate Highway PRI-1.
Exit list
Municipality | Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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San Juan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | North end of PR-18 and PRI-1, access to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | |
3A-C | ![]() ![]() | Frontage roads of these exits has an at-grade intersection in Chardon Street; Access to Plaza Las Americas shopping mall and Roosevelt station | ||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Hospital Del Maestro and Domenech station | ||||
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5B | ![]() ![]() | Access to The Mall of San Juan and Piñero station | ||||
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6B | ![]() | Most direct access to the hospital; southbound only. | ||||
7A | ![]() ![]() | Access to Centro Médico station | ||||
7B | ![]() | No northbound exit. | ||||
8A | ![]() | No southbound access to PR-1 north. | ||||
8B | ![]() | South end of PR-18; PRI-1 continues southbound via PR-52. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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