Puerto Rico Highway 506

Puerto Rico Highway 506 (PR-506) is a two-lane tertiary highway in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The road runs south to north, joining PR-52, where PR-506 starts, to PR-14, where it ends. Its length is 2.0 km. The road is entirely within Barrio Coto Laurel.[3]

PR-506 heading north from PR-52

Highway 506
Carretera Doctor Humberto Zayas Chardón[1]
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length2.0 km[2] (1.2 mi)
Major junctions
South endUrbanización Hacienda Juliana in Coto Laurel
  PR-52 in Coto Laurel
North end PR-14 in Coto Laurel
Location
MunicipalitiesPonce
Highway system
← PR-505PR-510 →

History

Until 2012 the road ran south to north starting at the easternmost edge of Mercedita Airport at PR-1 and Camino Buyones, heading north and intersecting with PR-52 and continuing north to intersect with PR-14 where it ended. In that year, however, the Government of Puerto Rico abandoned maintenance of the stretch of the road from its PR-1 intersection to its intersection with PR-52, and the road was signed only from PR-52 to PR-14. At that time, the road was longer than its current 2.0 km.

Route description

In its short 2.0 km length, PR-506 is home to Hospital San Cristóbal, Bolera Caribe, National University College, a pharmacy, a branch of the United States Post Office, a bank, and many restaurants, among other businesses. The southern end of PR-506 also provides access to Industrias Vassallo[4] and Cristalia Premium Water[5][6] industries.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Coto Laurel, Ponce. 

km[2]miDestinationsNotes
2.01.2Urbanización Hacienda Juliana – Coto LaurelSouthern terminus of PR-506
1.6–
1.5		0.99–
0.93		 PR-52 (Autopista Luis A. Ferré) – Ponce, San JuanPR-52 exit 95; diamond interchange
0.00.0 PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Ponce, Juana DíazNorthern terminus of PR-506
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  • PR-506 is also called Carretera Dr. Humberto Zayas Chardón (Dr. Humberto Zayas Chardón Road).

Highway 5506
LocationPonce
Length1.4 km[7] (0.87 mi)

An important tributary of PR-506 is PR-5506. PR-5506 is a two-lane tertiary road which intersects with the southern terminus of PR-10, an important primary highway.[8] The entire route is located in Ponce. 

Locationkm[7]miDestinationsNotes
Vayas–Sabanetas line0.00.0 PR-1 – Ponce, Santa IsabelSouthern terminus of PR-5506
1.40.87 PR-10 north (Carretera Salvador "Chiry" Vasallo Ruiz) – San Juan, AdjuntasNorthern terminus of PR-5506
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. Google (1 March 2020). "PR-506" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 114.
  4. Industrias Vassallo: Finely Crafted. Industry Today. 2019. Accessed 7 December 2019.
  5. Cristalia Premium Water. HEREwego.com Accessed 3 December 2019.
  6. Cristalia Water. Verdict Media Limited. 2007. Accessed 3 December 2019.
  7. Google (1 March 2020). "PR-5506" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. "Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas (in Spanish)". DTOP GOV PR.
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