Puerto Rico Highway 165 Explained

State:PR
Type:PR
Route:165
Length Km:38.9
Established:1953[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Lomas
Junction:
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Pueblo Viejo
Municipalities:Naranjito, Toa Alta, Dorado, Toa Baja, Cataño, Guaynabo
Previous Type:Sec
Previous Route:164
Next Type:Sec
Next Route:166
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Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo. The highway passes by Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown, Cataño and Guaynabo.[2]

Route description

This highway begins at its junction with PR-164 (road from Naranjito to Corozal) and ends at San Patricio (near Caparra). From Naranjito to Toa Alta it is a rural road. In Toa Baja it becomes a divided highway. In Dorado the road is one lane in each direction and parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico. In Levittown it becomes a divided highway before ending at San Patricio. In Cataño it is a short highway which begins at the Bacardi Distillery and ends at the Federal Prison.[2]

Major intersections

Related routes

Currently, Puerto Rico Highway 165 has two branches along its route. One of them is located in Toa Alta and the other is in Dorado.

Puerto Rico Highway 165R

State:PR
Type:Ter
Route:165R
Location:Toa Alta
Length Km:0.65

Puerto Rico Highway 165R (Spanish; Castilian: Carretera Ramal 165, abbreviated Ramal PR-165 or PR-165R) is the road that goes to downtown Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. This road can be seen as the Business 165, since this road was the PR-165 through the area from the town center.[3]

Puerto Rico Highway 6165

State:PR
Type:Sec
Route:6165
Location:Dorado
Length Km:0.8

Puerto Rico Highway 6165 (PR-6165) is the road that goes to downtown Dorado, Puerto Rico from PR-165. This road can be seen as the Business spur 165 because it connects PR-165 with PR-693 in downtown area.[3]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naranjito, Memoria Núm. 53 . 1955 . . es . August 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT) . Transit Data (Datos de Transito) . DTOP PR . 87–88 . es . 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. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.