Avenida Juan Ponce de León explained

State:PR
Type:PR
Route:25
Alternate Name:Spanish; Castilian: Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Maint:Puerto Rico DTPW
Length Km:11.1
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in PuebloHato Rey Sur
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo
Municipalities:San Juan
Previous Type:Ter
Previous Route:24
Next Type:PR
Next Route:26

Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]

Route description

It is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo[2] and, for most of its length, it is a three- or four-lane road traversing the Isleta de San Juan corridor. The section running through Río Piedras pueblo is the only section that is not a multi-lane roadway.

Urban landscape

Institutional, cultural and other notable buildings predominate along the thoroughfare and it is considered as one of the main arteries in shopping errands, community participation, cultural activities and of personnel training of the city,[3] it also constitutes an attraction for its architecture.[4]

A stretch of Avenida Ponce de León has been designated as the arts district.[5] It starts in Miramar and continues towards Hato Rey for 4 miles.

Related route

State:PR
Type:Urban
Route:25R
Location:San Juan
Length Km:2.7

Puerto Rico Highway 25R (Spanish; Castilian: Carretera Ramal 25, abbreviated Ramal PR-25 or PR-25R) is a one way avenue in San Juan. The road begins at Spanish; Castilian: Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25) in Old San Juan, heading through a one-way highway along the Atlantic Ocean, and going back through to the concurrency of PR-25 and PR-1 in Puerta de Tierra.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.
  2. Web site: Datos de Transito 2000-2009 . Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works . Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works . es . April 1, 2019 . 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. Web site: La Ponce de León como metáfora . Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez . 80grados . February 27, 2020 . es.
  4. http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mapaspr3.htm www.prfrogui.com
  5. Web site: San Juan's Arts & Culture District . Avenida de las Artes . 3 November 2012 . February 27, 2020.