Puerto Rico Highway 31 Explained

State:	PR
Type:	PR
Route:	31
Length Km:	25.55
Established:	1953^[1]
Direction A:	West
Terminus A:	in Ceiba Norte
Junction:	in Ceiba Norte in Ceiba Norte in El Río in Boquerón–El Río in Peña Pobre in Río Blanco in Río Blanco in Río–Maizales in Naguabo barrio-pueblo–Duque in Duque–Mariana
Direction B:	East
Terminus B:	in Mariana
Municipalities:	Juncos, Las Piedras, Naguabo
Previous Type:	PR
Previous Route:	30
Next Type:	Urban
Next Route:	32

Puerto Rico Highway 31 (PR-31) is a main, rural highway connecting Juncos at Puerto Rico Highway 198 to Naguabo at Puerto Rico Highway 3.^[2]

Route description

PR-31 is an alternate route for people who are going from Caguas and other nearby towns to Naguabo, without having to pass through Humacao.^[3] It is located south of El Yunque and is constantly flooded, even with little rainfall.^[4] Several farms are close to this highway and it has two intersections with Puerto Rico Highway 53. Taking PR-30 and PR-53 to Naguabo can be faster depending on the traffic.

See also

• 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juncos, Memoria Núm. 50 . 1955 . . es . August 3, 2020.
2. Web site: Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT) . Datos de Transito 2000-2009 . . 44–45 . es . March 29, 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. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.
4. Web site: Cerrada por inundación la PR-31 en Naguabo . NotiCel . es . February 27, 2020.