Puerto Rico Highway 251 Explained

State:PR
Type:PR
Route:251
Alternate Name:Spanish; Castilian: Avenida Hermanos Ávila Esperanza[1]
Length Km:2.9
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Culebra barrio-pueblo
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Flamenco Beach in Flamenco
Municipalities:Culebra
Previous Type:Ter
Previous Route:250
Next Type:Ter
Next Route:252

Puerto Rico Highway 251 (PR-251) is a road located in Culebra, Puerto Rico.[2]

Route description

Formerly known as PR-999,[3] this road begins in front of Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport, at its intersection with PR-250, and runs in a northwest direction in front of the Clark and Ensenada Extension communities, reaching Flamenco Beach and Laguna Flamenco. It provides indirect access to Tamarindo Beach, Flamenco Bay and Punta Molinos in the Fraile and San Isidro neighborhoods.[4]

PR-251 was re-named Avenida Hermanos Ávila Esperanza - These six soldiers were honored for their exceptional work in the Korean and Vietnam wars and for returning home to Puerto Rico alive. Brothers (Andrés, Pedro, Norberto, Justino, Guillermo y Tomás) - The brothers also have a street named after them in Fajardo, PR (Parcelas Beltrán).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Núm. 10 de 2016 -Para designar como Avenida Hermanos Ávila Esperanza, la Carretera Estatal PR-251 del Municipio de Culebra. . LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico . es . April 5, 2019 .
  2. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.
  3. Web site: Culebra, Memoria Núm. 75 . 1955 . . es . June 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: Plan Maestro para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Culebra . 2004 . PUERTO RICO Microjuris . 142 . es . April 5, 2019 .
  5. Web site: Orgullosos de ser veteranos . Primera Hora . 13 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511150759/https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/orgullosos-de-ser-veteranos/ . 11 May 2024 . es . 28 May 2007 . live.