List of streets in Ponce, Puerto Rico

This article provides a listing, with brief descriptions, of the most traveled or best known streets and thoroughfares in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Unless otherwise noted, traffic is two-way. If traffic is two-way for the entire length of the street (as opposed to just a portion of its length), it is designated with the symbol "↔" under the column "Traffic direction"; otherwise, the dash symbol ("–") is used.

Avenida Las Américas (PR-163), looking east

List of streets

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Name Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Length, mi (km) No. of lanes Traffic direction Notes Photo
Avenida Fagot Bulevar Miguel Pou Puerto Rico Highway 10 3.0 (4.8)[a] 4 S ↔ N Southern terminus becomes Avenida Las Américas at Bulevar Miguel Pou  
Avenida Hostos[b] Plaza de Recreo de la Playa Calle Ferrocarril 2.5 (4.0)[a] 2 S ↔ N  
Avenida Las Américas Puerto Rico Highway 500
(Puente San Antonio[2])
Bulevar Miguel Pou 3.0 (4.8) 6 W ↔ E Northern terminus becomes Avenida Fagot at Bulevar Miguel Pou  
Avenida Muñoz Rivera Puerto Rico Highway 2 Avenida Las Américas 0.5 (0.80)[a] 2 S ↔ N  
Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros Port of Ponce Avenida Tito Castro 3.28 (5.28) 4–6 S ↔ N Some segments are 4 lanes only  
Avenida Tito Castro Puerto Rico Highway 12 Puerto Rico Highway 139 3.0 (4.8)[a] 4 W ↔ E Becomes Calle Betances at the bridge over Río Portugués, where it becomes a one-lane, westbound street  
Bulevar Miguel Pou Parque del Tricentenario / Puente de los Leones Avenida Ednita Nazario 1.5 (2.4)[a] 4[c] W ↔ E Eastern end turns into Ponce Bypass.  
Calle Atocha Calle Isabel Calle Victoria 0.1 (0.16)[a] 1 S – N Traffic is one-way northbound.  
Calle Cantera (a.k.a. Calle Mayor Cantera) Calle Marina Puerto Rico Highway 10 0.5 (0.80)[a] 2 N – S Traffic is one-way southbound from Calle Tricoche (i.e., 1 block north of PR-14) to Calle Marina (i.e., PR-123)  
Calle Comercio Plaza Las Delicias Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros 1.2 (1.9)[a] 1–2 W – E Traffic is eastbound from Plaza Las Delicias to Calle Cruz  
Calle Isabel Plaza Muñoz Rivera Parque del Tricentenario 0.4 (0.64)[a] 1–2 E – W Except for the one block from Plaza Muñoz Rivera to Calle León, traffic is one-way westbound.  
Calle Marina Calle Ferrocarril Plaza Las Delicias 0.4 (0.64)[a] 1–2 S – N Traffic is northbound one-way north of Calle Mayor to Plaza Las Delicias; South of Calle Mayor traffic is two-way; Southern end becomes Avenida Hostos at Calle Ferrocarril  
Calle Villa Bridge over Río Cañas at entrance to Urbanización Jardines del Caribe Plaza Las Delicias 2.0 (3.2) 2 W – E Traffic is eastbound one-way from Carretera Pámpanos to Plaza Las Delicias  
Calle 25 de Enero Calle Villa Residencial Santiago Iglesias unknown 1 N – S  
Carretera Pámpanos Puerto Rico Highway 2 Calle Villa 1.0 (1.6)[a] 2 S ↔ N  
Ponce Bypass Carretera Pámpanos Avenida Ednita Nazario 4.0 (6.4)[a] 6 W ↔ E Eastern end becomes Bulevar Miguel Pou.  
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Estimated length
  2. ^ Avenida Hostos was previously known as Camino Real. On 11 September 1903, it was renamed Avenida Eugenio María de Hostos.[1]
  3. ^ Six (6) lanes when both frontage roads (or Calle Marginal) are considered.

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References

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  1. ^ Eli D. Oquendo-Rodríguez. Pablo L. Crespo-Vargas, editor. "A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce - Desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX." First edition. June 2017. Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico (CEISCO). Lajas, Puerto Rico. Page 48. ISBN 978-1547284931
  2. ^ Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 251.
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