Highway 31 | ||||
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| Ruta 31 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 25.55 km [1] (15.88 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953 [2] –present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   PR-30 / PR-189 in Ceiba Norte | |||
| East end |  PR-3 in Mariana | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Juncos, Las Piedras, Naguabo | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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. [1]
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.
| Municipality | Location | km [5] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juncos | Ceiba Norte | 25.55 | 15.88 | PR-30 (Expreso Cruz Ortiz Stella) / PR-189 – Juncos, Caguas, Humacao | Western terminus of PR-31; PR-30 exit 14; diamond interchange |
| 25.4 | 15.8 |  PR-198 (Calle Víctor Torres) – Las Piedras | |||
| 24.6 | 15.3 |  PR-935 – Ceiba Norte | |||
| 23.5– 23.4 | 14.6– 14.5 |   PR-9185 west – Gurabo, La Placita | |||
| Gurabo Abajo | 22.8 | 14.2 |  PR-946 – Gurabo Abajo | ||
| Caimito | 20.0 | 12.4 |  PR-947 – Caimito | ||
| Las Piedras | El Río | 18.2 | 11.3 |   PR-948 / PR-9936 – Las Piedras, El Río | |
| 16.5 | 10.3 |  PR-949 – El Río | |||
| Boquerón–El Río line | 14.9 | 9.3 |  PR-936 – Las Piedras | ||
| Naguabo | Peña Pobre | 14.5 | 9.0 |  PR-950 – Peña Pobre | |
| 13.3 | 8.3 |  PR-924 (Carretera Luz Ercilia "Lucy" Fabery Zenón) – Humacao | |||
| Río Blanco | 9.7 | 6.0 | PR-950 – Peña Pobre | ||
| 8.8– 8.7 | 5.5– 5.4 | Puente de Río Blanco over the Río Blanco [6] | |||
| 8.7 | 5.4 |  PR-191 – El Yunque National Forest | |||
| 7.9 | 4.9 |   PR-53 north (Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa) – Ceiba, Fajardo | PR-53 exit 22; incomplete diamond interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Río–Maizales line | 6.4 | 4.0 |  PR-970 – Maizales | ||
| 4.2– 4.1 | 2.6– 2.5 |  PR-192 – Naguabo | |||
| Naguabo barrio-pueblo–Duque line | 3.8– 3.7 | 2.4– 2.3 |   PR-205 north – Fajardo, Humacao | ||
| Duque–Mariana line | 2.8– 2.7 | 1.7– 1.7 |  PR-971 – Naguabo, Duque | ||
| Mariana | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-3 – Ceiba, Humacao | Eastern terminus of PR-31 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Puerto Rico Highway 30 (PR-30), known as Expreso Cruz Ortiz Stella, is a main freeway in eastern Puerto Rico which connects the city of Caguas to the municipality of Humacao. With a length of 30.1 km (18.7 mi), it extends from PR-1 interchange in Bairoa barrio to PR-53 junction in Buena Vista barrio.
Puerto Rico Highway 3(PR-3) at nearly 100 miles long, is the second-longest highway on Puerto Rico. It connects the San Juan neighborhood of Río Piedras to downtown Salinas indirectly around the eastern coast of the island. Highway 3 ranges from a three lane urban avenue in San Juan to a one lane rural road past Fajardo. While other roads connect San Juan, it runs the coastline of Puerto Rico east of San Juan, beginning in Río Piedras near Santurce and goes to Fajardo where it goes south paralleling the coastline to Humacao and Maunabo. It goes up to a mountain-scenic route and goes west to Salinas, where it meets PR-1.
Puerto Rico Highway 53 (PR-53) or unsigned Interstate PR3 is a main tollway that is parallel to Puerto Rico Highway 3, which goes from Fajardo to Salinas. Some segments are still in planning, but when finished it will be about 58 miles (93 km) in length. Two tunnels, about 0.6 mi (1 km) long each, in the towns of Yabucoa and Maunabo were completed in October 2008. It will connect the cities of Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Yabucoa, Maunabo, Patillas, Arroyo, Guayama and Salinas, thus bordering the entire eastern and southeastern coasts of Puerto Rico. Its northern terminus is at PR-3 and PR-194 in Fajardo, and its south terminus is at PR-52 in Salinas.
Puerto Rico Highway 901 (PR-901) is a highway in the southeast coast of Puerto Rico which begins at its junction with PR-182 in Yabucoa and ends at its intersection with PR-760 in Manuabo.
Puerto Rico Highway 344 (PR-344) is a rural road in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, beginning from near the municipality's small downtown and ending at PR-348 near the border with San Germán in barrio Rosario. It has narrow lanes, and after about five kilometers becomes one of the most dangerous highways in Puerto Rico, as it goes near a precipice with little or no safety barriers. It serves as a route to Mayagüez via PR-348 which ends in Puerto Rico Alt Route 2.
Puerto Rico Highway 185 (PR-185) is a main highway that connects Canóvanas, Puerto Rico to Juncos, Puerto Rico and is about 25 kilometers long. It begins in downtown of Canóvanas, very close to Puerto Rico Highway 3 and ends in Puerto Rico Highway 952 and Puerto Rico Highway 30 in Juncos.
Puerto Rico Highway 189 (PR-189) is a 15 kilometres (9 mi) long main highway which parallels very closely the first half of Puerto Rico Highway 30 from Caguas, Puerto Rico near downtown to Juncos, Puerto Rico passing through all three business centers of Caguas, Gurabo and Juncos. It ends at Puerto Rico Highway 31, and has no direct intersection with Puerto Rico Highway 198 although they are not separated by more than half a kilometer.
Puerto Rico Highway 198 (PR-198) is a 15-kilometre-long (9 mi) highway that parallels Puerto Rico Highway 30 from Juncos, Puerto Rico, to Humacao, Puerto Rico, where it ends at Puerto Rico Highway 3. Like Puerto Rico Highway 189, it passes through the business centers of Juncos, Las Piedras and Humacao.
Puerto Rico Highway 183 (PR-183) is a main highway which begins in the downtown/business area of Caguas, near Puerto Rico Highway 1 and ends in Puerto Rico Highway 198 in Las Piedras. Measuring near 25 kilometers, it is real rural parallel road of Puerto Rico Highway 30, though it goes significantly south of the latter and the only municipality it does not go through which PR-30 does in Humacao.
Puerto Rico Highway 37 (PR-37) is an urban road between San Juan and Carolina. In Santurce is known as Calle Loíza and the Isla Verde area is known as Avenida Isla Verde.
Puerto Rico Highway 35 (PR-35), also known as Avenida Manuel Fernández Juncos, is an urban road in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Highway 39 (PR-39) is an urban road in Santurce. This is a short road that connects from the PR-1 to PR-26 and is parallel to PR-2. This road intersects with PR-35 and PR-25. This road is called Calle Cerra.
Puerto Rico Highway 122 (PR-122) is a north–south road between the municipalities of San Germán and Lajas, Puerto Rico. In San Germán, it begins at PR-2 and ends at PR-166, and in Lajas, it extends from PR-116 to PR-321. When completed, it will be extend from PR-116 at its southern terminus to PR-2 interchange in the northern end.
Puerto Rico Highway 191 (PR-191) is a rural road located in eastern Puerto Rico and is the main access to the El Yunque National Forest.
Puerto Rico Highway 182 (PR-182) is a primary road located entirely within the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The road has its northern terminus at its intersection with Puerto Rico Highway 181 in the northwestern end of the town, near San Lorenzo, and its southern terminus in downtown Yabucoa, near PR-9910 and PR-3, where it provides access to many municipal government offices.
Puerto Rico Highway 205 (PR-205) is a short avenue in Naguabo, Puerto Rico. This road connects PR-53 with PR-31 in the urban area.
Puerto Rico Highway 176 (PR-176) is a main road in Cupey. It begins at its intersection with PR-175 near Carraízo Lake in Trujillo Alto and ends at PR-1 near downtown Río Piedras.
Puerto Rico Highway 192 (PR-192) is the main access to downtown Naguabo, Puerto Rico. This road extends from PR-31 between Río and Maizales barrios to PR-3 in Húcares.
Puerto Rico Highway 152 (PR-152) is a rural road that travels from Barranquitas to Naranjito in Puerto Rico. This road extends from PR-156 in downtown Barranquitas and ends at its junction with PR-5 and PR-164 near downtown Naranjito.
Puerto Rico Highway 633 (PR-633) is an east–west rural road located between the municipalities of Ciales and Morovis in Puerto Rico. With a length of 4.3 km (2.7 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-149 in Hato Viejo barrio and ends at its junction with PR-155 in Barahona.
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