Puerto Rico Highway 14

Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Cayey, Puerto Rico to Ponce, Puerto Rico.[2] The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central. The Coamo-to-Ponce section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish engineer Raimundo Camprubí Escudero (b. Pamplona 15 March 1846 - d. Madrid 1924).[3]

Highway 14
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length73.1 km[1] (45.4 mi)
Existed1886 (as the old Carretera Central)–present
Major junctions
West end PR-123 in Primero–Cuarto
 
East end PR-1 in Cayey barrio-pueblo–Monte Llano
Location
MunicipalitiesPonce, Juana Díaz, Coamo, Aibonito, Cayey
Highway system
← PR-12→ PR-15

Route description
Detailed map of PR-14 in the Municipality of Ponce

Except in the city of Ponce where (with the exception of the Ponce Historic Zone) the road is a 4-lane road known as Avenida Tito Castro, the rest of PR-14 is a two-lane country road as it makes its way through the four towns it runs through, Juana Diaz, Coamo, Aibonito and Cayey.[4] PR-14 is one of the roads that lead into the Ponce Historic Zone.[5]

Major intersections
MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
PoncePrimero–Cuarto line0.00.0 PR-123 – PonceWestern terminus of PR-14; the Carretera Central continues toward Playa
Cuarto–Tercero line0.5–
0.6		0.31–
0.37		 PR-133 east (Calle Comercio) – PonceOne-way street
Tercero0.70.43 PR-1P east (Calle Willie Vicéns Tous) – PonceOne-way street
Tercero–Quinto line0.80.50 PR-1 west (Calle Reina Isabel) – PonceOne-way street
Quinto–Sexto line1.20.75 PR-14R (Calle Guadalupe) – PonceOne-way street
Machuelo Abajo2.21.4 PR-14P south (Avenida Tito Castro) – Ponce
2.61.6 PR-12 south (Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros) – PonceSeagull intersection; Playa
Machuelo Abajo–Machuelo Arriba line4.6–
4.8		2.9–
3.0		 PR-10 (Carretera Salvador "Chiry" Vassallo Ruiz) to PR-52 (Autopista Luis A. Ferré) – Ponce, Adjuntas, San Juan, Mayagüez
PR-139 north to PR-505 north (Carretera La Guardarraya) – Jayuya		Mercedita Airport, San Patricio; diamond interchange
Cerrillos5.93.7 PR-5139 – Ponce
Coto Laurel8.85.5 PR-506 (Carretera Doctor Humberto Zayas Chardón) – Ponce
Coto Laurel–Real line9.96.2 PR-511 – Jayuya
Juana DíazCallabo10.96.8 PR-512 – Collores
Jacaguas11.57.1 PR-574 / PR-580 – Jacaguas
11.87.3 PR-573 – Jacaguas
Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo–Lomas line13.78.5 PR-149 – Juana Díaz, Villalba
Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo14.08.7 PR-570 (Calle Carrión Maduro) – Juana DíazOne-way street
14.18.8 PR-592 (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Juana DíazOne-way street; Amuelas
Tijeras15.69.7 PR-510 – Amuelas
16.610.3 PR-551 – Guayabal
Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line18.511.5 PR-535 – Río Cañas Abajo
19.512.1 PR-540 – Río Cañas Arriba
22.714.1 PR-536 – Santa IsabelDescalabrado
23.714.7 PR-586 – Río Cañas Arriba
Río Descalabrado23.8–
23.9		14.8–
14.9		Puente Obispo Zengotita[6]
CoamoLos Llanos26.216.3 PR-545 – Los Llanos
San Ildefonso29.7–
29.8		18.5–
18.5		 PR-5559 – Santa Catalina
29.918.6Puente General Méndez Vigo over the Río de la Mina[6]
30.8–
30.9		19.1–
19.2		 PR-138 north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Marín) / PR-153 south – Coamo, Santa IsabelRoundabout
Coamo barrio-pueblo32.820.4 PR-150 west (Calle Ramón Power) – Villalba
33.120.6 PR-155 (Calle Bobby Capó) – OrocovisOne-way street; northbound access via Calle Carrión Maduro or Calle Mario Brashi
33.720.9Puente Padre Íñigo over the Río Coamo[6]
Palmarejo–Coamo barrio-pueblo line33.8–
33.9		21.0–
21.1		 PR-702 – Palmarejo
Coamo barrio-pueblo34.221.3 PR-5558 – Pasto
Palmarejo35.722.2 PR-238 west (Desvío Sur de Coamo) – Santa Isabel
Río Cuyón38.824.1Puente de las Calabazas[6]
AibonitoPasto–Asomante line45.928.5 PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica) – PulguillasWestern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Barranquitas
46.829.1 PR-7718 east (Paseo Don Julio Francisco "Paco" Santos Vázquez) – AibonitoEastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Cayey
Pasto–Llanos–
Asomante tripoint		47.329.4 PR-162 north – BarranquitasWestern terminus of PR-162 concurrency
Aibonito barrio-pueblo49.7–
49.8		30.9–
30.9		 PR-724 – San LuisLlanos
49.8–
49.9		30.9–
31.0		 PR-7719 (Avenida Félix Ríos) – Pasto
50.231.2 PR-725 (Calle Román Baldorioty de Castro) – LlanosOne-way street
50.331.3 PR-162 (Calle Federico Degetau) – CuyónEastern terminus of PR-162 concurrency; one-way street
50.531.4 PR-726 (Calle José C. Vázquez) – Caonillas
50.931.6 PR-721 – Aibonito
51.031.7 PR-722 south – Robles
Robles–Plata line54.934.1 PR-727 – Plata
Robles–Plata line56.8–
56.9		35.3–
35.4		Puente de Quebrada Honda over the Quebrada Honda[6]
57.235.5 PR-173 north – Cidra, Plata
Río Matón62.9–
63.0		39.1–
39.1		Puente del Río Matón[6]
CayeyMatón Abajo63.039.1 PR-730 / PR-7730 – Matón Abajo, Honduras
Toíta–Cayey barrio-pueblo line68.342.4 PR-730 – Cayey
Cayey barrio-pueblo68.7–
68.8		42.7–
42.8		 PR-206 south – Cayey
69.843.4 PR-170 (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) / PR-731 – CayeySouthbound access via Calle José Celso Barbosa
70.143.6Puente Santo Domingo over the Quebrada Santo Domingo[6]
70.143.6 PR-15 south (Avenida Luis Muñoz Marín) – Guayama
71.244.2 PR-171 – Cidra
71.744.6 PR-7014 – CayeyUnsigned
Cayey barrio-pueblo–Monte Llano line73.145.4 PR-1 (Avenida Jesús T. Piñero) – Caguas, AibonitoEastern terminus of PR-14; the Carretera Central continues toward Cidra
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  • PR-14, PR-10, and PR-1 signs in downtown Ponce (at Calle Villa and C. Concordia, near PR-14, km 0.2)
  • PR-14 eastbound (Ave. Tito Castro) intersection with Ave. Fagot, Ponce (PR-14, km 3.0)
  • A former Casilla de Caminero on PR-14 (now Ave. Tito Castro) in Ponce (PR-14, near km 3.1)
  • Ave. Tito Castro (PR-14), Bo. Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, looking west (PR-14, near km 4.4)
  • PR-14 Westbound at bridge over Río Bucaná on Avenida Tito Castro in Ponce approaching PR-10 (PR-14, near km 5.2)
  • Puente de las Calabazas in Coamo (PR-14, near km 38.8)

See also

References
  1. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-14" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. Ingenieros de Caminos en Puerto Rico: 1866-1898. Fernando Sáenz Ridruejo. "Anuario de Estudios Atlanticos." ISSN 0570-4065. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2009). No 55. p.334.
  4. Sur, Redaccion Voces del (26 September 2019). "Ordenan cierre de la carretera PR-14 de Aibonito a Coamo" (in Spanish).
  5. "Ponce. Let's Go". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
  6. Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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