Puerto Rico Highway 163

Highway 163
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Puerto Rico Highway 163, also known as Avenida Las Americas, is a major thoroughfare in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The highway has both of its termini as well as all of its length entirely within the Ponce city limits. It runs west to east. As of November 12, 2010, the road will be called Luis A. Ferré Boulevard.[1]

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Route Description

The highway is a divided four-lane road that starts at its intersection (in western Ponce) with Calle Baramaya (PR-9), itself a major thoroughfare that connects to the Autopista Luis A Ferre/PR-52 (Luis A. Ferre Expressway) and to PR-10. PR-163 runs westerly, intersecting with PR-2R (Ramal PR-2, or Business Branch PR-2) near Estadio Paquito Montaner and Auditorio Pachin Vicens. Continuing east it passes Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico,[2] and Museo de Arte de Ponce,[3] before intersecting with Hostos Avenue/old PR-10. Other points of interest on Avenida Las Americas[4] are the Ponce Governmental Center, Hospital Dr. Pila, and the Island's police barracks for the Ponce Region. After passing these and crossing Rio Portugues the highway intersects with PR-12, and then heads north to connect with Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14). Additional businesses along its way are Cafe Rico and Centro del Sur Mall, both at PR-163's intersection with PR-133, also called Calle Comercio.

Road characteristics

Highway 163 is about three miles long and then ends (as PR-163/Avenida Las Americas) at its intersection with Boulevard Miguel Pou/PR-1. Although the highway is signed PR-163 up to this intersection with PR-1, physically the road continues as a non-divided four-lane road called Avenida Emilio Fagot to connect with PR-14 and PR-10 for access to points northeast and north, respectively. The less transited western section of the road experiences an hourly traffic flow upwards of 2400 vehicles.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bautizan el Bulevar Luis Alberto Ferré. By Ana María Rolón Romero. Periodico La Perla del Sur. Week of November 10-17, 2010. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  2. ^ Periodico La Perla: El Periodico de Ponce y la Region Sur de Puerto Rico. La Escuela de Arquitectura: Coquetea con la Internacionalización. (In Spanish) By Jason Rodríguez Grafal. (Electronic Edition - Noticia Locales section) March 5, 2010. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. ^ Puerto Rico Channel. Exceptional Works at Ponce Museum of Art.
  4. ^ Museo de Arte de Ponce Location on PR-163
  5. ^ Repavimentarán tramo de la Avenida Las Américas en Ponce. 12 July 2011. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

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