Puerto Rico Highway 139
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| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | |||||||||
| Length | 25.2 km[1] (15.7 mi) | ||||||||
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| South end |   PR-10 / PR-14 in Machuelo Arriba | ||||||||
| North end |  PR-143 in Anón–Jauca | ||||||||
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| Municipalities | Ponce | ||||||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) is a two-way secondary[2] highway in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Route description[]
The road runs north to south, and mostly alongside Río Cerrillos in barrio Maragüez, borders the edge of Lake Cerrillos, and then runs through barrio Cerrillos and from there into the city of Ponce.[3]
Sign on PR-139, a few yards from the start of the route in Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking northeast
Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) in Barrio Maraguez, Ponce, heading south, with the City of Ponce and the Río Portugués channel in the background and the Caribbean Sea in the far background
Communities served[]
As the road is traveled in a northbound fashion, it serves barrios Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, and Anón.
Major intersections[]
| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ponce | Machuelo Arriba | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-10 (Carretera Salvador "Chiry" Vassallo Ruiz) / PR-14 (Avenida Tito Castro) – Ponce, Juana Díaz, Adjuntas | Southern terminus of PR-139; diamond interchange |
| 0.3– 0.4 | 0.19– 0.25 |  PR-505 north (Carretera La Guardarraya) – Adjuntas, Jayuya | |||
| 3.2 | 2.0 |   PR-139R / PR-5139 – Ponce | |||
| – municipal line | Anón–Jauca line | 25.2 | 15.7 | PR-143 (Ruta Panorámica) – Adjuntas, Barranquitas | Northern terminus of PR-139 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Related routes[]
Puerto Rico Highway 139R[]
Highway 139R | |
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| Location | Ponce |
| Length | 2.9 km[4] (1.8 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 139R (PR-139R) is a spur route, or ramal from its parent route PR-139, and the main (and only) access to Cerrillos Dam and Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park.[5]
PR-139R in Machuelo Arriba
The entire route is located in Ponce.
| Location | km[4] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Machuelo Arriba | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PR-139 / PR-5139 – Ponce, Jayuya | Southern terminus of PR-139R | |
| Maragüez | 2.9 | 1.8 | Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park – Cerrillos Dam | Northern terminus of PR-139R; dead end road | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Puerto Rico Highway 5139[]
Highway 5139 | |
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| Location | Ponce |
| Length | 2.8 km[6] (1.7 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 5139 (PR-5139) is a north–south connector located between PR-14 and PR-139. This road runs through Cerrillos and Machuelo Arriba barrios, crossing Cerrillos River near Cerrillos Dam.[7]
PR-5139 in Machuelo Arriba
The entire route is located in Ponce.
| Location | km[6] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cerrillos | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Ponce, Juana Díaz | Southern terminus of PR-5139 | |
| Machuelo Arriba | 2.8 | 1.7 | PR-139 / PR-139R – Ponce, Jayuya | Northern terminus of PR-5139 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Google (2 March 2020). "PR-139" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ PRHTA Design Manual. Manual de Especificaciones y Diseño; General Design Criteria. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico DTOP. Pages 1-2 and 1-3. Accessed 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 77.
- ^ a b Google (2 March 2020). "PR-139R" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ a b Google (16 August 2020). "PR-5139" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "PR 5139 over CERILLO RIVER, Ponce, Puerto Rico". bridgereports.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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