Avenida Juan Ponce de León

Highway 25R
Highway 25R
Location	San Juan
Length	2.7 km (1.7 mi)

Highway 25
Highway 25
Ruta 25
Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Route information
	Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	11.1 km (6.9 mi)
Major junctions
South end	PR-3 in Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur
	PR-17 in Universidad–Hato Rey Sur; PR-23 in Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte; PR-40 in Hato Rey Norte–Hato Rey Central; PR-36 in Santurce; PR-37 Santurce; PR-22 in Santurce; PR-2 in Santurce; PR-1 / PR-16 / PR-26 in Santurce; PR-1 / in San Juan Antiguo; PR-38 in San Juan Antiguo;
North end	Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo
Location
Municipalities	San Juan
Highway system
	Roads in Puerto Rico; List;

Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Route PR-25 along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[3]

Route description[]

It is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo^[4] and, for most of its length, it is a three- or four-lane road traversing the Isleta de San Juan corridor. The section running through Río Piedras pueblo is the only section that is not a multi-lane roadway.

The road as it crosses over the Guillermo Esteves bridge
Golden Mile in Hato Rey

Urban landscape[]

Institutional, cultural and other notable buildings predominate along the thoroughfare and it is considered^{[by whom?]} as one of the main arteries in shopping errands, community participation, cultural activities and of personnel training of the city,^[5] it also constitutes an attraction for its architecture.^[6]

Casino de Puerto Rico,
1 Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Casa de España, Puerta de Tierra
Nuestra Señora de la Providencia

A stretch of Avenida Ponce de León has been designated as the arts district.^[7] It starts in Miramar and continues towards Hato Rey for 4 miles.

Casa Aboy, Miramar
Museum of Contemporary Art, Santurce
Ciudadela in Santurce
Plaza de la Convalecencia in Río Piedras Pueblo

Major intersections[]

The entire route is located in San Juan.

Location	km^[1]^[2]^[8]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Monacillo Urbano	0.0	0.0	PR-177 (Avenida Lomas Verdes) – Cupey, Guaynabo, Bayamón	Southern terminus of PR-8838
	1.2	0.75	Southern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León
	1.8	1.1	– Puerto Nuevo
El Cinco	2.7	1.7	PR-176 south (Avenida Ana G. Méndez) – Cupey
	3.0	1.9	To PR-1 south (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) / PR-21 west (Avenida José "Kiko" Custodio) – Caguas, Guaynabo, Bayamón	Seagull intersection
	3.3	2.1	PR-1 north (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) – Río Piedras, Carolina	Northern terminus of PR-8838
Gap in route
–Hato Rey Sur line	11.1	6.9	PR-3 west (Avenida 65 de Infantería) to PR-1 north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Hato Rey	Southern terminus of PR-25; PR-3 westbound exit and PR-1 northbound entrance
Universidad–Hato Rey Sur line	10.0– 9.9	6.2– 6.2	PR-17 (Expreso Jesús T. Piñero) to PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – San Juan, Carolina	Diamond interchange
Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte line	8.1– 8.0	5.0– 5.0	PR-23 (Avenida Franklin Delano Roosevelt) to PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – San Juan
Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte line	7.7	4.8	PR-40 (Avenida Quisqueya) – Hato Rey	One-way street; eastbound access via Calle Bolivia
Caño Martín Peña	7.0	4.3	Puente Martín Peña^[9]
Santurce	6.9– 6.8	4.3– 4.2	PR-1 north (Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera) – San Juan, Santurce, Bayamón
	6.5	4.0	PR-36 (Avenida Borinquen) – Santurce
	5.7	3.5	– Santurce
	5.2	3.2	PR-37 – Santurce	No turn to westbound
	5.1– 5.0	3.2– 3.1	PR-22 west (Autopista José de Diego) – San Juan, Bayamón, Caguas	PR-22 exit 0A
	4.4– 4.3	2.7– 2.7	PR-2 (Avenida Roberto H. Todd) – San Juan, Bayamón
	3.8	2.4	PR-39 (Calle Cerra) / – Santurce	One-way street
	2.9 3.4^[a]	1.8 2.1	PR-1 south (Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera) / PR-16 south (Bulevar Román Baldorioty de Castro) / PR-26 east (Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro) – Carolina, Bayamón, Río Piedras, Caguas, Miramar	Southern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; northern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Caño de San Antonio	3.2^[a]	2.0	Puente San Antonio and Puente Guillermo Esteves^[9]
San Juan Antiguo	3.1^[a] 2.8	1.9 1.7	PR-1 north (Avenida Manuel Fernández Juncos) to north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) / – San Juan, Condado	Northern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; southern terminus of Avenida de la Constitución
	1.0	0.62	PR-38 (Paseo Covadonga) – San Juan	One-way street; westbound access via Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila
	0.0	0.0	/ – Old San Juan	Northern terminus of PR-25 and Avenida de la Constitución
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Route transition

^ ^a ^b ^c Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-1 rather than PR-25.

Related route[]

Puerto Rico Highway 25R (PR-25R) is a one way avenue in San Juan. The road begins at Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25) in Old San Juan, heading through a one-way highway along the Atlantic Ocean, and going back through to the concurrency of PR-25 and PR-1 in Puerta de Tierra.^[4] The entire route is located in San Juan Antiguo, San Juan.

km^[10]	mi	Destinations	Notes
2.7	1.7	PR-1 – San Juan	Southern terminus of PR-25R
0.0	0.0	PR-25 south (Avenida de la Constitución) – San Juan	Northern terminus of PR-25R; one-way street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 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 Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez. "La Ponce de León como metáfora". 80grados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ www.prfrogui.com History of the Roads of Puerto Rico-(in Spanish)-Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ Avenida de las Artes (3 November 2012). "San Juan's Arts & Culture District". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ Google (28 February 2020). "PR-8838" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b Google (13 July 2021). "PR-25R" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

External links[]

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[PR-1-10] Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-1 rather than PR-25.

[google_PR-25N-1] Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[google_PR-25S-2] Google (28 February 2020). "PR-25 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[NGAdvMap-3] National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.

[DTOP-4] Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[Ponce_de_León-5] Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez. "La Ponce de León como metáfora". 80grados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[6] www.prfrogui.com History of the Roads of Puerto Rico-(in Spanish)-Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[Avenida_Artes-7] Avenida de las Artes (3 November 2012). "San Juan's Arts & Culture District". Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[google_PR-8838-8] Google (28 February 2020). "PR-8838" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[Puentes-9] Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[google_PR-25R-11] Google (13 July 2021). "PR-25R" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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