Puerto Rico Highway 133 (PR-133) is a major access road in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The road is 1.2 miles long and consists of three segments called (moving eastward) "Calle Comercio" (a.k.a. "Calle Francisco Parra Duperón"), "Avenida Cuatro Calles", and "Avenida Ednita Nazario". The road has both of its endpoints, as well as its entire length, within the Ponce city limits. It runs west to east. The road is a main access road from downtown Ponce to

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, providing access to

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and all other points in the eastern portion of the Puerto Rico, and to PR-52, which provides

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access to

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Route description

Highway 133 is 1.2 miles long, making it one of Puerto Rico's shortest primary roads.

Calle Comercio

The road starts at its intersection with Calle Marina ( PR-123) at Plaza Las Delicias in downtown Ponce ("Ponce Centro"). From this point the road runs east for three blocks as a one-lane, one-way street and is called

Francisco Parra Duperón Francisco Parra Duperón (1827–1899) born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was a lawyer and banker. He became a lawyer at a young age and moved from Mayagüez to Ponce, Puerto Rico where he established his law practice. He was also one of the foun ...

but it is popularly known as Calle Comercio. At the end of the third block, the road intersects Cruz Street and becomes a two-lane, two-way street. The road runs as a two-way street until its intersection with

Río Portugués Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

. Parque de la Ceiba is on the north side of the road at this point. Parra Duperon Street Sign.jpg, A road sign on PR-133 with the name Francisco Parra Duperón PR-133 (Calle Comercio), Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al este-sureste (DSC03365).jpg, PR-133 west of

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Avenida Cuatro Calles

After crossing Rio Portugués the road is called Avenida Cuatro Calles. The road crosses PR-12 via an underpass (no access to PR-12 at this point) and continues to run in a westerly direction, intersecting with PR-163/ Avenida Las Américas at Café Rico, near

Centro del Sur Mall Centro del Sur Mall is a shopping mall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At the time of its inauguration in 1962,Carmelo Rosario Natal. ''Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002.'' Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Auton ...

. PR-12, viajando hacia el Sur, al norte de la salida hacia la PR-133 (Calle Comercio), en Barrio San Antón, Ponce, PR, mostrando antiguo letrero de la PR-14.jpg, A road sign on the southbound side of PR-12 announcing the PR-133/Comercio Street exit towards Downtown Ponce (''Ponce Centro'')

Avenida Ednita Nazario

After crossing Avenida Las Americas the road becomes a 4-lane roadway known as Avenida Ednita Nazario. The former headquarters of Rovira Biscuits Corporation are located on the north side of the road in this section. A public art display consisting of the bust of Ednita Nazario is located at easternmost end of this section of PR-133, on the north side of the road. PR-133 ends at its intersection with the PR-2/

/Miguel Pou Boulevard complex. (Continuing straight east the roadway is six lanes wide and it is a section of Eastbound PR-1 known as "Avenida La Ceiba".''¿Una avenida o zona de combate?''
Primera Hora. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.)

Landmarks

Landmarks along this road include

Ceiba Tree Park Parque de la Ceiba (English: Ceiba Tree Park) is a passive park in sector Cuatro Calles of barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Its centerpiece is the historic Ceiba tree, a tree associated with the founding of the city. Now surrounded by the ...

, located next to

Cafe Rico A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...

, and Rovira Biscuits Corporation. A monument to Ednita Nazario is located at the northwest corner of PR-133 and PR-2.

Major intersections

Notes

References

External links

Historia de las Carreteras de Puerto Rico. Retrieved March 11, 2010.

Roads in Porto Rico. By Manuel Victor Domenech (Former Commissioner of the Interior), in ''The Overland Monthly''. Vol 73, No, 4; April, 1919. Page 321. Retrieved March 11, 2010.

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