Puerto Rico Highway 26 (PR-26), called the ''Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway'', is the main highway to the
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muñoz ...
and is connected to PR-66.
It was converted to a freeway to minimize the traffic in PR-3 and PR-17, to grant better access to the Airport.
Several exits exist to provide access to PR-187 (the main route to the Piñones area), PR-37 (Isla Verde) and
PR-22
PR-22 (also part of unsigned Interstate PR2) is an long toll road in the north coast of Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Hatillo. The road is also known as the ''José de Diego Expressway'' (Spanish: ''Expreso José de Diego ...
(José de Diego).
PR-26 is long.
[''Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas.''](_blank)
Departamento de Transportación y Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. Accessed 20 February 2020.
Exit list
Baldorioty-statue2.JPG, Statue of Román Baldorioty de Castro
Román Baldorioty de Castro (23 February 1822 – 30 September 1889) was Puerto Rican abolitionist and spokesman for the island's right to self-determination. In 1870, he was elected as a deputy in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, ...
in PR-26
Puerto Rico Highway 26 in Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-26 in Isla Verde
Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro Salida 7 en Carolina, Puerto Rico.jpg, Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro Salida 7
PR-26 Isla Verde.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 26 in Isla Verde
PR-26 in Carolina, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria (2017).jpg, PR-26 in Carolina after Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017)
PR-26 hacia PR-66 y PR-3.jpg, PR-26 towards PR-66 and PR-3
PR-66 becomes PR-26.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 66 becomes PR-26 in Carolina after the exit to PR-3
See also
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Interstate Highways in Puerto Rico
The highway system in Puerto Rico is composed of approximately of roads in Puerto Rico, maintained by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: ''Departmento de Transportación y Obras Públicas'') or DTOP. The hi ...
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List of highways numbered 26
Notes
References
External links
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Hawaii Highways– Puerto Rico Interstate Photographs ''(2002)''
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