Puerto Rico Highway 5 (PR-5) is a main highway in the San Juan Metropolitan area which connects the cities of
Cataño to
Bayamón and is being extended and converted to a tollway (it has a toll plaza
in Bayamón near
PR-2
Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway.
The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. ...
and PR-174) to access the municipalities of
Naranjito and
Comerío. It is a short freeway from south Cataño to the business area in Bayamón. It makes intersections with PR-22, PR-6, PR-2 and PR-199, where it ends at this time. The highway will parallel
Puerto Rico Highway 167
Puerto Rico Highway 167 (PR-167) is one of the main highways in the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. Highway 167 starts at Puerto Rico Highway 165 in Levittown and goes until Puerto Rico Highway 156 in Comerío ...
and will contain the new
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern o ...
being built between Bayamón and Naranjito. It will probably end in Puerto Rico highway 152 when completed.
Route description
Cataño to Bayamón
PR-5 begins in a dead end in downtown Cataño, on a peninsula overlooking
San Juan Bay
San Juan Bay ( es, Bahía de San Juan) is the bay and main inlet adjacent to Old San Juan in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is about in length, the largest body of water in an estuary of about of channels, inlets and eight interconnected lagoons ...
. It crosses downtown Cataño on an urban street, passing through the
main square. Shortly after an intersection with
PR-165
Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo. The highway passes by Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown, Cataño and Guaynabo.
Route description
This highway begins at its junction with PR-164 (road f ...
, it becomes a divided avenue until reaching PR-22 at the Bayamon city limit.
After the PR-22 intersection, it becomes a freeway, paralleling the Metro Urbano
bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...
route. After an intersection with PR-29, it becomes an avenue in downtown Bayamon, where the Metro Urbano ends. After the intersection with PR-2, it becomes a tolled freeway until this section ends, becoming the western section of PR-199.
PR-5.jpg, PR-5 in Bayamón
Carretera PR-2, Intersección Carretera PR-5, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.jpg, Exit to PR-5 from PR-2
Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway.
The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. ...
Toa Alta to Naranjito
This section begins at an intersection with PR-167, near the border with Bayamon. This segment passes through the
Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge
The Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge ''(Officially: Puente Atirantado de Naranjito, Jesús Izcoa Moure'') is a Cable-stayed bridge that connects the cities of Toa Alta and Naranjito, in Puerto Rico by the Puerto Rico Highway 5.
It was named after Je ...
and is a freeway until the junction with PR-148. It then continues as a non divide highway, and then becomes divided until its end at an intersection with PR-164 and PR-152. This entire segment was originally known as PR-147.
Puente Atirantado en Naranjito, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg, Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge
The Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge ''(Officially: Puente Atirantado de Naranjito, Jesús Izcoa Moure'') is a Cable-stayed bridge that connects the cities of Toa Alta and Naranjito, in Puerto Rico by the Puerto Rico Highway 5.
It was named after Je ...
near Naranjito
Carretera PR-5, Naranjito, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-5 in Naranjito
Tolls
Major intersections
See also
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List of highways numbered 5
Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* Asian Highway 5
* European route E05
* European route E005
Argentina
* National Route 5
Australia New South Wales
* M5 Motorway (Sydney)
* The Detou ...
References
External links
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