Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) is a two-way secondary''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. highway in the municipality of

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...

Route description

The road runs north to south, and mostly alongside

Río Cerrillos Cerrillos River (Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as ...

in barrio

Maragüez Maragüez (''Barrio Maragüez'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Maragüez is one of the municipality's eig ...

, borders the edge of

Lake Cerrillos Lake Cerrillos (Spanish: Lago Cerrillos) is a man-made lake located in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply ...

, and then runs through barrio Cerrillos and from there into the city of Ponce. Letrero en la PR-139, a metros del comienzo de la ruta en Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando hacia el noreste (DSC00569).jpg, Sign on PR-139, a few yards from the start of the route in Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking northeast PR-139 in Barrio Maraguez in Ponce, Puerto Rico, heading SB (IMG 3784).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) in Barrio Maraguez, Ponce, heading south, with the City of Ponce and the

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 ...

channel in the background and the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

in the far background

Communities served

As the road is traveled in a northbound fashion, it serves barrios

Machuelo Arriba Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural in ...

, and

Anón Anón (''Barrio Anón'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Marueño, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limon, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Anón is one ...

Major intersections

Related routes

Puerto Rico Highway 139R

Puerto Rico Highway 139R (PR-139R) is a

spur route A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway should not be considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the s ...

, or ''ramal'' from its parent route

PR-139 Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) is a two-way secondaryCerrillos Dam and Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park. Carretera PR-139R, Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al sur (20220102 090831).jpg, PR-139R in

Puerto Rico Highway 5139

Puerto Rico Highway 5139 (PR-5139) is a north–south connector located between

PR-14 Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Cayey, Puerto Rico to Ponce, Puerto Rico. The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central. The Coamo-to-Ponce section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish e ...

and PR-139. This road runs through Cerrillos and Machuelo Arriba barrios, crossing Cerrillos River near Cerrillos Dam. PR-5139, km 2.7, Bo. Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al sur (DSC03415B).jpg, PR-5139 in Machuelo Arriba

References

External links

Info on PR-139, km 23.4 Bridge "La Carmelita"

PR-5139, Machuelo Arriba

139 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 139 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 139 (New Jersey bus) 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 13 ...

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