Puerto Rico Highway 199
Encyclopedia
Puerto Rico Highway 199 is a main highway, mostly divided, in San Juan, Puerto Rico
and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
. It is one of the few highways in Puerto Rico with discontinuity, as there is also another Puerto Rico Highway 199 in Bayamón.
, Puerto Rico Highway 52 and Puerto Rico Highway 20
. It approaches downtown Guaynabo. Several schools can be found along the way.
and ends near Puerto Rico Highway 167. The segment is likely to be renumbered as Puerto Rico Highway 5
since the latter is being built into a tollway to Naranjito
and Comerío
and it shows to be not probable that PR-199 in Guaynabo will be connected to this segment in Bayamón.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan...
. It is one of the few highways in Puerto Rico with discontinuity, as there is also another Puerto Rico Highway 199 in Bayamón.
San Juan to Guaynabo
In San Juan, near Trujillo Alto, it begins near PR-850 and PR-181 and goes through the exclusive Paseos area, goes west, intersecting Puerto Rico Highway 1Puerto Rico Highway 1
Puerto Rico Highway 1 connects the city of Ponce to San Juan. Leaving Ponce, the road follows somewhat parallel along the southern coast of the island and, at Salinas, it turns north to cut through the Cordillera Central in its approach to San Juan....
, Puerto Rico Highway 52 and Puerto Rico Highway 20
Puerto Rico Highway 20
Puerto Rico Highway 20 or PR-20 is a short freeway entirely located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It used to be divided highway with traffic signals, which even turned into a rural road near its south end, but due to the traffic congestion in parallel freeway PR-18, and also in PR-1 and PR-52, it had...
. It approaches downtown Guaynabo. Several schools can be found along the way.
English Use
Guaynabo is a town which is colloquially known as "Guaynabo City", and it has a large number of supporters of statehood for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Almost every government agency in Guaynabo is switching to English, and roads are not the exception. After PR-199 passes by the Centro de Bellas Artes and intersects Puerto Rico Highway 837, there can be board reading "West 199", "JCT" and similar.Bayamón
Puerto Rico Highway 199 begins again at Puerto Rico Highway 5Puerto Rico Highway 5
Puerto Rico Highway 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 to access the municipalities of Naranjito and Comerío. It is a short freeway from south Cataño to the business area in Bayamón...
and ends near Puerto Rico Highway 167. The segment is likely to be renumbered as Puerto Rico Highway 5
Puerto Rico Highway 5
Puerto Rico Highway 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 to access the municipalities of Naranjito and Comerío. It is a short freeway from south Cataño to the business area in Bayamón...
since the latter is being built into a tollway to Naranjito
Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Naranjito is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, south of Toa Alta; north of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Naranjito is spread over 15 wards and Naranjito Pueblo...
and Comerío
Comerio
Comerio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km west of Varese...
and it shows to be not probable that PR-199 in Guaynabo will be connected to this segment in Bayamón.
See also
- Puerto Rico Highway 5Puerto Rico Highway 5Puerto Rico Highway 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 to access the municipalities of Naranjito and Comerío. It is a short freeway from south Cataño to the business area in Bayamón...
- San Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
- Guaynabo, Puerto RicoGuaynabo, Puerto RicoGuaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan...
- Bayamón, Puerto RicoBayamón, Puerto RicoBayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...