Puerto Rico Highway 102 (PR-102) is a main highway in the southwestern portion of the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico. It begins at Puerto Rico Highway 2 north of central Mayagüez and runs through the municipalities of Cabo Rojo and San Germán, coming to an end in downtown Sabana Grande.[3]
   Highway 102 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta 102 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 41.6 km[1][2] (25.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PR-104 in Miradero–Algarrobos–Mayagüez barrio-pueblo | |||
| ||||
| East end |   PR-121 / PR-368 in Sabana Grande barrio-pueblo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, Sabana Grande | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
Route description
editMayagüez
editPR-102 begins as a short two-lane road at an intersection with north of the Mar y Sol neighborhood. The road travels southwest down a relatively steep slope for approximately 0.23 miles where it comes to an intersection with the six-lane, north–south, arterial Avenida Comercio/PR-64 and the secondary, east–west, Calle Concordia/PR-3342. PR-102 replaces PR-64 southbound into where it runs through the Concordia Public Housing Complex until reaching a crossing at Yagüez River where it enters the industrial area immediately west of central Mayagüez. After crossing the Yagüez, the road decreases to four-lanes unofficially since there is an absence of pavement markings along this stretch. It is through this area that PR-102 has direct access to two of downtown Mayagüez's major streets Calle Méndez Vigo and Calle de la Candelaria, formerly McKinley Street. A half mile south of the river crossing, PR-102 enters a new traffic pattern and once again becomes a six-lane divided boulevard named Bulevar Guanajibo which travels directly adjacent to the numerous public housing complexes in the area. This area is currently under construction in preparation for hosting the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games which includes the construction of two new stadiums and a waterfront promenade. Further south, after crossing the Guanajibo River, the route retains its name but once again becomes a two-lane road as it passes through Mayagüez's coastal neighborhoods.
Cabo Rojo
editPR-102 continues to run south along the coastline where it enters Cabo Rojo, eventually passing through the seaside resort and fishing village of Joyuda. After leaving Joyuda, PR-102 curves eastward as Calle Pedro Albizu Campos. The highway intersects PR-100 just outside downtown Cabo Rojo. It enters the town as Calle Nuevo Carbonell and shares some of its length with PR-103 for a little over a half mile.
San Germán
editOnce exiting the town, the route travels a short distance through countryside until entering downtown San Germán as Calle Comercio Luna.
Sabana Grande
editAfter leaving San Germán, the road once again travels through rural communities until it intersects PR-2 just outside downtown Sabana Grande. It enters Sabana Grande as Calle Francisco Mariano Quiñones, where it terminates south of the town plaza at the intersection of Calle 65 de Infanteria (65th Infantry Street)/PR-120 and PR-121 which continues along Francisco Mariano Quinon Street.[4]
-
-
PR-2 west approaching exit 181 to PR-102 in Rayo barrio
Major intersections
edit| Municipality | Location | km[1][2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez | Miradero–Algarrobos– Mayagüez barrio-pueblo tripoint | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-104 (Carretera Dr. Victoriano Quintana Muñiz) – Mayagüez | Western terminus of PR-102 |
| Mayagüez barrio-pueblo | 0.3 | 0.19 |  PR-2 (Expreso Miguel A. García Méndez) – Mayagüez, Aguadilla | No left turn from PR-2 southbound; no access across PR-2 | |
| 0.6– 0.7 | 0.37– 0.43 |      PR-64 (Avenida Alcalde Benjamín Cole Vázquez) / PR-3342 (Calle Concordia) to PR-3341 – Mayagüez | |||
| 1.6– 1.7 | 0.99– 1.1 | PR-3342 (Calle Concordia) – Mayagüez | |||
| Sábalos–Mayagüez barrio-pueblo line | 3.5 | 2.2 |  PR-63 (Avenida William C. Dunscombe) – Hormigueros, Aguadilla | ||
| Cabo Rojo | Miradero | 17.3 | 10.7 |  PR-308 – Puerto Real | |
| 19.3 | 12.0 |  PR-100 (Avenida Antonio J. "Tony" Fas Alzamora) – Cabo Rojo, Mayagüez | |||
| Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo–Bajura– Miradero tripoint | 20.1 | 12.5 |  PR-311 – Guanajibo | ||
| Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo | 20.4 | 12.7 |  PR-103 (Calle Salvador Brau) – Boquerón | Western terminus of PR-103 concurrency | |
| Monte Grande–Bajura line | 21.3 | 13.2 | PR-103 – Hormigueros | Eastern terminus of PR-103 concurrency | |
| 24.8 | 15.4 |  PR-310 – Monte Grande | |||
| San Germán | Maresúa–Sabana Eneas line | 27.6 | 17.1 |  PR-317 – Hormigueros | |
| Maresúa | 28.8 | 17.9 |  PR-314 – Cotuí | ||
| 29.6 | 18.4 |   PR-318 south – Lajas | |||
| Sabana Grande Abajo–Maresúa line | 29.9 | 18.6 |   PR-114 west – Hormigueros, Mayagüez | ||
| 30.8– 30.9 | 19.1– 19.2 |   PR-166 east (Avenida Jorge Alberto Ramos Comas) – Sabana Grande | |||
| San Germán barrio-pueblo | 31.8– 31.9 | 19.8– 19.8 |  PR-101 (Calle Lorencita Ramírez de Arellano) – Lajas | ||
| 32.1 | 19.9 |  PR-347 (Avenida del Veterano) – Sabana Grande Abajo | One-way street | ||
| 32.4 | 20.1 |   PR-360 (Calle Luz Celenia Tirado) – Caín Bajo | |||
| Retiro | 32.9 | 20.4 |  PR-122 – Mayagüez, Ponce | ||
| 35.1– 35.2 | 21.8– 21.9 |  PR-118 – Lajas | |||
| 35.3 | 21.9 |  PR-329 – Minillas | |||
| Minillas | 37.1 | 23.1 |  PR-3363 – Soltero | ||
| 39.2 | 24.4 | PR-2 (Expreso Roberto Sánchez Vilella) – Mayagüez, Ponce | PR-2 exit 181; diamond interchange | ||
| Sabana Grande | Rayo–Santana line | 40.0 | 24.9 |  PR-363 – Santana | |
| Sabana Grande barrio-pueblo | 41.6 | 25.8 | PR-121 south (Avenida Vicente Quilinche) / PR-368 (Calle Francisco Mariano Quiñones) – Yauco | Eastern terminus of PR-102 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
| |||||
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ a b "PR-102 west" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b "PR-102 east" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 55–56. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
External links
edit
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 102 at Wikimedia Commons
