Puerto Rico Highway 14
Highway in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Ponce to Cayey, Puerto Rico.[2] The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central. The Ponce-to-Coamo section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish engineer Raimundo Camprubí Escudero (b. Pamplona 15 March 1846 – d. Madrid 1924).[3]
- Avenida Tito Castro (PR-14), Barrio Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, looking west (PR-14, near km 4.4)
- PR-14 westbound at bridge over Río Bucaná on Avenida Tito Castro in Ponce approaching PR-10 (PR-14, near km 5.2)

PR-14P / PR-14R in Quinto–Sexto
PR-12 in Machuelo Abajo
PR-10 / PR-139 in Machuelo Abajo–Machuelo Arriba
PR-506 in Coto Laurel
PR-149 in Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo–Lomas
PR-138 / PR-153 in San Ildefonso
PR-238 in Palmarejo
PR-162 in Pasto–Llanos–Asomante
PR-173 in Robles–Plata
PR-15 in Cayey barrio-pueblo
| Ruta 14 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 73.1 km[1] (45.4 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1886 (as the old Carretera Central)–present | |||
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| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Ponce, Juana Díaz, Coamo, Aibonito, Cayey | |||
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Route description
Except in the city of Ponce where (with the exception of the Ponce Historic Zone) the road is a 4-lane road known as Avenida Tito Castro, the rest of PR-14 is a two-lane country road as it makes its way through the four towns it runs through, Juana Díaz, Coamo, Aibonito and Cayey.[4] PR-14 is one of the roads that lead into the Ponce Historic Zone.[5]
- A former Casilla de Caminero on PR-14 (now Avenida Tito Castro) in Ponce (PR-14, near km 3.1)
- Puente de las Calabazas in Coamo (PR-14, near km 38.8)
- Detailed map of PR-14 in the municipality of Ponce
Major intersections
- PR-14, PR-10, and PR-1 signs in downtown Ponce (at Calle Villa and Calle Concordia, near PR-14, km 0.2), looking east
- PR-14 eastbound (Avenida Tito Castro) intersection with Avenida Fagot, Ponce (PR-14, km 3.0)
| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce | Primero–Cuarto line | 0.0 | 0.0 | Western terminus of PR-14 and southern terminus of PR-123P; the Carretera Central continues toward Playa; PR-123P access is via Calle Aurora | |
| Cuarto–Tercero line | 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | Calle Francisco Parra Duperón[a] (PR-133 east) | One-way street; unsigned | |
| Tercero | 0.7 | 0.43 | One-way street | ||
| Tercero–Quinto line | 0.8 | 0.50 | Calle Isabel (PR-1 west) | One-way street; unsigned | |
| Quinto–Sexto line | 1.2 | 0.75 | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-14R and western terminus of PR-14P; PR-14P access is via Calle Romaguera; cardinal direction changes from north–south to east–west | ||
| Río Portugués | 1.7– 1.8 | 1.1– 1.1 | Puente La Milagrosa | ||
| Machuelo Abajo | 2.2 | 1.4 | Eastern terminus of PR-14P | ||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | Seagull intersection; northern terminus of PR-12; access to the Port of Ponce | |||
| Machuelo Abajo–Machuelo Arriba line | 4.6– 4.8 | 2.9– 3.0 | Diamond interchange; access to PR-139, PR-505 and Mercedita International Airport; PR-52 exit 98A | ||
| Cerrillos | 5.9 | 3.7 | Southern terminus of PR-5139; access to Jayuya, Cerrillos Dam and Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales | ||
| Coto Laurel | 8.8 | 5.5 | Northern terminus of PR-506; access to PR-52; PR-52 exit 95 | ||
| Coto Laurel–Real line | 9.9 | 6.2 | Southern terminus of PR-511; access to Real and Anón | ||
| Juana Díaz | Callabo | 10.9 | 6.8 | Southern terminus of PR-512 | |
| Jacaguas | 11.5 | 7.1 | Northern terminus of PR-574 and southern terminus of PR-580 | ||
| 11.8 | 7.3 | Northern terminus of PR-573 | |||
| Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo–Lomas line | 13.7 | 8.5 | PR-52 access is via PR-149 south; PR-52 exit 91 | ||
| Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo | 14.0 | 8.7 | One-way street; southern terminus of PR-570 | ||
| 14.1 | 8.8 | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-592; access to Amuelas | |||
| Tijeras | 15.6 | 9.7 | Northern terminus of PR-510; access to Amuelas | ||
| 16.6 | 10.3 | Southern terminus of PR-551; access to Guayabal | |||
| Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line | 18.5 | 11.5 | Northern terminus of PR-535 | ||
| 19.5 | 12.1 | Southern terminus of PR-540 | |||
| 22.7 | 14.1 | Northern terminus of PR-536; access to Descalabrado | |||
| 23.7 | 14.7 | Eastern terminus of PR-586 | |||
| Río Descalabrado | 23.8– 23.9 | 14.8– 14.9 | Puente Obispo Zengotita[7] | ||
| Coamo | Los Llanos | 26.3– 26.4 | 16.3– 16.4 | ||
| San Ildefonso | 29.7– 29.8 | 18.5– 18.5 | Southern terminus of PR-5559; access to Santa Catalina | ||
| 29.9 | 18.6 | Puente General Méndez Vigo over the Río de la Mina[7] | |||
| 30.8– 30.9 | 19.1– 19.2 | Roundabout; southern terminus of PR-138 and northern terminus of PR-153 | |||
| Coamo barrio-pueblo | 32.8 | 20.4 | Eastern terminus of PR-150; access to Villalba | ||
| 33.1 | 20.6 | PR-155 | One-way street; southern terminus of PR-155; northbound access (to Orocovis) is via Calle Carrión Maduro or Calle Mario Brashi; unsigned | ||
| 33.7 | 20.9 | Puente Padre Íñigo over the Río Coamo[7] | |||
| Palmarejo–Coamo barrio-pueblo line | 33.8– 33.9 | 21.0– 21.1 | Western terminus of PR-702 | ||
| Coamo barrio-pueblo | 34.2 | 21.3 | Southern terminus of PR-5558; access to Pasto | ||
| Palmarejo | 35.7 | 22.2 | Eastern terminus of PR-238 (former PR-138) | ||
| Río Cuyón | 38.8 | 24.1 | Puente de las Calabazas[7] | ||
| Aibonito | Pasto–Asomante line | 45.9 | 28.5 | Eastern terminus of PR-723 and western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Barranquitas | |
| 46.8 | 29.1 | Western terminus of PR-7718 and eastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Cayey; access to Mirador Piedra Degetau | |||
| Pasto–Llanos– Asomante tripoint | 47.3 | 29.4 | Western terminus of PR-162 concurrency | ||
| Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 49.7– 49.8 | 30.9– 30.9 | Southern terminus of PR-724; access to Llanos | ||
| 49.8– 49.9 | 30.9– 31.0 | Northern terminus of PR-7719; access to Pasto | |||
| 50.2 | 31.2 | One-way street; counterclockwise terminus of PR-725; access to Llanos | |||
| 50.3 | 31.3 | PR-162 | One-way street; eastern terminus of PR-162 concurrency; access to Cuyón; unsigned | ||
| 50.5 | 31.4 | Counterclockwise terminus of PR-726; access to Caonillas | |||
| 50.9 | 31.6 | Northern terminus of PR-721 | |||
| 51.0 | 31.7 | PR-722 | Clockwise terminus of PR-722; access to Robles; unsigned | ||
| Robles–Plata line | 54.9 | 34.1 | Western terminus of PR-727 | ||
| Robles–Plata line | 56.8– 56.9 | 35.3– 35.4 | Puente de Quebrada Honda over the Quebrada Honda[7] | ||
| 57.2 | 35.5 | Southern terminus of PR-173 | |||
| Río Matón | 62.9– 63.0 | 39.1– 39.1 | Puente del Río Matón[7] | ||
| Cayey | Matón Abajo | 63.0 | 39.1 | Western terminus of PR-730 and southern terminus of PR-7730; Matón Abajo access is via PR-730; Honduras access is via PR-7730 | |
| Toíta–Cayey barrio-pueblo line | 68.3 | 42.4 | Eastern terminus of PR-730; access to Matón Arriba | ||
| Cayey barrio-pueblo | 68.7– 68.8 | 42.7– 42.8 | PR-206 | Northern terminus of PR-206; access to Salinas; unsigned | |
| 69.8 | 43.4 | Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR-170) / PR-731 | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-170 and southern terminus of PR-731; PR-170 access is via Calle José Celso Barbosa; PR-731 access is via Calle Manuel Corchado y Juarbe and Calle Román Baldorioty de Castro; unsigned | ||
| 70.1 | 43.6 | Puente Santo Domingo over the Quebrada Santo Domingo[7] | |||
| 70.1 | 43.6 | Northern terminus of PR-15; access to PR-52 and Guayama; PR-52 exit 39 | |||
| 71.2 | 44.2 | Southern terminus of PR-171 | |||
| 71.7 | 44.6 | Southern terminus of PR-7014; unsigned | |||
| Cayey barrio-pueblo–Monte Llano line | 73.1 | 45.4 | Eastern terminus of PR-14; the Carretera Central continues toward Cidra | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related route
Puerto Rico Highway 14R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 14, abbreviated Ramal PR-14 or PR-14R) is a road that branches off from PR-14 and ends at PR-123 in downtown Ponce. Its route is part of Unión and Guadalupe streets.[10][11] The entire route is located in Ponce.
- Puerto Rico Highway 14R through Calle Unión, near km 0.5
- Puerto Rico Highway 14R through Calle Guadalupe, near km 0.9
| Location | km[9] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primero–Segundo line | 0.0 | 0.0 | Calle Villa (PR-123 south) | One-way streets; southern terminus of PR-14R and northern terminus of PR-123P; unsigned | |
| Segundo | 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | Southern terminus of PR-14R through Calle Unión and western terminus of PR-14R through Calle Guadalupe | ||
| Quinto–Sexto line | 0.9 | 0.56 | PR-14 east | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-14R and western terminus of PR-14P; PR-14P access is via Calle Romaguera; unsigned | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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