Puerto Rico Highway 137

Puerto Rico Highway 137 (PR-137) is a north–south road that travels from Vega Baja to Morovis.^[3] This highway extends from PR-2 in Vega Baja to PR-155 near downtown Morovis^[4] and it is known as Expreso Ángel A. "Tony" Laureano Martínez.^[1]

Length17.9 km^[2] (11.1 mi)

Southend

PR-155 in Morovis Norte

PR-159 in Monte Llano
PR-155 in Morovis Sud
PR-617 in Morovis Sud–Morovis Norte
PR-155 in Morovis Norte
PR-634 in Fránquez
PR-155 in Fránquez–Barahona
PR-643 in Pugnado Adentro
PR-644 in Pugnado Afuera
PR-670 in Pugnado Afuera–Algarrobo
PR-22 in Algarrobo

Northend

PR-2 in Algarrobo

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Highway 137

Ruta 137

Expreso Ángel A. "Tony" Laureano Martínez^[1]

Route information

Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW

Length

17.9 km^[2] (11.1 mi)

Major junctions

South end

PR-155 in Morovis Norte

PR-159 in Monte Llano
PR-155 in Morovis Sud
PR-617 in Morovis Sud–Morovis Norte
PR-155 in Morovis Norte
PR-634 in Fránquez
PR-155 in Fránquez–Barahona
PR-643 in Pugnado Adentro
PR-644 in Pugnado Afuera
PR-670 in Pugnado Afuera–Algarrobo
PR-22 in Algarrobo

North end

PR-2 in Algarrobo

Location

Country

United States

Territory

Puerto Rico

Municipalities

Morovis, Vega Baja

Highway system

Roads in Puerto Rico

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Route description

With a length of about 17.9 kilometers (11.1 mi), PR-137 begins at PR-2 junction in Algarrobo, with two lanes per direction. Then, it crosses PR-22 and PR-670, where the road narrows to a single lane per direction. In Pugnado Afuera, the highway meets PR-644, and intersects with PR-643 in Pugnado Adentro. In Morovis, the road intersects with PR-155 between Barahona, Fránquez, Morovis Norte and Morovis Sud barrios. Also, the highway has junctions with PR-634, PR-617, PR-159, PR-6617 and PR-6619 before ending at PR-155. Between Vega Baja and Morovis, the road has segments as 2+1 road, with two lanes in both directions at some intersections.^[2]

Puerto Rico Highway 137 by municipality
Southbound sign in Vega Baja
Northbound shield in Morovis with the shape of the island of Puerto Rico

Locations served

The following are the municipalities, barrios and landmarks through which PR-137 passes from north to south:^[2]

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Municipality	Barrios	Landmarks
Vega Baja	Algarrobo, Pugnado Afuera, Pugnado Adentro
Morovis	Barahona, Fránquez, Morovis Norte (2 times), Morovis Sud, Monte Llano	Morovis National Cemetery, Morovis Municipal Cemetery, Morovis Plaza Shopping Center

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Morovis National Cemetery

Morovis National Cemetery for veterans was established in Morovis in 2020, at a 247.5-acre parcel of land that can be accessed from Highway 137 at km 11.2. It was built to take over the functions of the existing Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón.^[5]^[6]

Major intersections

PR-2 east at PR-22 and PR-137 intersection in Algarrobo, Vega Baja
PR-22 west at exit 42 to PR-2 and PR-137 in Algarrobo, Vega Baja
PR-137 south at PR-22 interchange in Algarrobo, Vega Baja
PR-159 east at PR-137 junction in Monte Llano, Morovis

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Municipality	Location	km^[2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Morovis	Morovis Norte	17.9	11.1	PR-155 – Morovis, Vega Baja	Southern terminus of PR-137
	Monte Llano	17.7	11.0	PR-6619 – Morovis
		17.4	10.8	PR-6617 – Patrón
		17.1	10.6	PR-159 (Avenida Corozal) – Morovis, Corozal
	Morovis Sud	15.9	9.9	PR-155 – Morovis, Orocovis
	Morovis Sud–Morovis Norte line	15.2	9.4	PR-617 – Morovis
	Morovis Norte	12.6	7.8	PR-155 – Morovis, Vega Baja, Ciales
	Fránquez	12.0	7.5	PR-634 – Torrecillas, Fránquez
		9.3	5.8	To PR-155 / PR-634 / PR-6644 / PR-Calle Girasol – Fránquez
		8.7	5.4	PR-155 – Morovis	Southern terminus of PR-155 concurrency
	Barahona	8.5	5.3	PR-155 – Vega Baja	Northern terminus of PR-155 concurrency
Vega Baja	Pugnado Adentro	6.6	4.1	PR-643 – Pugnado Adentro
	Pugnado Afuera	3.1	1.9	PR-644 – Pugnado Afuera
	Pugnado Afuera–Algarrobo line	1.3– 1.2	0.81– 0.75	PR-670 – Vega Baja, Manatí
	Algarrobo	0.7– 0.2	0.43– 0.12	PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Manatí, Arecibo, Mayagüez, Bayamón, San Juan	PR-22 exits 42, 42A and 42B; partial cloverleaf interchange
	Algarrobo	0.0	0.0	PR-2 – Vega Baja, Manatí	Northern terminus of PR-137
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus