Puerto Rico Highway 181

Puerto Rico Highway 181 (PR-181), also known as Expreso Trujillo Alto,[3] is a road that connects the towns of San Juan, Puerto Rico (very close to Carolina) in the north/northeast coast of Puerto Rico with Patillas in the southeast, passing through the municipalities of San Juan (very small part) at Jesus de Piñero Avenue (PR-17) as it approaches the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Trujillo Alto, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Yabucoa and Patillas in the center of the town district near PR-3. Along with PR-10, PR-149, PR-1 and PR-52, it is one of the longest highways crossing the island from north to south through the central mountainous region. In the north part of Trujillo Alto it is a four-lane highway, turning completely rural on the way to Patillas with the exception of a small tract in Gurabo where it intersects PR-30.

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Highway 181

Ruta 181
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length68.65 km[1] (42.66 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-3 in Patillas barrio-pueblo
Major intersections
North end PR-17 in Oriente
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesPatillas, Maunabo, Yabucoa, San Lorenzo, Gurabo, Trujillo Alto, San Juan
Highway system
PR-180 PR-182

Route description

Rural road

In Trujillo Alto, near Gurabo, it turns into a rural road with very narrow lanes per direction and hard curves, making it dangerous and requiring low speed limits. In Gurabo, it becomes divided in about 1 kilometer as it intersects Puerto Rico Highway 30, and then quickly turns rural. In San Lorenzo its makes intersection with Puerto Rico Highway 183. For the rest of its length it is still rural. In Yabucoa, PR-182 begins to connect to the main town, while PR-181 continues and as it enters Patillas, it borders lake Carite, before arriving to downtown Patillas, where it meets PR-3.[1]

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[4][5]miDestinationsNotes
PatillasPatillas barrio-pueblo0.00.0 PR-3 (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) Arroyo, MaunaboSouthern terminus of PR-181
0.30.19 PR-799 Cacao Alto
Marín3.62.2 PR-7759 Marín
PatillasMaunabo
municipal line
MarínMatuyas Alto line10.36.4 PR-759 Maunabo
YabucoaGuayabota15.19.4 PR-182 (Ruta Panorámica) YabucoaSouthern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency
San LorenzoEspino20.612.8 PR-7740 (Ruta Panorámica) CayeyNorthern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Patillas
21.713.5 PR-9920 Quebrada Arenas
22.013.7 PR-745 Espino
Quebrada Honda23.014.3 PR-902 Quebrada Arenas
24.115.0 PR-913 Quebrada Honda
24.915.5 PR-9912 Cayaguas
Jagual28.117.5 PR-765 Jagual
HatoQuemados line32.019.9 PR-788 Quemados
32.7
10.3[lower-alpha 1]
20.3
6.4

PR-183 west (Carretera Jesús Santa Aponte) Caguas, Gurabo
Western terminus of PR-183 concurrency
10.6[lower-alpha 1]
32.8
6.6
20.4

PR-183 east (Carretera Jesús Santa Aponte) Las Piedras
Eastern terminus of PR-183 concurrency
San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo33.821.0 PR-980 (Calle Varona Suárez) Las PiedrasOne-way street; eastbound access via Calle José de Diego
San Lorenzo barrio-puebloHato line34.721.6 PR-9931 Caguas
Quebrada37.9–
38.0
23.5–
23.6
PR-931 Navarro
38.523.9 PR-929 Juncos
GuraboJaguar40.825.4 PR-9933 Juncos
JaguarMamey line42.826.6 PR-30 (Expreso Cruz Ortiz Stella) Caguas, San Juan, Juncos, HumacaoPR-30 exits 7 and 8; diamond interchange
Mamey43.527.0 PR-189 Gurabo, Juncos
Celada45.428.2 PR-944 Hato Nuevo
45.528.3 PR-943 Gurabo
Quebrada InfiernoMasa line50.631.4 PR-945 Masa
54.133.6 PR-851 (Carretera Reverendo Erasmo Ocasio Adorno) La Gloria
Trujillo AltoQuebrada NegritoDos Bocas line58.436.3 PR-852 Quebrada Grande
Dos BocasLa Gloria line59.537.0 PR-851 (Carretera Reverendo Erasmo Ocasio Adorno) La Gloria
Trujillo Alto barrio-puebloLa Gloria line61.438.2
PR-894 to PR-175 Caguas
Río Grande de Loíza61.7–
61.9
38.3–
38.5
Puente de Trujillo Alto[6]
CuevasSt. Just line61.938.5

PR-175 / PR-8860 east to PR-876 (Carretera Federico Degetau) Caguas, Carolina
63.439.4
PR-850 to PR-876 (Carretera Federico Degetau) Cuevas
Southbound exit and entrance
63.5–
63.6
39.5–
39.5

PR-199 west (Carretera Coronel Pedro L. Negrón Ramírez) / PR-876 (Carretera Federico Degetau) Cupey, Guaynabo
63.839.6 PR-848 (Avenida Juan José "Chejuán" García Ríos) St. Just
Trujillo AltoSan Juan
municipal line
St. JustCuevas
Sabana Llana Sur tripoint
65.340.6 PR-846 / PR-876 (Carretera Federico Degetau) Cuevas, St. Just
San JuanSabana Llana Sur65.640.8 PR-877 (Avenida Trujillo Alto) Sabana Llana Sur
Sabana Llana SurOriente line67.1–
67.4
41.7–
41.9
PR-3 (Avenida 65 de Infantería) / PR-47 (Calle De Diego) Río Piedras, Caguas, CarolinaDiamond interchange
Oriente68.6542.66 PR-17 (Expreso Jesús T. Piñero) San Juan, Hato Rey, Carolina, Isla VerdeNorthern terminus of PR-181; PR-17 exits 7B and 8
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-183 rather than PR-181.

See also


References

  1. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 94–95. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  2. "Gurabo, Memoria Núm. 48" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1954. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas". DTOP GOV PR (in Spanish).
  4. Google (27 March 2020). "PR-181 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. Google (27 March 2020). "PR-181 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 109–110. Retrieved 26 March 2020.


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