Puerto Rico Highway 26

Puerto Rico Highway 26 (PR-26),[lower-alpha 1] called the Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway, is the main highway to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and is connected to PR-66.[2] It was converted to a freeway to minimize the traffic in PR-3 and PR-17, to grant better access to the Airport.[3][4] Several exits exist to provide access to PR-187 (the main route to the Piñones area), PR-37 (Isla Verde) and PR-22 (José de Diego).[5] PR-26 is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long.[6]

Highway 26 marker

Highway 26

Ruta 26
Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length15.1 km[1] (9.4 mi)
Existed1982 and completed in 1999–present
Major junctions
West end PR-1 / PR-16 in Santurce
Major intersections
East end PR-3 / PR-66 in San Antón
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesSan Juan, Carolina
Highway system
← PR-25→ PR-27

Exit list
  • Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro Salida 7
    Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro Salida 7
  • PR-26 in Carolina after Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017)
    PR-26 in Carolina after Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017)
  • PR-26 towards PR-66 and PR-3
    PR-26 towards PR-66 and PR-3
  • Puerto Rico Highway 66 becomes PR-26 in Carolina after the exit to PR-3
    Puerto Rico Highway 66 becomes PR-26 in Carolina after the exit to PR-3
MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
San JuanSanturce0.00.0—
 PR-1 north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) – San Juan		Western terminus of PR-26
0.30.19—PR-Marginal Román Baldorioty de Castro – SanturceEastbound exit only; one-way street
1.4–
1.5		0.87–
0.93		1
 PR-2 west (Avenida Roberto H. Todd) – Condado, Parada 18		Eastbound exit signed as 1A
1.7–
1.8		1.1–
1.1		1BPR-Calle Canals – Condado, Parada 19Eastbound exit only; one-way street
2.0–
2.1		1.2–
1.3		2A
 PR-22 west (Autopista José de Diego) – Bayamón, Arecibo, Mayagüez

 To PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – Río Piedras, Caguas, Ponce
Túnel Minillas
2.3–
2.4		1.4–
1.5		2B PR-37 (Avenida José de Diego) / PR-Calle del Parque / PR-Calle San Jorge – Condado, Centro Minillas
3.0–
4.1		1.9–
2.5		4PR-Calle Degetau / PR-Calle Providencia / PR-Calle Tapia – Ocean ParkWestbound exit signed as 4A
4.62.94B
 To PR-37 (Calle Loíza) / PR-Calle Providencia – Villa Palmeras		Westbound exit only
CarolinaCangrejo Arriba5.43.45
 To PR-37 – Isla Verde, Punta Las Marías		Westbound exit only
5.5–
6.5		3.4–
4.0		6
 To PR-37 / PR-Marginal Villamar – Isla Verde
7.34.57
 PR-187 east (Avenida Los Gobernadores) – Isla Verde, Loíza, Piñones
7.74.88A
 PR-17 west (Puente Teodoro Moscoso) – Río Piedras, Trujillo Alto		Toll bridge
8B PR-Avenida Salvador V. Caro – Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
9.15.79PR-Avenida Los Ángeles – CarolinaEastbound exit signed as 9A
9.55.99BPR-Marginal Los Ángeles – CarolinaEastbound exit only
11.1–
11.2		6.9–
7.0		11 PR-190 / PR-Avenida Iturregui – Base Muñiz, VistamarEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Sabana Abajo12.57.812PR-Avenida Roberto Sánchez Vilella – Carolina, Country ClubEastbound exits are signed as 12A (west) and 12B (east)
13.68.513
 To PR-190 / PR-Avenida Paseo de los Gigantes – Carolina		Eastbound exits are signed as 13A (west) and 13B (east)
14.8–
14.9		9.2–
9.3		14PR-Avenida Jesús M. Fragoso – CarolinaEastbound exit and entrance
San Antón15.19.415A
 PR-3 west (Avenida 65 de Infantería) – Río Piedras, Caguas		Eastern terminus of PR-26
15B
 PR-3 east (Avenida 65 de Infantería) – Carolina

 PR-66 east (Autopista Roberto Sánchez Vilella) / PR-887 – Canóvanas, Fajardo, Trujillo Alto, Saint Just
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes
  1. PR-26 is the unsigned Interstate PRI3

References
  1. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-26" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  3. "Mensaje del gobernador del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico honorable Rafael Hernández Colón en la inauguración del primer elevado de la avenida Baldorioty de Castro" (PDF). Rafael Hernández Colón (in Spanish). 1992. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. "Mensaje del gobernador del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico honorable Rafael Hernández Colón en la inauguración del segundo puente elevado en la avenida Baldorioty de Castro" (PDF). Rafael Hernández Colón (in Spanish). 1992. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 41. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  6. Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas. Departamento de Transportación y Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. Accessed 20 February 2020.


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