Puerto Rico Highway 12

Puerto Rico Highway 12 (PR-12), also called Avenida Malecón,[3] and Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros, is a 6.4-kilometer,[4] limited-access highway entirely located within the city limits of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and connecting Puerto Rico Highway 14 to the La Guancha area in Barrio Playa in Ponce.[5] It is similar to a freeway but has one traffic light near its intersection with PR-14. In addition to its northern and southern terminus, the highway has four full interchange exits: PR-52, PR-2, PR-133/Calle Comercio, and Avenida Las Américas. Since PR-12's southern terminus is at the Port of Ponce, its traffic volume is expected to grow as construction in the new Port of the Americas is completed.[6]

Highway 12 marker

Highway 12

Ruta 12
Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length6.4 km[1] (4.0 mi)
Existed1960[2][note 1]–present
Major junctions
South endPort of Ponce in Playa
Major intersections
North end PR-14 in Machuelo Abajo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesPonce
Highway system
← PR-10→ PR-14

History

The 2.5 kilometer section of this road, from the Ponce Bypass to just a few feet from the Caribbean Sea at PR-123, was the first segment built; it was built in 1960.[2] It was called "Avenida Malecón" (Pier Avenue), as it led from the then-urbanized area of Ponce to the Ponce wharf. The segment north of PR-12's intersection with PR-2, that is, between PR-2 and Avenida Tito Castro was built in the 1990s, and completed in 2002, as part of the Ponce en Marcha project.[7]

PR-12 used to be signed as part of 'PR-14' before construction of the new PR-10 took place. The PR-14 signing has since been moved into another route (ending at Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud, near downtown Ponce, while the PR-12 signing was assigned to the southernmost 5.28 kilometers of the old PR-14 route. As of 2008, the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works had not yet updated the signing on the road, but by 2011 it had.

  • Southbound lanes of PR-12, near exit to PR-133 (Calle Comercio), in Ponce
    Southbound lanes of PR-12, near exit to PR-133 (Calle Comercio), in Ponce
  • 2008 PR-12 photo with old PR-14 signing
    2008 PR-12 photo with old PR-14 signing
  • Detailed map of PR-12
    Detailed map of PR-12

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Ponce. All exits are unnumbered.

  • PR-12 north at its exit to Avenida Rafael Cordero Santiago
    PR-12 north at its exit to Avenida Rafael Cordero Santiago
  • PR-12 north near its exit to PR-163 (Avenida Las Américas)
    PR-12 north near its exit to PR-163 (Avenida Las Américas)
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Playa0.00.0Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas (Calle A)At-grade intersection; southern terminus of PR-12; access to the Complejo Recreativo y Cultural La Guancha
0.40.25
 PR-123 north		At-grade intersection; southern terminus of PR-123; access to Ponce Playa
1.0–
1.1		0.62–
0.68		Avenida CaribeAccess to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
1.30.81Ponce Playa (Calle Puerto Viejo)Southbound exit and entrance; access to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources
2.11.3 PR-52 – San Juan, Juana Díaz, Santa Isabel, MayagüezCloverleaf interchange; PR-52 (unsigned PRI-1) exits 104A and 104B
2.51.6
 PR-52 south / PR-Avenida Rafael Cordero Santiago – Mayagüez, Plaza del Caribe		Partial cloverleaf interchange; access to the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, Judicial Center and the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corporation
San Antón3.32.1 PR-2 – Ponce Este, Ponce Oeste, MayagüezDiamond interchange; the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico access is via PR-2 west
4.12.5 PR-163 (Avenida Las Américas[lower-alpha 1]) – Ponce Centro, Ponce EsteDiamond interchange; Museo de Arte de Ponce and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico access is via PR-163 west
5.23.2 PR-133 (Calle Comercio) – Ponce CentroDiamond interchange
5.13.2
 PR-1 west (Bulevar Miguel A. Pou)		Incomplete diamond interchange; southbound exit and entrance; access to Ponce Centro
Machuelo Abajo5.73.5Calle Obispado (unsigned)At-grade intersection
6.44.0 PR-14 – Ponce Norte, Adjuntas, CerrillosSeagull intersection; northern terminus of PR-12; access to Ponce Centro and Juana Díaz
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. Avenida Las Américas is also known as Bulevar Luis A. Ferré Aguayo.

See also

Notes
  1. The segment south of the Ponce Bypass (PR-2) was built in 1960. The segment north of PR-2 was built in the 1990s, and completed in 2002.

References
  1. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-12" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945–2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 53.
  3. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  4. Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas. (In Spanish) Puerto Rico Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportacion (ACT). 17 November 2010.
  5. Highways and Transportation Authority. Office of Traffic Data Compilation and Analysis. (2010). Transito Promedio Diario [Average Daily Traffic (AADT)] (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). San Juan, PR: Department of Transportation and Public Works. pp. 28–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. Links to Port of the Americas
  7. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario sobre la Historia de Ponce. Published by Oficina de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2002. p. 111.
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