Puerto Rico Highway 31
Highway in Puerto Rico

Highway 31 marker Highway 31 marker
Highway 31
Ruta 31
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length25.55 km[1] (15.88 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-30 / PR-189 in Ceiba Norte
Major intersections
East end PR-3 in Mariana
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesJuncos, Las Piedras, Naguabo
Highway system
← PR-30→ PR-32

Puerto Rico Highway 31 (PR-31) is a main, rural highway connecting Juncos with Naguabo in eastern Puerto Rico. This road begins at Puerto Rico Highway 198 and ends at Puerto Rico Highway 3.[1]

Route description

PR-31 is an alternate route for people who are going from Caguas and other nearby towns to Naguabo, without having to pass through Humacao.[3] It is located south of El Yunque and is constantly flooded, even with little rainfall.[4] Several farms are close to this highway and it has two intersections with Puerto Rico Highway 53. Taking PR-30 and PR-53 to Naguabo can be faster depending on the traffic.

  • View from PR-31 in Naguabo
    View from PR-31 in Naguabo

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[5]miDestinationsNotes
JuncosCeiba Norte25.5515.88 PR-189 – JuncosContinuation beyond PR-30
PR-30 (Expreso Cruz Ortiz Stella) – Caguas, HumacaoWestern terminus of PR-31 and eastern terminus of PR-189; PR-30 exit 14; diamond interchange
25.415.8 PR-198 (Calle Víctor Torres) – Las Piedras
24.615.3 PR-935 – Ceiba Norte
23.5–
23.4		14.6–
14.5
 PR-9185 west – Gurabo, La Placita
Gurabo Abajo22.814.2 PR-946 – Gurabo Abajo
Caimito20.012.4 PR-947 – Caimito
Las PiedrasEl Río18.211.3 PR-948 / PR-9936 – Las Piedras, El Río
16.510.3 PR-949 – El Río
Boquerón–El Río line14.99.3 PR-936 – Las Piedras
NaguaboPeña Pobre14.59.0 PR-950 – Peña Pobre
13.38.3 PR-924 (Carretera Luz Ercilia "Lucy" Fabery Zenón) – Humacao
Río Blanco9.76.0 PR-950 – Peña Pobre
8.8–
8.7		5.5–
5.4		Puente de Río Blanco over the Río Blanco[6]
8.75.4 PR-191 – El Yunque National Forest
7.94.9
 PR-53 north (Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa) – Ceiba, Fajardo		PR-53 exit 22; incomplete diamond interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Río–Maizales line6.44.0 PR-970 – Maizales
4.2–
4.1		2.6–
2.5		 PR-192 – Naguabo
Naguabo barrio-pueblo–Duque line3.8–
3.7		2.4–
2.3
 PR-205 north – Fajardo, Humacao
Duque–Mariana line2.8–
2.7		1.7–
1.7		 PR-971 – Naguabo, Duque
Mariana0.00.0 PR-3 – Ceiba, HumacaoEastern terminus of PR-31
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also


References

  1. ^ a b "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Datos de Transito 2000-2009 (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. pp. 44–45. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Juncos, Memoria Núm. 50" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  4. ^ "Cerrada por inundación la PR-31 en Naguabo" (in Spanish). NotiCel. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ "PR-31" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 105. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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