Puerto Rico Highway 12

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

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Google PR-12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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


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