Puerto Rico Highway 3

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Highway 3
Ruta 3
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length160.7 km[1][2] (99.9 mi)
Major junctions
From PR-1 in Salinas barrio-pueblo
Major intersections
To PR-1 in Hato Rey Sur
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesSalinas, Guayama, Arroyo, Patillas, Maunabo, Yabucoa, Humacao, Naguabo, Ceiba, Fajardo, Luquillo, Río Grande, Loíza, Canóvanas, Carolina, San Juan
Highway system
← PR-2→ PR-5
← PR-2RPR-3R→ PR-14R

Puerto Rico Highway 3 (PR-3) at nearly 100 miles long,[1][2] is the second-longest highway on Puerto Rico (after PR-2). It connects the San Juan neighborhood of Río Piedras to downtown Salinas indirectly around the eastern coast of the island.[3] Highway 3 ranges from a three lane urban avenue in San Juan to a one lane rural road past Fajardo. While other roads connect San Juan, it runs the coastline of Puerto Rico east of San Juan, beginning in Río Piedras near Santurce (where it is known as the Avenida 65 de Infantería) and goes to Fajardo where it goes south paralleling the coastline to Humacao and Maunabo. It goes up to a mountain-scenic route and goes west to Salinas, where it meets PR-1.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Google PR-3N was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Google PR-3S was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ Federal Highway Administration. National Highway System - Fajardo Map (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ Federal Highway Administration. National Highway System - Puerto Rico Map (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 21 February 2019.