Puerto Rico Highway 53

Highway 53 marker Highway 53 marker
Highway 53
Ruta 53
Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa
Map
PR-53 highlighted in red; future segments in yellow
Route information
Maintained by Metropistas
Length94.0 km[1][2][3][4] (58.4 mi)
Existed1988[5]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-52 in Lapa
Major intersections
North end PR-3 in Quebrada Vueltas
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesSalinas, Guayama, Arroyo, Patillas, Maunabo, Yabucoa, Humacao, Naguabo, Ceiba, Fajardo
Highway system
PR-52 PR-54

Puerto Rico Highway 53 (PR-53) or unsigned Interstate PR3 is a main tollway that is parallel to Puerto Rico Highway 3, which goes from Fajardo to Salinas.[6] Some segments are still in planning, but when finished it will be about 58 miles (93 km) in length.[citation needed] Two tunnels, about 0.6 mi (1 km) long each, in the towns of Yabucoa and Maunabo were completed in October 2008 (2008-10). It will connect the cities of Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Yabucoa, Maunabo, Patillas, Arroyo, Guayama and Salinas, thus bordering the entire eastern and southeastern coasts of Puerto Rico. Its northern terminus is at PR-3 and PR-194 in Fajardo, and its south terminus is at PR-52 in Salinas.

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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Google PR-53SW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Historia. Departamento de Transportacion y Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. Archived on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ 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.