Puerto Rico Highway 133


Puerto Rico Highway 133 is a major access road in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The road is 1.2 miles long and consists of three segments called "Calle Comercio", "Avenida Cuatro Calles", and "Avenida Ednita Nazario". The road has both of its endpoints, as well as its entire length, within the Ponce city limits. It runs west to east. The road is a main access road from downtown Ponce to PR-1, providing access to Guayama and all other points in the eastern portion of the Puerto Rico, and to PR-52, which provides expressway access to San Juan.

Course of the road

Highway 133 is 1.2 miles long, making it one of Puerto Rico's shortest primary roads.

Calle Comercio

The road starts at its intersection with Calle Marina at Plaza Las Delicias in downtown Ponce. From this point the road runs east for three blocks as a one-lane, one-way street and is called Francisco Parra Duperón but it is popularly known as Calle Comercio. At the end of the third block, the road intersects Cruz Street and becomes a two-lane, two-way street. The road runs as a two-way street until its intersection with Rio Portugués. Parque de la Ceiba is on the north side of the road at this point.

Avenida Cuatro Calles

After crossing Rio Portugués the road is called Avenida Cuatro Calles. The road crosses PR-12 via an underpass and continues to run in a westerly direction, intersecting with PR-163/Avenida Las Americas at Café Rico, near Centro del Sur Mall.

Avenida Ednita Nazario

After crossing Avenida Las Americas the road becomes a 4-lane roadway known as Avenida Ednita Nazario. The former headquarters of Rovira Biscuits Corporation are located on the north side of the road in this section. A public art display consisting of the bust of Ednita Nazario is located at easternmost end of this section of PR-133, on the north side of the road. PR-133 ends at its intersection with the PR-2/PR-1/Miguel Pou Boulevard complex.

Landmarks

Landmarks along this road include Ceiba Tree Park, located next to Rio Portugués, Cafe Rico, and Rovira Biscuits Corporation. A monument to Ednita Nazario is located at the northwest corner of PR-133 and PR-2.

Major intersections

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