Puerto Rico Highway 137

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Highway 137 marker

Highway 137

Ruta 137
Expreso Ángel A. "Tony" Laureano Martínez[1]
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length17.9 km[2] (11.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end PR-155 in Morovis Norte
Major intersections
North end PR-2 in Algarrobo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesMorovis, Vega Baja
Highway system
← PR-136→ PR-138

Puerto Rico Highway 137 (PR-137) is a north–south road that travels from Vega Baja to Morovis.[3] This highway extends from PR-2 in Vega Baja to PR-155 near downtown Morovis[4] and it is known as Expreso Ángel A. "Tony" Laureano Martínez.[1]

Veterans Cemetery

A new Puerto Rico National Cemetery for veterans is being built in Morovis, at a 247.5-acre parcel of land that can be accessed from Highway 137 at km 11.2. It is being built to replace the existing Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón.[5][6]

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
MorovisMorovis Norte17.911.1 PR-155 – Morovis, Vega BajaSouthern terminus of PR-137
Monte Llano17.711.0 PR-6619 – Morovis
17.410.8 PR-6617 – Patrón
17.110.6 PR-159 (Avenida Corozal) – Morovis, Corozal
Morovis Sud15.99.9 PR-155 – Morovis, Orocovis
Morovis Sud–Morovis Norte line15.29.4 PR-617 – Morovis
Morovis Norte12.67.8 PR-155 – Morovis, Vega Baja, Ciales
Fránquez12.07.5 PR-634 – Torrecillas, Fránquez
9.35.8


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8.75.4 PR-155 – MorovisSouthern terminus of PR-155 concurrency
Barahona8.55.3 PR-155 – Vega BajaNorthern terminus of PR-155 concurrency
Vega BajaPugnado Adentro6.64.1 PR-643 – Pugnado Adentro
Pugnado Afuera3.11.9 PR-644 – Pugnado Afuera
Pugnado Afuera–Algarrobo line1.3–
1.2		0.81–
0.75		 PR-670 – Vega Baja, Manatí
Algarrobo0.7–
0.2		0.43–
0.12		 PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Manatí, Arecibo, Mayagüez, Bayamón, San JuanPR-22 exits 42, 42A and 42B; partial cloverleaf interchange
0.00.0 PR-2 – Vega Baja, ManatíNorthern terminus of PR-137
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gallery

  • PR-137 with shield in the shape of the island of Puerto Rico
    PR-137 with shield in the shape of the island of Puerto Rico
  • PR-137 in Morovis
    PR-137 in Morovis

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ley Núm. 435 del año 2000 Para designar un tramo de la carretera 137 de Morovis, con el nombre de Angel A. Laureano Martínez". LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Google (2 March 2020). "PR-137" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  4. ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (in Spanish). p. 76. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico National Cemetery Replacement Morovis, Puerto Rico" (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
  6. ^ "A claim for better health services". El Nuevo Dia. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

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