Avenida Juan Ponce de León

Highway 25R
Highway 25R
Location	San Juan
Length	2.7 km (1.7 mi)

Highway 25
Highway 25
Ruta 25
Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Route information
	Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	11.1 km (6.9 mi)
Major junctions
South end	PR-3 in Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur
	PR-17 in Universidad–Hato Rey Sur; PR-41 in Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte; PR-23 in Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte; PR-36 in Santurce; PR-37 Santurce; PR-22 in Santurce; PR-2 in Santurce; PR-39 in Santurce; PR-1 / PR-16 / PR-26 in Santurce; PR-1 / PR-25P in San Juan Antiguo;
North end	Calle Fortaleza / Calle Recinto Sur in San Juan Antiguo
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	San Juan
Highway system
	Roads in Puerto Rico; List;

Avenida Juan Ponce de León (Juan Ponce de León Avenue), also known as Avenida de la Constitución (Constitution Avenue), and coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico.^[3] Named after Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish conquistador who led the European colonization of the archipelago in 1508 after its discovery by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage in 1493, it connects the historic quarter of Old San Juan in San Juan Islet with the residential and resort barrio of Santurce, the business center of Hato Rey, and the commercial and residential district of Río Piedras in the main island. It is one of the oldest roadways in Puerto Rico, as some sections are dated to at least 1519.^[4]

Route description

It is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo^[5] and, for most of its length, it is a three- or four-lane road traversing the Isleta de San Juan corridor. The section running through Río Piedras pueblo is the only section that is not a multi-lane roadway.

The road as it crosses over the Guillermo Esteves Bridge
Golden Mile in Hato Rey

Urban landscape

Institutional, cultural and other notable buildings predominate the thoroughfare,^[6] and it is an attraction for its architecture.^[7]

A stretch of Avenida Ponce de León has been designated as part of the arts district.^[8] It starts in Miramar and continues towards Hato Rey for 4 miles.

Casino de Puerto Rico,
1 Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Casa de España, Puerta de Tierra
Nuestra Señora de la Providencia
Casa Aboy, Miramar
Museum of Contemporary Art, Santurce
Ciudadela in Santurce
Plaza de la Convalecencia in Río Piedras Pueblo

Major intersections

The entire route is located in San Juan.

Location	km^[1]^[2]^[9]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Monacillo Urbano	0.0	0.0	PR-177	Southern terminus of PR-8838
	1.2	0.75	Southern terminus of Avenida Juan Ponce de León
	1.8	1.1	Avenida José de Diego (unsigned)
El Cinco	2.7	1.7	PR-176 south (Avenida Ana G. Méndez) – Cupey
	3.0	1.9	To PR-1 south / PR-21 west – Guaynabo, Caguas	Seagull intersection; former PR-8839
	3.3	2.1	PR-1 north	Northern terminus of PR-8838
Gap in route
El Cinco–Pueblo– Hato Rey Sur tripoint	0.0	0.0	PR-1 / PR-3 east / PR-847 (Calle Guaracanal)	Clockwise terminus of PR-3 and western terminus of PR-847
Gap in route
Pueblo–Hato Rey Sur line	11.1	6.9	PR-3 west to PR-1 north	Southern terminus of PR-25; PR-3 westbound exit and PR-1 northbound entrance; unsigned
Universidad–Hato Rey Sur line	10.0– 9.9	6.2– 6.2	PR-17 (Expreso Jesús T. Piñero) to PR-18	Diamond interchange
Hato Rey Central–Hato Rey Norte line	8.8	5.5	PR-1 / PR-Calle Betances	Inbound access only; PR-1 north traffic joins PR-25 north traffic along Avenida Juan Ponce de León north
	8.4	5.2	PR-41 / PR-Calle José Martí	Northern terminus of PR-41
	8.05	5.00	PR-23 (Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt) to PR-18
	7.7	4.8	Avenida Quisqueya (PR-40)	Inbound access only; western terminus of PR-40; eastbound access via Calle Bolivia (km 7.8)
Caño Martín Peña	7.0	4.3	Puente de Martín Peña^[10]
Santurce	6.85	4.26	PR-1 north (Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera) – San Juan, Bayamón, Santurce	PR-1 north traffic splits onto Expreso Luis Muñoz Rivera north
	6.5	4.0	PR-36	Western terminus of PR-36
	5.7	3.5	Avenida José Fidalgo Díaz (unsigned)
	5.2	3.2	PR-37 (Avenida José de Diego / Calle Doctor Manuel Fernández Pavía)	No turn to westbound
	5.05	3.14	PR-22 west (Autopista José de Diego) – San Juan, Bayamón, Caguas	PR-22 exit 0A
	4.35	2.70	PR-2 (Avenida Roberto H. Todd)
	3.8	2.4	PR-39 (Calle Cerra) / PR-Calle Elisa Colberg	One-way street; northern terminus of PR-39
	2.9 3.35^[a]	1.8 2.08	PR-1 south / PR-16 south / PR-26 east (Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro) / PR-Calle Olimpo – Bayamón, Caguas, Río Piedras, Isla Grande, Aeropuerto, Carolina	Southern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; northern terminus of PR-16 and Avenida Juan Ponce de León, and western terminus of PR-26
Caño de San Antonio	3.25^[a]	2.02	Puente Guillermo Esteves and Puente San Antonio^[10]
San Juan Antiguo	3.05^[a] 2.8	1.90 1.7	PR-1 north / PR-25P north / PR-Avenida Ashford – Viejo San Juan, Condado	Northern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; southern terminus of PR-25P and Avenida de la Constitución
	1.0	0.62	Paseo Covadonga (PR-38)	Inbound access only; eastern terminus of PR-38; westbound access via Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila (km 0.75)
	0.0	0.0	Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR-25P) / Calle del Recinto Sur	Northern terminus of PR-25, PR-25P and Avenida de la Constitución
	0.0	0.0	Calle de la Fortaleza	Continuation beyond PR-25P
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Route transition

^ ^a ^b ^c Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-1 rather than PR-25.

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 25R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 25, abbreviated Ramal PR-25 or PR-25R) is a one way avenue in San Juan. The road begins at Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25) in Old San Juan, heading through a one-way highway along the Atlantic Ocean, and going back through to the concurrency of PR-25 and PR-1 in Puerta de Tierra.^[5] The entire route is located in San Juan Antiguo, San Juan.

PR-1 north at PR-25R interchange

km^[11]	mi	Destinations	Notes
2.7	1.7	PR-1	Southern terminus of PR-25R
0.0	0.0	Avenida de la Constitución (PR-25 south) / Calle de la Fortaleza	One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-25R and PR-25
0.0	0.0	Calle del Recinto Sur	Continuation beyond PR-25
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "PR-25 north" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "PR-25 south" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
^ "Puerta de Tierra Historic District". National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ Edwin R. Quiles Rodríguez. "La Ponce de León como metáfora". 80grados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ www.prfrogui.com History of the Roads of Puerto Rico-(in Spanish)-Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ Avenida de las Artes (3 November 2012). "San Juan's Arts & Culture District". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "PR-8838" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "PR-25R" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 July 2021.