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Highway 6693
Highway 6693
Location	Dorado
Length	1.3 km (0.81 mi)

Highway 693
Highway 693
Ruta 693
Route information
	Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	15.4 km (9.6 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-2 / PR-165 in Río Lajas
	PR-22 / PR-659 in Maguayo; PR-694 in Maguayo; PR-695 in Higuillar; PR-6693 in Higuillar; PR-6165 in Dorado barrio-pueblo; PR-699 in Dorado barrio-pueblo; PR-698 in Higuillar; PR-696 in Higuillar; PR-697 in Higuillar; PR-6690 in Sabana;
North end	PR-690 in Sabana
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Dorado, Vega Alta
Highway system
	Roads in Puerto Rico; List;

Puerto Rico Highway 693 (PR-693) is a road located between the municipalities of Dorado, Puerto Rico and Vega Alta, passing through downtown Dorado.^[3] It begins at its intersection with PR-2 and PR-165 in Río Lajas and ends at PR-690 in Sabana.^[4] It is a short divided highway in southern Dorado, which serves as an alternate route for PR-165 west of Río de la Plata.

Puerto Rico Highway 693 south in downtown Dorado
Puerto Rico Highway 693 north in Higuillar, Dorado

Major intersections

PR-22 west at exit 24 to PR-693 in Maguayo, Dorado
View of PR-2 bridge over the La Plata River between Dorado and Toa Baja from PR-693
PR-2 west near PR-165 and PR-693 intersection in La Virgencita

Municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dorado	Río Lajas	0.0	0.0	PR-2 / PR-165 south (Carretera Río Lajas) – Vega Alta, Bayamón, Toa Alta	Southern terminus of PR-693
	Maguayo	0.5	0.31	Puente del Río Nuevo over the Río Nuevo^[5]
		1.4– 1.7	0.87– 1.1	PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Arecibo, San Juan PR-659 – Santa Rosa	PR-22 exit 24; partial cloverleaf interchange
		2.6	1.6	PR-694 (Carretera Carmelo Mercado Adorno) – Maguayo
	Higuillar	3.2	2.0	PR-695 (Carretera Pedro Barbosa Román) – Higuillar	Seagull intersection
	Higuillar	5.5	3.4	PR-6693 (Desvío Sur Felisa Rincón de Gautier) – Higuillar
	Dorado barrio-pueblo	6.0	3.7	PR-6165 east – Toa Baja
	Dorado barrio-pueblo	6.4	4.0	PR-699 (Calle Francisco Escudero) – Higuillar	One-way street; southbound access via Calle Bailen
	Higuillar	7.2	4.5	PR-698 (Avenida Doctor Pedro Albizu Campos) – Mameyal
		7.4– 7.5	4.6– 4.7	PR-696 (Avenida Guillermo E. Arce Vargas) – San Juan, Arecibo, Toa Alta
		8.2	5.1	PR-697 – Dorado
		8.8	5.5	PR-6696 (Avenida José Efrón) – Higuillar
Vega Alta	Sabana	14.1	8.8	PR-6690 – Sabana
Vega Alta	Sabana	15.4	9.6	PR-690 – Vega Alta	Northern terminus of PR-693
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 6693 (PR-6693) is a spur of PR-693 located in Dorado. This road is a bypass located south of the downtown area and goes from PR-693 to PR-696.^[3] The entire route is located in Higuillar, Dorado.

PR-693 south approaching PR-6693 intersection
PR-6165 and PR-6693 signs in Dorado barrio-pueblo

km^[6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	PR-696 – Vega Alta, San Antonio	Western terminus of PR-6693; access to Hyatt Residence Club Dorado
0.6– 0.7	0.37– 0.43	PR-699 – Dorado Centro	Southern terminus of PR-699
1.3	0.81	PR-693 – Dorado, San Juan, Arecibo, Toa Alta	Eastern terminus of PR-6693
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "PR-693" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Dorado, Memoria Núm. 58" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
^ Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). pp. 123–124. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "PR-6693" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.