Avenida Las Américas
Highway in Ponce, Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Avenida Las Américas, is a major thoroughfare in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Most of its length is signed as Puerto Rico Highway 163 (PR-163). The highway has both of its termini as well as all of its length entirely within the Ponce city limits. It runs west to east. As of 12 November 2010, the segment of this road from its intersection in the west with PR-2R (a.k.a., Carretera Pámpanos) to its intersection in the east with PR-12, officially became the Bulevar Luis A. Ferré.[2] The segment from Avenida Hostos in the east to Carretera Pámpanos (PR-2R) in the west, the first segment built, was built in 1960.[1]: 52
Quick Facts Native name, Former name(s) ...
Bulevar Luis A. Ferré | |
Native name | Avenida Las Américas (Spanish) |
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Former name(s) | Avenida Interior |
Part of | PR-163 |
Namesake | Luis A. Ferré |
Owner | Ponce Municipal Government |
Maintained by | DTOP and Ponce Municipal Government |
Length | 7.0 km |
Width | 6 lanes |
Location | From Canas to Canas Urbano to San Antón |
East end | Barrio Canas at PR-500 |
Major junctions |
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West end | Barrio San Antón at PR-1 and Avenida Emilio Fagot |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1960[1]: 52 |
Construction start | 1955 |
Completion | 1960[1]: 52 |
Inauguration | 1 January 1960 (1960-01-01) |
Other | |
Known for | Major West–East artery |
Status | In use |
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