Puerto Rico Highway 17

Highway 17
Highway 17
Ruta 17
Avenida Jesús T. Piñero
Route information
	Maintained by Metropistas
Length	11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end	PR-19 in Gobernador Piñero
	PR-20 in Gobernador Piñero; PR-18 in Gobernador Piñero; PR-41 in Hato Rey Sur; PR-1 in Hato Rey Sur; PR-25 in Hato Rey Sur–Universidad; PR-27 in Universidad; PR-181 in Oriente; PR-8 in Oriente;
East end	PR-26 in Cangrejo Arriba
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	San Juan, Carolina
Highway system
	Roads in Puerto Rico; List;

Puerto Rico Highway 17 (PR-17) is a main highway located in Carolina, San Juan and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.^[2] It begins at PR-20 near its terminus with PR-2, and ends in the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina.^[3] It is known as Jesus de Piñero Avenue along its entire length.

Route description

It intersects several important highways and streets in the metro area, including Las Américas Expressway (PR-18), Juan Ponce de León Avenue (PR-25), Trujillo Alto Expressway (PR-181) and PR-8. After the intersection with PR-181, it becomes a very short freeway and part of it is a toll bridge (the longest bridge above water in the island) called the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, which is tolled with $3.80. After the bridge, it makes a final intersection with Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway (PR-26) before becoming the road to the airport.

PR-17 east in Gobernador Piñero, San Juan
Teodoro Moscoso Bridge (PR-17) connecting San Juan and Isla Verde, Carolina
PR-17 at the Puente Teodoro Moscoso near the Mall of San Juan

Tolls

Location	Toll^[4]	Direction	AutoExpreso acceptance	AutoExpreso replenishment (R) lane
Puente Teodoro Moscoso	$3.80	Two-way

Major intersections

PR-19 north near PR-17 intersection in Gobernador Piñero, San Juan
PR-19 north at the western terminus of PR-17 in Gobernador Piñero, San Juan
PR-18 north at exit 3A to PR-17 west in Gobernador Piñero, San Juan

Municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
San Juan	Gobernador Piñero	0.0	0.0		PR-19 (Avenida Luis Vigoreaux) to PR-20 south (Expreso Rafael Martínez Nadal) / PR-21 – Río Piedras, Bayamón	Western terminus of PR-17
		0.3– 0.4	0.19– 0.25		PR-20 (Expreso Rafael Martínez Nadal) – Guaynabo, Bayamón, San Juan	Diamond interchange
		1.1	0.68		PR-Avenida San Patricio – Puerto Nuevo
		2.3	1.4		PR-Avenida José de Diego – Puerto Nuevo
		3.6	2.2		PR-Avenida Andalucía – Puerto Nuevo
		4.2	2.6		PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – San Juan, Bayamón, Arecibo, Caguas	PR-18 exits 5A and 5B; cloverleaf interchange
	Hato Rey Sur–Hato Rey Norte line	4.5	2.8		To PR-41 (Calle César L. González) – Hato Rey
	Hato Rey Sur	4.7	2.9		PR-41 (Calle César L. González) / PR-Extensión Calle César L. González – Hato Rey
	Hato Rey Sur	5.6	3.5	—	PR-1 (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Hato Rey, Río Piedras	Eastern terminus of Avenida Jesús T. Piñero; western terminus of Expreso Jesús T. Piñero; partial cloverleaf interchange
	Hato Rey Sur–Universidad line	6.0	3.7	—	PR-25 north (Avenida Juan Ponce de León) – Hato Rey	One-way street; diamond interchange
	Universidad	6.9– 7.0	4.3– 4.3	—	PR-27 (Avenida José Celso Barbosa) – Hato Rey	Diamond interchange
	Oriente	7.7– 7.8	4.8– 4.8	—	PR-Calle Rafael López Sicardó – Río Piedras	Right turn only; no access across PR-17
		8.1– 8.5	5.0– 5.3	8	PR-181 south (Expreso Manuel Rivera Morales) – Río Piedras, Trujillo Alto	Eastbound exit signed as 7B; The Mall of San Juan is accessible from exit 7A
		9.1	5.7	—	PR-8 east (Avenida Ramal Este) – Carolina, The Mall of San Juan	Trumpet interchange
Laguna San José		9.1– 11.3	5.7– 7.0	Puente Teodoro Moscoso; toll bridge
Carolina	Cangrejo Arriba	11.5	7.1	—	PR-26 (Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro) / PR-Avenida Salvador V. Caro – San Juan, Carolina	Eastern terminus of PR-17; western terminus of Avenida Salvador V. Caro; PR-26 exits 8A and 8B; cloverleaf interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Tolled Route transition

References

^ ^a ^b "PR-17" (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.
^ Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "Mapas y Tarifas". Metropistas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

External links

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[Google_PR-17-1] "PR-17" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[NGAdvMap-2] National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.

[DTOP-3] Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[Tarifas-4] "Mapas y Tarifas". Metropistas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

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