# Puerto Rico Highway 165

Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo. The highway passes by Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown, Cataño and Guaynabo.

## Route description

This highway begins at its junction with PR-164 (road from Naranjito to Corozal) and ends at San Patricio (near Caparra). From Naranjito to Toa Alta it is a rural road. In Toa Baja it becomes a divided highway. In Dorado the road is one lane in each direction and parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico. In Levittown it becomes a divided highway before ending at San Patricio. In Cataño it is a short highway which begins at the Bacardi Distillery and ends at the Federal Prison.
* Puerto Rico Highway 165
* Heading south in Río Lajas, Dorado
* Heading south to Río Lajas and Toa Alta in La Virgencita, Dorado

## Major intersections

* PR-2 west approaching PR-165 and PR-693 intersection between Toa Baja and Dorado
* PR-2 east near PR-165 interchange in Media Luna, Toa Baja
* PR-165 south at PR-22 interchange in Media Luna, Toa Baja
* PR-22 east approaching exits 7A-B to PR-165 in Pueblo Viejo, Guaynabo
| Municipality | Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Naranjito | Lomas | 0.0 | 0.0 | | PR-164 – Naranjito, Corozal | Southern terminus of PR-165 |
| Toa Alta | Quebrada Cruz–Quebrada Arenas line | 4.7 | 2.9 | | PR-159 west – Corozal | |
| Toa Alta | Quebrada Arenas–Quebrada Cruz– Galateo tripoint | 5.8 | 3.6 | | PR-824 – Quebrada Cruz | |
| Toa Alta | Galateo | 6.7– 6.8 | 4.2– 4.2 | | PR-804 (Avenida Felipe "Pipe" Cedeño Kuilan) – Galateo | |
| Toa Alta | Contorno–Galateo line | 8.2 | 5.1 | | PR-823 – Quebrada Arenas | Access to Río Lajas |
| Toa Alta | Contorno | 10.6 | 6.6 | | PR-8861 (Desvío Sargento Mayor José A. "Pepe" Ramírez) – Toa Alta | |
| Toa Alta | Contorno | 10.7– 10.8 | 6.6– 6.7 | | PR-165R (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Toa Alta | |
| Toa Alta | Contorno | 11.4– 11.5 | 7.1– 7.1 | | PR-861 (Calle Antonio R. Barceló) – Toa Alta | Roundabout |
| Dorado | Río Lajas | 11.8 | 7.3 | | PR-8865 – Toa Baja, San José | |
| Dorado | Río Lajas | 13.623.5 | 8.514.6 | | PR-2 west / PR-693 north (Avenida Édgar Martínez Salgado) – Vega Alta, Dorado | Western terminus of PR-2 concurrency |
| Río de la Plata | Río de la Plata | 23.4 | 14.5 | Puente de la Virgencita | Puente de la Virgencita | Puente de la Virgencita |
| Toa Baja | Media Luna | 22.9 | 14.2 | | PR-8865 (Carretera San José) – Toa Alta, San José | |
| Toa Baja | Media Luna | 22.613.7 | 14.08.5 | 14 | PR-2 east – Bayamón | Eastern terminus of PR-2 concurrency; trumpet interchange |
| Toa Baja | Media Luna | 14.3– 14.7 | 8.9– 9.1 | 15 | PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – San Juan, Arecibo | PR-22 exits 22, 22A and 22B; partial cloverleaf interchange; southbound exits signed as 15A and 15B; no exit number northbound |
| Toa Baja | Media Luna | 15.0 | 9.3 | | PR-854 / PR-865 – Toa Baja, Campanilla | |
| Toa Baja | Media Luna–Sabana Seca line | 17.4 | 10.8 | | PR-867 – Toa Baja, Sabana Seca | |
| Dorado | Mameyal | 18.6 | 11.6 | | PR-6165 west (Calle Méndez Vigo) – Dorado | |
| Toa Baja | Sabana Seca | 26.7– 26.8 | 16.6– 16.7 | | PR-868 – Levittown | |
| Toa Baja | Sabana Seca | 29.6– 29.7 | 18.4– 18.5 | | PR-167 south (Avenida Ramón Luis Rivera) – Bayamón, Comerío | |
| Toa Baja | Palo Seco | 31.1– 31.2 | 19.3– 19.4 | | PR-870 – Palo Seco, Isla de Cabras | |
| Cataño | Palmas | 31.7– 31.8 | 19.7– 19.8 | | PR-869 (Carretera Industrial) – Palmas | |
| Cataño | Palmas | 32.3– 32.4 | 20.1– 20.1 | | PR-888 (Avenida Las Nereidas) – Cataño | |
| Cataño | Palmas | 34.5– 35.1 | 21.4– 21.8 | — | PR-5 (Avenida José Celso Barbosa) – Bayamón, Cataño | Diamond interchange |
| Guaynabo | Pueblo Viejo | 36.5– 36.9 | 22.7– 22.9 | — | PR-24 (Avenida Juan Ponce de León) – Cataño, Amelia | |
| Guaynabo | Pueblo Viejo | 37.1– 37.2 | 23.1– 23.1 | | PR-28 (Avenida Francisco José de Goya) – Bayamón, Zona Portuaria | |
| Guaynabo | Pueblo Viejo | 37.4– 37.9 | 23.2– 23.5 | | PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Bayamón, Arecibo, San Juan, Carolina | PR-22 exits 7A and 7B; partial cloverleaf interchange |
| Guaynabo | Pueblo Viejo | 38.9 | 24.2 | | PR-2 (Expreso John F. Kennedy) / PR-23 east (Avenida Franklin Delano Roosevelt) to PR-20 (Expreso Rafael Martínez Nadal) – Guaynabo, Bayamón, San Juan | Northern terminus of PR-165 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||||
* 1 2 3 4 Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-2 rather than PR-165.

## Related routes

Currently, Puerto Rico Highway 165 has two branches along its route. One of them is located in Toa Alta and the other is in Dorado.

### Puerto Rico Highway 165R

Puerto Rico Highway 165R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 165, abbreviated Ramal PR-165 or PR-165R) is the road that goes to downtown Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. This road can be seen as the Business 165, since this road was the PR-165 through the area from the town center. The entire route is located in Toa Alta.
* PR-165 north near PR-165R intersection in Contorno barrio
* PR-165R north in Contorno barrio
* PR-165R north entering downtown Toa Alta
* PR-165R south approaching PR-165 junction in Contorno barrio
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Contorno | 0.00 | 0.00 | PR-165 – Corozal | Southern terminus of PR-165R; access to Naranjito, Dorado and Toa Baja |
| Toa Alta barrio-pueblo | 0.65 | 0.40 | PR-861 | Northern terminus of PR-165R; unsigned |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

### Puerto Rico Highway 6165

Puerto Rico Highway 6165 (PR-6165) is the road that goes to downtown Dorado, Puerto Rico from PR-165. This road can be seen as the Business spur 165 because it connects PR-165 with PR-693 in downtown area. The entire route is located in Dorado.
* Old sign for PR-165R in Dorado
* Bridge on Calle Méndez Vigo (PR-6165) in Dorado
* View of the La Plata River from bridge on Calle Méndez Vigo (PR-6165)
* Sign for PR-6165 intersection in Dorado
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Dorado barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-693 – Dorado Centro | Western terminus of PR-6165; access to Hyatt Residence Club Dorado |
| Mameyal | 0.5 | 0.31 | PR-854 – Toa Baja Centro | Northern terminus of PR-854 |
| Mameyal | 0.8 | 0.50 | PR-165 | Eastern terminus of PR-6165; access to San Juan |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||