# Puerto Rico Highway 14

Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Ponce to Cayey, Puerto Rico. The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central. The Ponce-to-Coamo section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish engineer Raimundo Camprubí Escudero (b. Pamplona 15 March 1846 – d. Madrid 1924).
* Avenida Tito Castro (PR-14), Barrio Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, looking west (PR-14, near km 4.4)
* PR-14 westbound at bridge over Río Bucaná on Avenida Tito Castro in Ponce approaching PR-10 (PR-14, near km 5.2)

## Route description

Except in the city of Ponce where (with the exception of the Ponce Historic Zone) the road is a 4-lane road known as Avenida Tito Castro, the rest of PR-14 is a two-lane country road as it makes its way through the four towns it runs through, Juana Díaz, Coamo, Aibonito and Cayey. PR-14 is one of the roads that lead into the Ponce Historic Zone.
* A former Casilla de Caminero on PR-14 (now Avenida Tito Castro) in Ponce (PR-14, near km 3.1)
* Puente de las Calabazas in Coamo (PR-14, near km 38.8)
* Detailed map of PR-14 in the municipality of Ponce

## Major intersections

* PR-14, PR-10, and PR-1 signs in downtown Ponce (at Calle Villa and Calle Concordia, near PR-14, km 0.2), looking east
* PR-14 eastbound (Avenida Tito Castro) intersection with Avenida Fagot, Ponce (PR-14, km 3.0)
| Municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Ponce | Primero–Cuarto line | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-123 | Western terminus of PR-14 and southern terminus of PR-123P; the Carretera Central continues toward Playa; PR-123P access is via Calle Aurora |
| Ponce | Cuarto–Tercero line | 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | Calle Francisco Parra Duperón (PR-133 east) | One-way street; unsigned |
| Ponce | Tercero | 0.7 | 0.43 | PR-1P north | One-way street |
| Ponce | Tercero–Quinto line | 0.8 | 0.50 | Calle Isabel (PR-1 west) | One-way street; unsigned |
| Ponce | Quinto–Sexto line | 1.2 | 0.75 | PR-14R | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-14R and western terminus of PR-14P; PR-14P access is via Calle Romaguera; cardinal direction changes from north–south to east–west |
| Ponce | Río Portugués | 1.7– 1.8 | 1.1– 1.1 | Puente La Milagrosa | Puente La Milagrosa |
| Ponce | Machuelo Abajo | 2.2 | 1.4 | PR-14P west (Avenida Tito Castro) – Ponce | Eastern terminus of PR-14P |
| Ponce | Machuelo Abajo | 2.6 | 1.6 | PR-12 south | Seagull intersection; northern terminus of PR-12; access to the Port of Ponce |
| Ponce | Machuelo Abajo–Machuelo Arriba line | 4.6– 4.8 | 2.9– 3.0 | PR-10 to PR-52 – Adjuntas, San Juan, Mayagüez | Diamond interchange; access to PR-139, PR-505 and Mercedita International Airport; PR-52 exit 98A |
| Ponce | Cerrillos | 5.9 | 3.7 | PR-5139 | Southern terminus of PR-5139; access to Jayuya, Cerrillos Dam and Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales |
| Ponce | Coto Laurel | 8.8 | 5.5 | PR-506 (Carretera Doctor Humberto Zayas Chardón) – Sector Santo Domingo | Northern terminus of PR-506; access to PR-52; PR-52 exit 95 |
| Ponce | Coto Laurel–Real line | 9.9 | 6.2 | PR-511 | Southern terminus of PR-511; access to Real and Anón |
| Juana Díaz | Callabo | 10.9 | 6.8 | PR-512 – Callabo, Collores | Southern terminus of PR-512 |
| Juana Díaz | Jacaguas | 11.5 | 7.1 | PR-574 – Olla Honda PR-580 – Lloréns | Northern terminus of PR-574 and southern terminus of PR-580 |
| Juana Díaz | Jacaguas | 11.8 | 7.3 | PR-573 | Northern terminus of PR-573 |
| Juana Díaz | Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo–Lomas line | 13.7 | 8.5 | PR-149 to PR-52 – Villalba, San Juan | PR-52 access is via PR-149 south; PR-52 exit 91 |
| Juana Díaz | Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo | 14.0 | 8.7 | PR-570 | One-way street; southern terminus of PR-570 |
| Juana Díaz | Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo | 14.1 | 8.8 | PR-592 | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-592; access to Amuelas |
| Juana Díaz | Tijeras | 15.6 | 9.7 | PR-510 – Agua Salada | Northern terminus of PR-510; access to Amuelas |
| Juana Díaz | Tijeras | 16.6 | 10.3 | PR-551 | Southern terminus of PR-551; access to Guayabal |
| Juana Díaz | Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line | 18.5 | 11.5 | PR-535 – Río Cañas Abajo | Northern terminus of PR-535 |
| Juana Díaz | Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line | 19.5 | 12.1 | PR-540 – Río Cañas Arriba | Southern terminus of PR-540 |
| Juana Díaz | Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line | 22.7 | 14.1 | PR-536 – Santa Isabel | Northern terminus of PR-536; access to Descalabrado |
| Juana Díaz | Río Cañas Arriba–Río Cañas Abajo line | 23.7 | 14.7 | PR-586 | Eastern terminus of PR-586 |
| Río Descalabrado | Río Descalabrado | 23.8– 23.9 | 14.8– 14.9 | Puente Obispo Zengotita | Puente Obispo Zengotita |
| Coamo | Los Llanos | 26.3– 26.4 | 16.3– 16.4 | PR-545 – Gabia, Llanos | |
| Coamo | San Ildefonso | 29.7– 29.8 | 18.5– 18.5 | PR-5559 | Southern terminus of PR-5559; access to Santa Catalina |
| Coamo | San Ildefonso | 29.9 | 18.6 | Puente General Méndez Vigo over the Río de la Mina | Puente General Méndez Vigo over the Río de la Mina |
| Coamo | San Ildefonso | 30.8– 30.9 | 19.1– 19.2 | PR-138 north – Orocovis PR-153 south – Santa Isabel | Roundabout; southern terminus of PR-138 and northern terminus of PR-153 |
| Coamo | Coamo barrio-pueblo | 32.8 | 20.4 | PR-150 | Eastern terminus of PR-150; access to Villalba |
| Coamo | Coamo barrio-pueblo | 33.1 | 20.6 | PR-155 | One-way street; southern terminus of PR-155; northbound access (to Orocovis) is via Calle Carrión Maduro or Calle Mario Brashi; unsigned |
| Coamo | Coamo barrio-pueblo | 33.7 | 20.9 | Puente Padre Íñigo over the Río Coamo | Puente Padre Íñigo over the Río Coamo |
| Coamo | Palmarejo–Coamo barrio-pueblo line | 33.8– 33.9 | 21.0– 21.1 | PR-702 – Palmarejo, Cuyón | Western terminus of PR-702 |
| Coamo | Coamo barrio-pueblo | 34.2 | 21.3 | PR-5558 | Southern terminus of PR-5558; access to Pasto |
| Coamo | Palmarejo | 35.7 | 22.2 | PR-238 west – Santa Isabel | Eastern terminus of PR-238 (former PR-138) |
| Coamo | Río Cuyón | 38.8 | 24.1 | Puente de las Calabazas | Puente de las Calabazas |
| Aibonito | Pasto–Asomante line | 45.9 | 28.5 | PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín) – Pulguillas | Eastern terminus of PR-723 and western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Barranquitas |
| Aibonito | Pasto–Asomante line | 46.8 | 29.1 | PR-7718 east to PR-162 | Western terminus of PR-7718 and eastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Cayey; access to Mirador Piedra Degetau |
| Aibonito | Pasto–Llanos– Asomante tripoint | 47.3 | 29.4 | PR-162 north – Barranquitas | Western terminus of PR-162 concurrency |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 49.7– 49.8 | 30.9– 30.9 | PR-724 – San Luis | Southern terminus of PR-724; access to Llanos |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 49.8– 49.9 | 30.9– 31.0 | PR-7719 | Northern terminus of PR-7719; access to Pasto |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 50.2 | 31.2 | PR-725 | One-way street; counterclockwise terminus of PR-725; access to Llanos |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 50.3 | 31.3 | PR-162 | One-way street; eastern terminus of PR-162 concurrency; access to Cuyón; unsigned |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 50.5 | 31.4 | PR-726 | Counterclockwise terminus of PR-726; access to Caonillas |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 50.9 | 31.6 | PR-721 | Northern terminus of PR-721 |
| Aibonito | Aibonito barrio-pueblo | 51.0 | 31.7 | PR-722 | Clockwise terminus of PR-722; access to Robles; unsigned |
| Aibonito | Robles–Plata line | 54.9 | 34.1 | PR-727 – La Plata | Western terminus of PR-727 |
| Aibonito | Robles–Plata line | 56.8– 56.9 | 35.3– 35.4 | Puente de Quebrada Honda over the Quebrada Honda | Puente de Quebrada Honda over the Quebrada Honda |
| Aibonito | Robles–Plata line | 57.2 | 35.5 | PR-173 east – Cidra, La Plata | Southern terminus of PR-173 |
| Río Matón | Río Matón | 62.9– 63.0 | 39.1– 39.1 | Puente del Río Matón | Puente del Río Matón |
| Cayey | Matón Abajo | 63.0 | 39.1 | PR-730 / PR-7730 | Western terminus of PR-730 and southern terminus of PR-7730; Matón Abajo access is via PR-730; Honduras access is via PR-7730 |
| Cayey | Toíta–Cayey barrio-pueblo line | 68.3 | 42.4 | PR-730 | Eastern terminus of PR-730; access to Matón Arriba |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo | 68.7– 68.8 | 42.7– 42.8 | PR-206 | Northern terminus of PR-206; access to Salinas; unsigned |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo | 69.8 | 43.4 | Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR-170) / PR-731 | One-way street; northern terminus of PR-170 and southern terminus of PR-731; PR-170 access is via Calle José Celso Barbosa; PR-731 access is via Calle Manuel Corchado y Juarbe and Calle Román Baldorioty de Castro; unsigned |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo | 70.1 | 43.6 | Puente Santo Domingo over the Quebrada Santo Domingo | Puente Santo Domingo over the Quebrada Santo Domingo |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo | 70.1 | 43.6 | PR-15 south to PR-52 | Northern terminus of PR-15; access to PR-52 and Guayama; PR-52 exit 39 |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo | 71.2 | 44.2 | PR-171 – Cidra | Southern terminus of PR-171 |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo | 71.7 | 44.6 | PR-7014 | Southern terminus of PR-7014; unsigned |
| Cayey | Cayey barrio-pueblo–Monte Llano line | 73.1 | 45.4 | PR-1 – Caguas, Aibonito | Eastern terminus of PR-14; the Carretera Central continues toward Cidra |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||
* ↑ Calle Francisco Parra Duperón is also known as Calle Comercio.
* ↑ PR-7718 is also known as Paseo Don Julio Francisco "Paco" Santos Vázquez.

## Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 14R (Spanish: Carretera Ramal 14, abbreviated Ramal PR-14 or PR-14R) is a road that branches off from PR-14 and ends at PR-123 in downtown Ponce. Its route is part of Unión and Guadalupe streets. The entire route is located in Ponce.
* Puerto Rico Highway 14R through Calle Unión, near km 0.5
* Puerto Rico Highway 14R through Calle Guadalupe, near km 0.9
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Primero–Segundo line | 0.0 | 0.0 | Calle Villa (PR-123 south) | One-way streets; southern terminus of PR-14R and northern terminus of PR-123P; unsigned |
| Segundo | 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | Southern terminus of PR-14R through Calle Unión and western terminus of PR-14R through Calle Guadalupe | Southern terminus of PR-14R through Calle Unión and western terminus of PR-14R through Calle Guadalupe |
| Quinto–Sexto line | 0.9 | 0.56 | PR-14 east | One-way streets; northern terminus of PR-14R and western terminus of PR-14P; PR-14P access is via Calle Romaguera; unsigned |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Route transition |||||