Puerto Rico Highway 506

Highway in Puerto Rico

Major junctionsSouth endUrbanización Hacienda Juliana in Coto LaurelMajor intersections

PR-52 in Coto LaurelNorth end

PR-14 in Coto Laurel LocationCountryUnited StatesTerritoryPuerto RicoMunicipalitiesPonce Highway system

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Puerto Rico Highway 506 (PR-506) is a two-lane tertiary highway in the municipality of Ponce in Puerto Rico. The road runs north to south, joining PR-14, where PR-506 starts, to PR-52 interchange, where it ends. The road is located entirely within Barrio Coto Laurel and its length is 2.0 km (1.2 mi).^[3]

Route description

In its short 2.0 km (1.2 mi) length, PR-506 is home to Hospital San Cristóbal, Bolera Caribe, National University College, a pharmacy, a branch of the United States Post Office, a bank, and many restaurants, among other businesses and few neighborhoods located in Barrio Coto Laurel. The southern end of PR-506 also provides access to Industrias Vassallo^[4] and Cristalia Premium Water^[5]^[6] industries.

Puerto Rico Highway 506 is also called Carretera Dr. Humberto Zayas Chardón (Dr. Humberto Zayas Chardón Road)
National University College seen from Puerto Rico Highway 506

History

Until 2012 the road ran south to north starting at the easternmost edge of Mercedita International Airport at PR-1 and Camino Buyones, heading north and intersecting with PR-52 and continuing north to intersect with PR-14 where it ended. In that year, however, the Government of Puerto Rico abandoned maintenance of the stretch of the road from its PR-1 intersection to its intersection with PR-52, and the road was signed only from PR-52 to PR-14. At that time, the road was longer than its current 2.0 km (1.2 mi).

PR-52 south approaching exit 95 to PR-506 in Barrio Coto Laurel
Puerto Rico Highway 506 heading north from Autopista Luis A. Ferré (PR-52)

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Coto Laurel, Ponce.

km^[2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
2.0	1.2	Southern terminus of PR-506 at Urbanización Hacienda Juliana
1.6– 1.5	0.99– 0.93	PR-52 – Ponce, San Juan	Diamond interchange; PR-52 (unsigned PRI-1) exit 95
0.0	0.0	PR-14 – Ponce, Juana Díaz	Northern terminus of PR-506; unsigned
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related route

Highway 5506

Location	Ponce
Length	1.4 km^[7] (0.87 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 5506 (PR-5506) is an important tributary of PR-506. This is a two-lane tertiary road which intersects with PR-1 and the southern terminus of PR-10, an important primary highway.^[8] The entire route is located in Ponce.

Counterclockwise terminus of PR-5506 in Barrio Sabanetas
PR-5506 in Barrio Sabanetas

Location	km^[7]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Vayas–Sabanetas line	0.0	0.0	PR-1 – Santa Isabel, Ponce	Clockwise terminus of PR-5506
	1.4	0.87	PR-10 north (Carretera Salvador "Chiry" Vasallo Ruiz) – San Juan, Adjuntas	Counterclockwise terminus of PR-5506 and southern terminus of PR-10; PR-52 access is via PR-10; PR-52 exit 98B
	1.4	0.87	Aeropuerto Mercedita (Avenida Aeropuerto), Central Mercedita (Calle La Esperanza)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ "Para designar el tramo de la Carretera PR-506 que conecta la PR-14 hasta las Empresas Vassallo en el Barrio Coto Laurel de Ponce, como Doctor Humberto Zayas Chardón". LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b Google (1 March 2020). "PR-506" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 114. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
^ Industrias Vassallo: Finely Crafted. Industry Today. 2019. Accessed 7 December 2019.
^ Cristalia Premium Water. HEREwego.com Accessed 3 December 2019.
^ Cristalia Water. Verdict Media Limited. 2007. Accessed 3 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b Google (1 March 2020). "PR-5506" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas (in Spanish)". DTOP GOV PR.