Puerto Rico Highway 693

Puerto Rico Highway 693 (PR-693) is a road located between the municipalities of Dorado, Puerto Rico and Vega Alta, passing through downtown Dorado.^[3] It begins at its intersection with PR-2 and PR-165 in Río Lajas and ends at PR-690 in Sabana.^[4] It is a short divided highway in southern Dorado, which serves as an alternate route for PR-165 west of Río de la Plata.

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  Puerto Rico Highway 693 south in downtown Dorado
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  Puerto Rico Highway 693 north in Higuillar, Dorado

Highway 693
Ruta 693
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	15.4 km[1] (9.6 mi)
Existed	1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-2 / PR-165 in Río Lajas
Major intersections	PR-22 / PR-659 in Maguayo PR-694 in Maguayo PR-695 in Higuillar PR-6693 in Higuillar PR-6165 in Dorado barrio-pueblo PR-699 in Dorado barrio-pueblo PR-698 in Higuillar PR-696 in Higuillar PR-697 in Higuillar PR-6690 in Sabana
North end	PR-690 in Sabana
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Dorado, Vega Alta
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-690 → PR-715
← PR-6690 PR-6693 → PR-7156

Major intersections

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  PR-22 west at exit 24 to PR-693 in Maguayo, Dorado
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  View of PR-2 bridge over the La Plata River between Dorado and Toa Baja from PR-693
• 
  PR-2 west near PR-165 and PR-693 intersection in La Virgencita

Municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dorado	Río Lajas	0.0	0.0	PR-2 / PR-165 south (Carretera Río Lajas) – Vega Alta, Bayamón, Toa Alta	Southern terminus of PR-693
	Maguayo	0.5	0.31	Puente del Río Nuevo over the Río Nuevo[5]
		1.4– 1.7	0.87– 1.1	PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Arecibo, San Juan PR-659 – Santa Rosa	PR-22 exit 24; partial cloverleaf interchange
		2.6	1.6	PR-694 (Carretera Carmelo Mercado Adorno) – Maguayo
	Higuillar	3.2	2.0	PR-695 (Carretera Pedro Barbosa Román) – Higuillar	Seagull intersection
		5.5	3.4	PR-6693 (Desvío Sur Felisa Rincón de Gautier) – Higuillar
	Dorado barrio-pueblo	6.0	3.7	PR-6165 east – Toa Baja
		6.4	4.0	PR-699 (Calle Francisco Escudero) – Higuillar	One-way street; southbound access via Calle Bailen
	Higuillar	7.2	4.5	PR-698 (Avenida Doctor Pedro Albizu Campos) – Mameyal
		7.4– 7.5	4.6– 4.7	PR-696 (Avenida Guillermo E. Arce Vargas) – San Juan, Arecibo, Toa Alta
		8.2	5.1	PR-697 – Dorado
		8.8	5.5	PR-6696 (Avenida José Efrón) – Higuillar
Vega Alta	Sabana	14.1	8.8	PR-6690 – Sabana
		15.4	9.6	PR-690 – Vega Alta	Northern terminus of PR-693
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Related route

Highway 6693
Location	Dorado
Length	1.3 km[6] (0.81 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 6693 (PR-6693) is a spur of PR-693 located in Dorado. This road is a bypass located south of the downtown area and goes from PR-693 to PR-696.^[3] The entire route is located in Higuillar, Dorado. 

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  PR-693 south approaching PR-6693 intersection
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  PR-6165 and PR-6693 signs in Dorado barrio-pueblo

km[6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	PR-696 – Vega Alta, San Antonio	Western terminus of PR-6693; access to Hyatt Residence Club Dorado
0.6– 0.7	0.37– 0.43	PR-699 – Dorado Centro	Southern terminus of PR-699
1.3	0.81	PR-693 – Dorado, San Juan, Arecibo, Toa Alta	Eastern terminus of PR-6693
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• U.S. Roads portal

• 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering

References

1. "PR-693" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
2. "Dorado, Memoria Núm. 58" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
4. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). pp. 123–124. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
5. Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
6. "PR-6693" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

External links

• PR-693, Dorado, Puerto Rico