Puerto Rico Highway 165

Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo, passing through Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown and Cataño, in northern Puerto Rico. The road extends from PR-164 to PR-2 and PR-23 interchange.^[4]

Highway 165
Ruta 165
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	38.9 km[1][2] (24.2 mi)
Existed	1953[3]–present
Major junctions
West end	PR-164 in Lomas
Major intersections	PR-159 in Quebrada Cruz–Quebrada Arenas PR-2 / PR-693 in Río Lajas PR-2 in Media Luna PR-22 in Media Luna PR-6165 in Mameyal PR-167 in Sabana Seca PR-5 in Palmas PR-24 in Pueblo Viejo PR-28 in Pueblo Viejo PR-22 in Pueblo Viejo
East end	PR-2 / PR-23 in Pueblo Viejo
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Naranjito, Toa Alta, Dorado, Toa Baja, Cataño, Guaynabo
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-164 → PR-166
← PR-152R PR-165R → PR-187R ← PR-6111 PR-6165 → PR-6633

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.^[4]

• Puerto Rico Highway 165
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  Heading south in Río Lajas, Dorado
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  Heading south to Río Lajas and Toa Alta in La Virgencita, Dorado

Major intersections

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  PR-2 west approaching PR-165 and PR-693 intersection between Toa Baja and Dorado
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  PR-2 east near PR-165 interchange in Media Luna, Toa Baja
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  PR-165 south at PR-22 interchange in Media Luna, Toa Baja
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  PR-22 east approaching exits 7A-B to PR-165 in Pueblo Viejo, Guaynabo

Municipality	Location	km[1][2]	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
	Quebrada Arenas–Quebrada Cruz– Galateo tripoint	5.8	3.6		PR-824 – Quebrada Cruz
	Galateo	6.7– 6.8	4.2– 4.2		PR-804 (Avenida Felipe "Pipe" Cedeño Kuilan) – Galateo
	Contorno–Galateo line	8.2	5.1		PR-823 – Quebrada Arenas	Access to Río Lajas
	Contorno	10.6	6.6		PR-8861 (Desvío Sargento Mayor José A. "Pepe" Ramírez) – Toa Alta
		10.7– 10.8	6.6– 6.7		PR-165R (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Toa Alta
		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
		13.6 23.5[a]	8.5 14.6		PR-2 west / PR-693 north (Avenida Édgar Martínez Salgado) – Vega Alta, Dorado	Western terminus of PR-2 concurrency
Río de la Plata		23.4[a]	14.5	Puente de la Virgencita
Toa Baja	Media Luna	22.9[a]	14.2		PR-8865 (Carretera San José) – Toa Alta, San José
		22.6[a] 13.7	14.0 8.5	14	PR-2 east – Bayamón	Eastern terminus of PR-2 concurrency; trumpet interchange
		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
		15.0	9.3		PR-854 / PR-865 – Toa Baja, Campanilla
	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
		29.6– 29.7	18.4– 18.5		PR-167 south (Avenida Ramón Luis Rivera) – Bayamón, Comerío
	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
		32.3– 32.4	20.1– 20.1		PR-888 (Avenida Las Nereidas) – Cataño
		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
		37.1– 37.2	23.1– 23.1		PR-28 (Avenida Francisco José de Goya) – Bayamón, Zona Portuaria
		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
		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. 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

Highway 165R
Location	Toa Alta
Length	0.65 km[5] (0.40 mi; 2,100 ft)

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.^[6] The entire route is located in Toa Alta. 

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  PR-165 north near PR-165R intersection in Contorno barrio
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  PR-165R north in Contorno barrio
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  PR-165R north entering downtown Toa Alta
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  PR-165R south approaching PR-165 junction in Contorno barrio

Location	km[5]	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

Highway 6165
Location	Dorado
Length	0.8 km[7] (0.50 mi; 2,600 ft)

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.^[6] The entire route is located in Dorado. 

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  Old sign for PR-165R in Dorado
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  Bridge on Calle Méndez Vigo (PR-6165) in Dorado
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  View of the La Plata River from bridge on Calle Méndez Vigo (PR-6165)
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  Sign for PR-6165 intersection in Dorado

Location	km[7]	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
	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

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• U.S. Roads portal

• 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering