Puerto Rico Highway 26

Puerto Rico Highway 26 (PR-26),^[a] called the Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway, is the main highway to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and is connected to PR-66.^[2] It was converted to a freeway to minimize the traffic in PR-3 and PR-17, to grant better access to the Airport.^[3][4] Several exits exist to provide access to PR-187 (the main route to the Piñones area), PR-37 (Isla Verde) and PR-22 (José de Diego).^[5] PR-26 is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long.^[6]

Highway 26
Ruta 26
Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	15.1 km[1] (9.4 mi)
Existed	1982 and completed in 1999[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	PR-1 / PR-16 in Santurce
Major intersections	PR-2 in Santurce PR-22 in Santurce PR-37 in Santurce PR-187 in Cangrejo Arriba PR-17 in Cangrejo Arriba PR-190 in Cangrejo Arriba
East end	PR-3 / PR-66 in San Antón
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	San Juan, Carolina
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-25 → PR-27

• 
  San Antonio Bridge in PR-26
• 
  PR-26 in Condado
• 
  Román Baldorioty de Castro Statue in PR-26
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  PR-26 in Isla Verde
• 
  Puerto Rico Highway 26 in Isla Verde

Exit list

• 
  Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro Salida 7
• 
  PR-26 in Carolina after Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017)
• 
  PR-26 towards PR-66 and PR-3
• 
  Puerto Rico Highway 66 becomes PR-26 in Carolina after the exit to PR-3

Municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
San Juan	Santurce	0.0	0.0	—	PR-1 north (Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera) – San Juan	Western terminus of PR-26
		0.3	0.19	—	PR-Marginal Román Baldorioty de Castro – Santurce	Eastbound exit only; one-way street
		1.4– 1.5	0.87– 0.93	1	PR-2 west (Avenida Roberto H. Todd) – Condado, Parada 18	Eastbound exit signed as 1A
		1.7– 1.8	1.1– 1.1	1B	PR-Calle Canals – Condado, Parada 19	Eastbound exit only; one-way street
		2.0– 2.1	1.2– 1.3	2A	PR-22 west (Autopista José de Diego) – Bayamón, Arecibo, Mayagüez To PR-18 (Expreso Las Américas) – Río Piedras, Caguas, Ponce	Túnel Minillas
		2.3– 2.4	1.4– 1.5	2B	PR-37 (Avenida José de Diego) / PR-Calle del Parque / PR-Calle San Jorge – Condado, Centro Minillas
		3.0– 4.1	1.9– 2.5	4	PR-Calle Degetau / PR-Calle Providencia / PR-Calle Tapia – Ocean Park	Westbound exit signed as 4A
		4.6	2.9	4B	To PR-37 (Calle Loíza) / PR-Calle Providencia – Villa Palmeras	Westbound exit only
Carolina	Cangrejo Arriba	5.4	3.4	5	To PR-37 – Isla Verde, Punta Las Marías	Westbound exit only
		5.5– 6.5	3.4– 4.0	6	To PR-37 / PR-Marginal Villamar – Isla Verde
		7.3	4.5	7	PR-187 east (Avenida Los Gobernadores) – Isla Verde, Loíza, Piñones
		7.7	4.8	8A	PR-17 west (Puente Teodoro Moscoso) – Río Piedras, Trujillo Alto	Toll bridge
				8B	PR-Avenida Salvador V. Caro – Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
		9.1	5.7	9	PR-Avenida Los Ángeles – Carolina	Eastbound exit signed as 9A
		9.5	5.9	9B	PR-Marginal Los Ángeles – Carolina	Eastbound exit only
		11.1– 11.2	6.9– 7.0	11	PR-190 / PR-Avenida Iturregui – Base Muñiz, Vistamar	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Sabana Abajo	12.5	7.8	12	PR-Avenida Roberto Sánchez Vilella – Carolina, Country Club	Eastbound exits are signed as 12A (west) and 12B (east)
		13.6	8.5	13	To PR-190 / PR-Avenida Paseo de los Gigantes – Carolina	Eastbound exits are signed as 13A (west) and 13B (east)
		14.8– 14.9	9.2– 9.3	14	PR-Avenida Jesús M. Fragoso – Carolina	Eastbound exit and entrance
	San Antón	15.1	9.4	15A	PR-3 west (Avenida 65 de Infantería) – Río Piedras, Caguas	Eastern terminus of PR-26
				15B	PR-3 east (Avenida 65 de Infantería) – Carolina PR-66 east (Autopista Roberto Sánchez Vilella) / PR-887 – Canóvanas, Fajardo, Trujillo Alto, Saint Just
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access        Tolled

See also

• Interstate Highways in Puerto Rico

Notes

1. PR-26 is the unsigned Interstate PRI3