Puerto Rico Highway 132 (PR-132) is a secondary highway that connects the town of

Guayanilla Guayanilla (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Adjuntas, east of Yauco; and west of Peñuelas and about west of Ponce. Guayanilla is spread over 16 ...

to the city of

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce ( , , ) is a city and a Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692Some publ ...

. The road runs through the town of Peñuelas before reaching Ponce. In Ponce, PR-132 starts where Calle Villa ends.Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. ''Los Barrios de Ponce: Noticias y Microhistorias de Ocho Comunidades Ponceñas en el Tiempo, Siglos XVI al XIX.'' 2019. p. 68.

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 132 begins at its interchange with

PR-2 Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway. The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. ...

and PR-136 in Jaguas, a barrio located near downtown Guayanilla. The route continues east through Macaná and Borrero barrios before entering Peñuelas. In Peñuelas, PR-132 crosses through Macaná,

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and Coto barrios before downtown Peñuelas. After downtown area, the highway continues to Ponce thorugh

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and Tallaboa Alta, and enters Ponce trhough Canas until its eastern end at

PR-123 Puerto Rico Highway 123 (PR-123) is a secondary highway that connects the city of Arecibo to the city of Ponce. It runs through the towns of Utuado and Adjuntas, before reaching Ponce. A parallel road is being built, PR-10, that is expected to ...

Canas Urbano Canas Urbano is one of the 31 barrio of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Canas Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are no ...

History

The highway resulted from the old road connecting Ponce to Peñuelas via Barrio Canas. Un segmento de la carretera PR-132, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, viajando de Peñuelas hacia Ponce (DSC02308).jpg, A segment of PR-132, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, heading from Peñuelas to Ponce PR-132, km 0.0, viajando al oeste, Barrio Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC04254).jpg, PR-132 west in

Barrio Canas Urbano Canas Urbano is one of the 31 Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Canas Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rur ...

Future

In August 2011, a bill was introduced in the Puerto Rico Senate to build a new highway that would take over some of the traffic currently on PR-132. The new road may start off at

PR-500 Puerto Rico Highway 500 (PR-500) is a tertiary road in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The highway has both of its endpoints, as well as all of its length, entirely within the Ponce city limits. It runs east to west. Route description The road has its ea ...

and connect to PR-127. The proposed road would also take over some of the traffic currently on

.''Seilhamer propone Corredor del Sur.''
La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4 August 2011. Accessed 12 May 2019.

Major intersections

Expreso PR-2, salida hacia las carreteras PR-132 y PR-136, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, PR-2 west at exit 205 to PR-132 east and PR-136 south between

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and Jaguas barrios, Guayanilla Letrero en PR-132, viajando al oeste, anunciando entrada a la PR-549, Bo. Canas, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC04316).jpg, PR-132 west at PR-549 intersection in Canas, Ponce

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 3132 (PR-3132) is a north–south bypass located west of downtown Peñuelas that is currently under construction. When completed, this highway will extends from its intersection with PR-132 and PR-386 until its end at PR-132 near PR-385.

References

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PR-132, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

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