Puerto Rico Highway 102
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| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length: | 25.5 mi (41.0 km) | |||
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| North end: | Mayagüez | |||
| East end: | Sabana Grande | |||
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Puerto Rico Highway 102 is a main highway in the southwestern portion of the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico. It begins at Puerto Rico Highway 2 north of central Mayagüez and runs through the municipalities of Cabo Rojo and San German coming to an end in downtown Sabana Grande.
Mayagüez
PR-102 begins as a short two-lane road at an intersection with north of the Mar y Sol neighborhood. The road travels southwest down a relatively steep slope for approximately .23 miles where it comes to an intersection with the six-lane, north–south, arterial Avenida Comercio (Commercial Avenue)/PR-64 and the secondary, east–west, Calle Concordia (Concordia Street)/PR-3342. PR-102 replaces PR-64 southbound into where it runs through the Concordia Public Housing Complex until reaching a crossing at Yagüez River where it enters the industrial area immediately west of central Mayagüez. After crossing the Yagüez, the road decreases to four-lanes unofficially since there is an absence of pavement markings along this stretch. It is through this area that PR-102 has direct access to two of downtown Mayagüez's major streets Calle Mendez Vigo (Mendez Vigo Street) and Calle de la Candelaria (Candlemas Street), formerly McKinley Street. A half mile south of the river crossing, PR-102 enters a new traffic pattern and once again becomes a six-lane divided boulevard named Bulevar Guanajibo (Guanajibo Boulevard) which travels directly adjacent to the numerous public housing complexes in the area. This area is currently under construction in preparation for hosting the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games which includes the construction of two new stadiums and a waterfront promonade. Further south, after crossing the Guanajibo River, the route retains its name but once again becomes a two-lane road as it passes through Mayagüez's coastal neighborhoods.
Cabo Rojo
PR-102 continues to run south along the coastline where it enters Cabo Rojo, eventually passing through the seaside resort and fishing village of Joyuda. After leaving Joyuda, PR-102 curves eastward as Calle Pedro Albizu Campos (Pedro Albizu Campos Street). The highway intersects PR-100 just outside downtown Cabo Rojo. It enters the town as Calle Nuevo Carbonell (New Carbonell Street) and shares some of its length with PR-103 for a little over a half mile.
San German
Once exiting the town, the route travels a short distance through countryside until entering downtown San German as Calle Comerico Luna (Moon Commerce Street).
Sabana Grande
After leaving San German, the road once again travels through rural communities until it intersects PR-2 just outside downtown Sabana Grande. It enters Sabana Grande as Calle Francisco Mariano Quinon (Francisco Mariano Quinon Street) where it terminates south of the town plaza at the intersection of Calle 65 de Infanteria (65th Infantry Street)/PR-120 and PR-121 which continues along Francisco Mariano Quinon Street.