Antón Ruiz River


The Antón Ruiz River is a river of Humacao and Naguabo in Puerto Rico. It is 6.73 miles long, having its origins at the [Collores, Humacao, Puerto Rico|Humacao, Puerto Rico|Collores] and Mambiche Creeks of barrio Antón Ruiz, in the northeastern hills of the San Lorenzo Batholith, and its source at the Vieques Sound. The river forms the natural boundary between the municipalities of Humacao and Naguabo throughout its Pterocarpus-forested delta, which is protected by the Humacao Nature Reserve.
A bridge carrying Puerto Rico Highway 3 and another bridge carrying Puerto Rico Highway 53 cross over the Antón Ruiz River in Humacao.